Mar 5, 2019
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And they’re off! Only two years after the starting gun (plus a couple of extra months to tighten their laces) and the Democrats are taking off down the straight, issuing dozens of document requests into their investigation of Donald Trump. 81 familiar, and not so familiar names are on their list, with plenty more to come soon… unless of course that siren song of disarray draws them back into their doom, which, yep that looks like what’s going to happen:
David Waldman and Armando discuss how the House Dems will take floor action to deal with freshman Democrat Ilhan Omar’s latest comments about Israel, and review just a few of the absolutely infinite number of more rational actions they might have taken. Also Republicans, unfettered by rational thought or principles, hold an advantage in procedural battles. Republican-sponsored motions to recommit are easy on them, tough on Democrats, and need to be revised to eliminate surprise attacks.
A Clinton-era centrist Democrat explains why it is not their time to lead anymore. The Maryland redistricting commission unanimously selects a congressional map drawn by Daily Kos Elections writer Stephen Wolf!