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Kerry Eleveld's Profile
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Kerry Eleveld is the author of "Don't Tell Me To Wait: How the fight for gay rights changed America and transformed Obama's presidency," published October 2015 to critical acclaim by the NYT, Kirkus Reviews, and others.
Groups: Daily Kos Elections, Daily Kos, 50 State Strategy Project, Daily Kos Liveblogs
Twitter: @kerryeleveld
Diaries published: 6604 (2 days since last diary on Wed Dec 06, 2023 at 03:32 PM PST)
Comments posted: 6139 (2 days since last comment on Wed Dec 06, 2023 at 03:33 PM PST)
Diary frequency: frequent
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 45645
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Most Recommended Diary: 'I'm about to puke': QAnon followers finally sickened by their own toxic sludge, 868 comments, 784 recommends
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With the exit of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ejection of George Santos, and the impending resignation of Rep. Bill Johnson, House Republicans' bare majority is getting delectably precarious. Daily Kos Elections political director David Nir games it all...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Dec 06, 2023 at 03:32 PM PST
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During the first Republican presidential debate in August, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley arguably took the strongest stance against GOP standard-bearer Donald Trump. "We have to face the fact that Trump is the most disliked politician in America,"...
by Kerry Eleveld
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Team Biden: Feeling lukewarm on the economy? Just wait until Republicans strip your health insurance The Biden campaign wants voters who may feel lukewarm on the economy to know they have a choice next year: They can opt for MAGAnomics and lose their health insurance. On Tuesday, President Joe ...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Dec 06, 2023 at 07:51 AM PST
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Mark your calendars for Dec. 13, folks. The House Republican campaign arm is throwing a festive bash for prolific fundraiser, ousted speaker, and still-sitting member of Congress Kevin McCarthy. For what, you ask. Good question.
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Tue Dec 05, 2023 at 11:50 AM PST
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When the anti-Trump group Citizens to Save Our Republic first launched, its main goal was to expose the third-party group No Labels as a sure-fire effort to elect Donald Trump. Now the group is expanding its scope to target all third-party candidates,...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Tue Dec 05, 2023 at 09:28 AM PST
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It's no secret that young progressives are one of the most consequential and unpredictable voting blocs in next year's general election. They despise Donald Trump but are undeniably uninspired by President Joe Biden. While foreign policy isn't helping...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Mon Dec 04, 2023 at 03:18 PM PST
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- Ryan Fournier, the co-founder of the North Carolina-based Students for Trump, has been charged with two counts of assault. According to a magistrate’s order filed in the Johnston County District Court, Fournier is accused of “grabbing [his...76 comments 175 Recs
- House Speaker Mike Johnson pretended Wednesday that Republicans have any basis at all for moving forward on impeaching President Joe Biden, and that this is a serious inquiry. Johnson soberly ...103 comments 283 Recs
- For years, the Conservative Political Action Conference has drawn conservative administration members, top think-tankers and lobbyists, a stream of presidential candidates, and the seditionist Donald Trump. In early times, it was a hub for somewhat...176 comments 569 Recs
- The Washington Post ran an illuminating story on Sunday titled, “ In a swing Wisconsin county, everyone is tired of politics .” A more honest headline would’ve been, “In a swing Wisconsin ...130 comments 267 Recs
- Republican culture warriors keep getting more extreme in the vast swath of people and things they want to punish and drive out of public life or boycott, but … the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? This feels like a reach—even by recent standards....51 comments 130 Recs
- What if the Republican Party was uber-Trumpy but without Donald Trump’s charisma, huge platform, or large following? State Republican parties are testing that out , and it’s not going so well ...45 comments 146 Recs
- What would you do if you were an attention-starved, far-right Republican politician who wanted to show your absolute and total fealty to Donald Trump and his obsession with denying that he lost the 2020 presidential election? Rep. Anna Paulina Luna...44 comments 88 Recs
- The early weeks of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s tenure are seeing a predictable outbreak of “moderate” Republicans saying they sure hope that the impeachment inquiry that former Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched against President Joe Biden will “go where...87 comments 193 Recs
- Republican candidates held a debate in Florida on Wednesday night. So Donald Trump held a rally at the same time in the same state, because that’s exactly the sort of kicking-people-when-they’re-down that Trump most enjoys. At this rally, Trump...237 comments 546 Recs
- In August, Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones won back his seat in the legislature after getting expelled by the Republican majority for protesting gun violence. His margin of victory was an overwhelming 56 percentage points, in a district Joe Biden had...75 comments 313 Recs
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