Tag: Democratic Party

According to a new poll, 44 percent voters said they trusted Democrats, compared with 34 percent of respondents who reported that they trusted Republicans to handle healthcare issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Americans trust Democrats more to handle healthcare: Poll

Kimberly Leonard · November 22, 2017 4:35 pm

MSNBC host Chris Matthews said, "You make fun of people, you look down on them, they get the message. You call them 'deplorables,' they hear it. You bet they hear it." This is not a novel observation, but Matthews is absolutely correct. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

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Democrats can’t just stop calling the working class ‘deplorables’ to win them back

Emily Jashinsky · November 22, 2017 3:42 pm

Perhaps a bigger loss than his direct contributions to Democrats' Senate campaign arm is the sidelining of Franken, 66, as a go-to fundraiser for his colleagues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Al Franken allegations are a big money problem for Democrats

laura-barronlopez, David M. Drucker · November 22, 2017 5:01 am

Former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile told USA Today that some details that have emerged from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election "absolutely" have her questioning the legitimacy of President Trump. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Donna Brazile on impeaching Trump: ‘Let’s wait’

Katie Leach · November 22, 2017 12:30 am

We're starting to see the "believe women" refrain applied in a very selective fashion. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

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Believe (some) women

Becket Adams · November 21, 2017 9:53 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., tried to clarify her comments claiming that the Democratic primaries were "rigged" in favor of Hillary Clinton. (Screenshot)

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Elizabeth Warren is still trying to walk back her claim the primaries were rigged for Hillary Clinton

Becket Adams · November 21, 2017 5:06 pm

Much of "Me Too" was driven by the mantra, "Believe women." If partisans get their way, that mantra will be, "Believe women, but only if it helps our side." (AP)

Al Franken, Bill Clinton, Roy Moore, and Donald Trump: Sex and cynical politics

Washington Examiner · November 21, 2017 5:01 am

A wide range of interest groups appear intent on trying to sabotage the work of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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One Democrat on Trump’s electoral integrity commission is misleading the public with complaints about its work

J. Christian Adams, Hans von Spakovsky · November 20, 2017 10:00 pm

Credo Action and Indivisible said Se. Al Franken, who is expected to undergo a Senate Ethics Investigation, should step down.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Liberal groups urge Sen. Al Franken to resign

Laura Barrón-López · November 20, 2017 9:24 pm

In a survey from the online dating service Coffee Meets Bagel, 82 percent of Democrats said, "It's more important that my matches' political views are similar to mine," while 66 percent of independents and Republicans expressed the same sentiment. (iStock)

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Has Trump spoiled online dating for millennials?

Brendan Pringle · November 20, 2017 5:01 am

A commission created in the aftermath of Democrats' 2016 presidential primary is meeting in December. The commission has had its work cut out for itself. Debate over how to reform the Democratic National Committee and the presidential primary process pits Hillary Clinton loyalists against the Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wing. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Democrats split and fighting over key party reforms

Laura Barrón-López · November 20, 2017 5:01 am

Conor Lamb, 33, of Mt. Lebanon, Pa., right, celebrates with Congressman Mike Doyle, left, after winning the Democrat committee vote as nominee in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election on Sunday, November 19, 2017 in Washington, Pa. Lamb will face Republican Rick Saccone in a March 16 special election to replace Tim Murphy. (Justin Merriman, For the Washington Examiner)

Former US attorney becomes the Democratic nominee for Tim Murphy’s old seat in the House

Salena Zito · November 20, 2017 12:20 am