One-third of all U.S. presidents appointed a Supreme Court justice in an election year
Eminent Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes famously described his fellow judges as “nine scorpions in a bottle,” but now they are reduced to eight. Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing had hardly been made public when Republicans began proclaiming that President...
“America’s first black president can’t be succeeded by a hatemonger who refuses to condemn the KKK.”
Dear Democrats, The following message from Bernie Sanders was re-Tweeted by Hillary Clinton this afternoon. In case some of you just did a double take, I’ll repeat: Hillary Clinton today re-Tweeted a message from Bernie Sanders. Understand: this is larger than your...
The huge Republican tax cut plans, in 4 charts
From Vox.com The Republican presidential campaign has wound down to just three candidates who seem to have a shot at the nomination: Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz. Each of these candidates has proposed a huge tax cut plan. Trump's would cost $11.2 trillion...
TNDP CHAIR MARY MANCINI ON THE ENDORSEMENT BY TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL HASLAM OF SENATOR MARCO RUBIO’S WHITE HOUSE BID:
From the TNDP.org Nashville, Tenn. (February 25, 2016) – Today, Tennessee Democratic Party chair Mary Mancini released a statement explaining why Governor Haslam endorsed Sen. Rubio. “With his record of failure, Governor Haslam’s decision to endorse another politician...
Tennessee crushes early voting record for presidential primary
Tennessee has crushed the state’s presidential primary early voting record set eight years ago, with Republican primary voters this year far outpacing Democratic voters by a 2-to-1 margin. It has state election officials bracing for a massive election day turnout on...
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