President Obama Visits Flint. What Will That Accomplish?
President Obama spent several hours in Flint yesterday, meeting with city officials, private citizens, and some politicians (including Snyder) during his visit. [For more on the visit itself, see the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: The Feds just say no
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, MAY 8th. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleDetroit's Water Wars Resume; Detroit Public Schools on the Brink (ACTION...
Just when you think that things can’t get any worse in Michigan—they do. To be precise, however, it is appropriate to note that the state has been under siege for decades. Economic disinvestment, with...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread - ColoradoCare Health Care Initiative
I wanted to rant again about ColoradoCare, the initiative on this November’s ballot to provide a dramatic improvement in the coverage of Colorado’s people by a health care measure, and then Brainwrap...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Dirty energy, Kochs, hurting the needy and HB-2
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, MAY 22nd This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: June 7th Election Reminder, HB-2, Air Horn...
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, MAY 29th This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread 6/1/2016
Just a brief note to ask you what your plans are for this Saturday. I will be hosting a crawfish boil and bbq which, while not ostensibly political, will have a few Kossacks as well as State Senator...
View ArticleMichigan Meetups This Summer? And More....
We have such a beautiful state. What better way to focus our activism this summer, aiming toward success in November, than by planning Daily Kos meet-ups around the state?For many of us, Memorial Day...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: NC Supreme Court Election
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, june 5th This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, 6/8/2016
Well, the rest of the country disagreed with Colorado about Bernie being the best choice for President. Long Live President Hillary Clinton!Who was your choice?BTW, I’ll be away from OT for awhile,...
View ArticleColorado Sleepy-time State Open Thread, 6/15/16
Sorry for being late — publishing right after work doesn’t always work, especially when Mrs. Colotim proposes a date night of dinner out. So, I need to queue these things up ahead of time, or recruit...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Four Easy Steps to Help Collect Important Data
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 19TH This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: News you might have missed
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 26th. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread, Primary Edition 6/29/16
Well, last week was supposed to be the launch of the “Better Know A District” series, but then it failed to launch — oops… So, as a result, y’all have another chance to claim your own district and let...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: NN-16, Raleigh Garden Party, HB-1080
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JULY 17TH. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread 7/20/2016
Quick Open Thread — For people interested in Colorado issues to just have at it.Are you watching the conventions? How much? Are you proud or embarrassed that Colorado’s delegation had a partial...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: WNC Meet Up, Larry Hall, HB-2
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JULY 24TH. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread 7/27/16 Edition
Welcome to the Colorado State Open Thread for Wednesday, 7/27/16. As always, if anyone wishes to contribute, please feel free to write on whatever is of interest to you today. I will not be able to...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Victory Roundup Edition
WELCOME TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JULY 31st. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleHooray for Precinct Delegates! How Did Your Campaign Fare? (MI Open Thread)
Yesterday had some good news and bad news, based on primary results in Michigan.Several of my preferred candidates lost, in particular the woman I backed for MI-54, Anne Brown; the woman I backed for...
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