“Competent at what?” is an important question to ask when evaluating these staff picks. Mayorkas looks OK at first glance compared to swamp monsters like Cedrick Wilson and William McCabe...

You seen something in Mayorkas’ bio that makes you think he’ll abolish ICE? 

How do you feel about Cedric Richmond’s position given his background/record? He’s definitely demonstrated competence at something... it might not be something you like.

Have you looked at the background/record of Cedric Richmond? 

We have survived though, haven’t we?

Comment sections are rarely a representative sample of anything; not even of the people who read this site. BLM is doing great work and has pulled off the very impressive feat of attracting corporate support WITHOUT ditching the Marxism. Don't let a bunch of anonymous comments online take the wind out your sails or…

Hoping they push for universal healthcare instead of some means-tested, tinker-in-the-margins bullshit like “improving Obamacare”

Democrats’ performance in the midterms will be a function of how much they #EmbraceTheBase. Republican voters always show in big numbers because even when their representatives fail to pass anything, they still manage to send strong and exciting signals that they are fighting for things their base wants. Democrats can…

Lincoln defied the Supreme Court of his day and won. There’s an article describing how he did it in Jacobin...

Your assertions are based on a mistaken assumption that political power ONLY exists inside government offices. Have you ever heard of a "solidarity strike"? Did the MeToo movement rely on legislation to dramatically change cultural norms around sexual harassment? Is the world's largest oil company in deep shit…

So glad you asked about swing districts! Here’s a graphic that zooms in on that:

How much IDEOLOGICAL diversity is Biden’s transition team going to have? Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice and Barack Obama were all people of color in positions of great power ...and they all used that power to pursue an imperialist agenda, commit war crimes and erode the civil liberties of American citizens. Ideology…

The data might tell a different story if you actually look at it:

You got any data to back those assertions up?

Cori Bush is definitely part of The Squad. She was the very first of the Justice Democrats’ candidates - I was supporting Cori's campaign before anybody knew who AOC or the rest of them were

100% agree. Among the policies that black women deserve and are leading the push to demand: Medicare for All. Get an earful:

Negotiation and compromise ARE necessary parts of governing. But there is a lot of ways to approach these necessities and Democrats have a track record (going back to at least the 90s) of de-prioritizing the needs of their base (people of color and the working class) as the cornerstone of their negotiating strategy.…

I feel like Cori Bush represents America better than anyone else in the House of Representatives. It’s not just that she has lived life with her back against the wall, its also her can-do attitude that refuses to give up no matter how long the odds are - it'd be cliche if it wasn't so goddamn inspiring.

Tasers have been around since before we had a black president. Also, I’ve managed to take a knife away from somebody who was trying to stab me - are you saying cops are incompetent pussies compared to me?

Well, it’s generally been a very difficult uphill battle to elect progressive DAs like Krasner (who has actually done some genuinely good things). The real problem is that things are far, far worse than most people are willing/able to comprehend.