These interactive maps show you where the economy is and isn't working
The economy might be leaving a lot of people dissatisfied, but at least we're living in a golden age of interactive maps about how the economy sucks. Three different maps released in the last few...
View ArticleFinancially insecure people are less likely to vote
One of the most maddening problems for the Democratic Party must be the conundrum that the people likeliest to benefit from the party's agenda are also the voters who are least likely to turn out. You...
View ArticlePoll shows Staten Island is a world apart from rest of New York City
The conventional wisdom in the wake of the Eric Garner decision, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's speech in the wake of that decision, and the killing of two police officers shortly after that, was...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: John Kitzhaber's swift implosion
Gov. John Kitzhaber in happier times Leading Off: • OR-Gov: Wednesday and Thursday were two of the most tumultuous days in the usually staid political history of Oregon, as Democratic Gov. John...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Live Digest: 3/17
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. 8:41 AM PT (Jeff Singer): Nashville Mayor: Several wealthy candidates are seeking this...
View ArticleAaron Schock resigning in face of ethics investigation
One of the fastest (and funniest) implosions in the U.S. House in recent years is complete. It started only in early February, with an innocent-enough story in the Washington Post about how Republican...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Aaron Schock's career is a total wipeout
W-w-w-w-wiiiiiiiiiipeout! Leading Off: • IL-18: One of the fastest (and funniest) implosions in the U.S. House in recent years is complete. It started only in early February, with an innocent-enough...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Live Digest: 3/18
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. • IL-18: Potential candidates are beginning to come out of the woodwork for the...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Brad Ashford's worst enemy may be Brad...
Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford will be a top GOP target in 2016 Leading Off: • NE-02: There are a couple warning signs on the road ahead for freshman Rep. Brad Ashford, who will be a top GOP target in a...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: A gaggle of Florida Republicans await...
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is expected to forgo re-election in order to run for president Leading Off: • FL-Sen: Both parties expect Republican Sen. Marco Rubio to seek the White House next year...
View ArticleNew data on the changing face of religion in America
(click to enlarge) The Public Religion Research Institute launched a new interactive feature last week called the "American Values Atlas," which lets you access a treasure trove of polling data...
View ArticleMore independent voters doesn't mean the country is moving toward the center
One of the many valuable services performed by the folks at Pew Research is their biannual polling on party identification in America—in other words, how many people identify as Democratic, how many...
View ArticleOregon's 2016 gubernatorial special election starts to take shape
Newly inaugurated Oregon Gov. Kate Brown John Kitzhaber's resignation only weeks after starting his fourth term set off a variety of cascading effects in Oregon's political scene, putting...
View Article1.5 million black men are 'missing' from local communities, many because of...
(click to enlarge) The New York Times's Upshot released a fascinating piece of data journalism this week, which you may have already seen: the case of the "1.5 million missing black men." They aren't...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The GOP hopes Oregon's new governor isn't...
Oregon's new Democratic Gov. Kate Brown Leading Off: • OR-Gov: John Kitzhaber's resignation only weeks after starting his fourth term set off a variety of cascading effects in Oregon's political...
View ArticleIs it a UK parliamentary constituency or a Game of Thrones location?
Messrs. Sturgeon, Miliband, Cameron, Clegg, Lannister, and Lannister Two important things are currently going on, for fans of complex, impenetrable stories about people with impressively...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Labor looks set to score a big win in the...
A new poll gives Democrat Jim Kenney a huge lead ahead of the May 19 Philadelphia mayoral primary Leading Off: • Philadelphia Mayor: The May 19 Democratic primary pits labor-backed ex-City Councilor...
View ArticleSomething called volcano monitoring
Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980 Thirty-five years ago, on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted catastrophically. The mountain, located in Washington's Cascade Range just 50 miles northeast of...
View ArticleWashington voters like Jay Inslee; like same-sex marriage, marijuana, and...
Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Washington's Democratic Governor Jay Inslee won only a narrow victory when first elected in 2012, but Public Policy Polling suggests he'll have an easier time of it when he runs...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Jay Inslee starts with clear leads in...
Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee Leading Off: • WA-Gov, Sen: Washington's Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee only won a narrow victory when he was first elected in 2012. However, Public Policy Polling...
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