Tag: Democratic Party

Former Democratic presidential candidate, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said he believes he would have defeated Trump in November had he gained momentum and won in Iowa, unlike Clinton, Sanders and even former Vice President Joe Biden had he run. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Martin O’Malley: Bernie Sanders would not have beaten Trump

Al Weaver · April 10, 2017 7:10 pm

Julia Louis-Dreyfus accepts the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for "Veep" at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus says top Democrats have asked her to run for office

Caitlin Yilek · April 9, 2017 2:00 pm

The civil war has escalated as the Democratic primary race for governor moves front and center. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Why ‘Mudcat’ matters

Salena Zito · April 9, 2017 4:02 am

Ten Democrats from states Trump won in November are due to face the voters in 2018. (Stephen Crowley/Pool Photo via AP)

Out-of-state cash may have emboldened red state Democrats to oppose Gorsuch

David M. Drucker · April 8, 2017 4:19 am

"We, as Democrats and progressives, cannot afford to be guilty of putting people in these narrow boxes." (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

Even Kamala Harris knows identity politics have failed Democrats

Emily Jashinsky · April 7, 2017 9:18 pm

In this March 23, 2017, photo, Democrat James Thompson, a candidate for Kansas' 4th Congressional District, speaks during a debate in Wichita, Kan. Thompson faces Republican Ron Estes and Libertarian Chris Rockhold in the special general election race April 11, 2017, to replace former GOP Rep. Mike Pompeo, who was appointed director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (Bo Rader/Wichita Eagle via AP)

Pence joins effort to save ‘safe’ GOP seat from the Democrats

David M. Drucker · April 7, 2017 6:52 pm

Apparently Democrats are only woke on weekdays. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

After screaming about Judge Gorsuch, Democrats can’t #resist the weekend

Philip Wegmann · April 7, 2017 6:05 pm

Charles Krauthammer, reacting to Senate Republicans killing the filibuster option for Supreme Court nominees, said Democrats may not see the court tilt in their favor now for decades.

Krauthammer: Democrats may have cost liberals the Supreme Court ‘for a generation’

Eddie Scarry · April 7, 2017 1:31 pm

A top Senate Democrat's office late Thursday compared the GOP move to end the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees to the dissolving of the Imperial Senate in "Star Wars."

Democrats compare ‘nuclear option’ to end of Imperial Senate in ‘Star Wars’

Pete Kasperowicz · April 7, 2017 1:05 pm

I guess you could say Republicans finally changed their ways and obeyed the law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Dems’ VP nominee promised the nuclear option in Oct.; now his party chairman decries it as an ‘abuse of power’

David Freddoso · April 6, 2017 8:04 pm

Beltway Confidential

Chuck Schumer’s pre-filibuster tantrum reveals real motivation of Democrats

Philip Wegmann · April 6, 2017 5:48 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led the GOP majority to change Senate rules and lower the vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees from 60 votes to a simple majority in order to advance Neil Gorsuch to a confirmation vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ to move Neil Gorsuch nomination

Susan Ferrechio · April 6, 2017 4:02 pm