Western Democrat
The future of the Democratic Party lies in the West. In the mountains and ranchlands of the West, there are Democrats who understand real America. Out here, far from the nation's capital, there are Democrats who understand skepticism of the federal government. Out here, Americans will find Democrats comfortable in jeans and boots. In the West, we can find Democrats able to speak plainly in the language of real America. Let us look West.
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2 years 1 week agoJuly 1, 2006
19:12
This week, I spent a couple of days with Senator John Edwards - the once and future presidential candidate. I had a chance to ask him about the Western Democrat strategy: changing the map by contesting the inland mountain west....
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June 29, 2006
13:28
Hello everyone, my name is Landon. Before I begin, I'd just like to thank Kari for inviting me to contribute. I've been a fan of this site for quite some time and have much to contribute. I've been a quasi-blogger...
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June 21, 2006
17:12
In the Monterey County Herald, John Yewell takes note of the coastal love affair with Montana politicians - and then slaps around the East-Coast and West-Coast Democrats who keep talking about "the middle of nowhere". Kos is a big fan...
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June 17, 2006
19:22
The conservative Stanford Review commenting on the GOP 2008 presidential field pays a tribute to Harry Reid’s abilities. …it appears less and less likely that Frist can capture the GOP nomination. Time and again, he has shown signs of ineffective...
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June 16, 2006
15:16
Who would you believe: an actor telling a lie or a barber telling the truth? The following story from the Great Falls Tribune speaks volumes and speaks for itself. Earlier this week, the NRSC released both a television and radio...
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June 15, 2006
10:54
Only a Western Democrat, Jim Matheson (D-UT), had the guts to speak up to question and oppose a congressional pay raise. His effort was defeated on a 249-167 vote. The system is now such that Congress gets a pay raise...
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June 14, 2006
00:14
A couple months back Michael Tomasky published an essay suggesting an overall theme for Democrats in the next election. His suggestion of "civic republicanims," a sort of new citizenship urging the common good, "balancing self interest with the common interest."...
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June 12, 2006
12:42
Friends and colleagues hailed the life of former Brigham Young University and University of Utah vice president R.J. Snow, who died Tuesday night in a car accident near his Provo home. Reuben Joseph Snow was 68 and preparing to teach...
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07:23
Congressional races to watch in Arizona this year include the Senate and AZ-5 and AZ-8. So what are some issues in Arizona and how do the voters feel? Gas prices: Seven out of ten Arizonans say rising gas...
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June 11, 2006
09:55
The Billings Gazette reads the primary election results and asks: Does turnout reveal a trend? As the pundits and pols sifted through the tea leaves after Tuesday's primary election, one number stood out, even after the winners were determined. The...
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June 8, 2006
22:33
I was out of town on vacation the week prior to the election, so I missed the non-stop barrage of ads in this election, which is in a district neighboring my own. Had Francine Busby won a Congressional seat this...
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04:37
'Nuff said. Kos & Co. think that person will come from, or at least feel a kinship to, rural America. It fits with their neo-Jeffersonian view of things—and their disdain for the soft-money me-tooism they see stifling the party in...
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June 7, 2006
09:19
Congrats to Montana, Tester rolls over Morrison and has Burns in his path. There is a lot to be said about how Conrad Burns will have a hard time against Jon Tester in the coming months, given the ditch he's...
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June 5, 2006
22:13
Tomorrow is the primary election in Montana, where Jon Tester and John Morrison have been battling it out for the right to retire Conrad Burns from the U.S. Senate. Tomorrow night the 5 month countdown to the Conrad Burns retirement...
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June 1, 2006
08:36
Did anyone notice that when Molly Ivins needed to name two Democratic governors who would have kicked Ken Lay to the curb had he come asking for hand-outs, it was two Western Dems? Check it out: The interesting thing about...
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May 31, 2006
12:44
Former two-term Democratic Governor Tony Knowles of Alaska has filed to run for his old job again -- against GOP Governor Frank Murkowski. "It's time for strong, bold ideas. To discussing at length with the Alaska public, so we can...
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May 28, 2006
18:56
Bill Winter seems to be the right guy for not only Colorado, but the entire Western Democrat thing. First he has some great numbers against Tom Tancredo, who has been making no bones about being a far right wacko the...
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13:47
We've just launched a great new feature here at Western Democrat -- each state now has its own RSS feed. If you just want to track the posts about a single state, you can add our single-state RSS feed to...
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May 27, 2006
15:18
Speaking of wingnuts, Rep. Jim Gibbons, who once uttered these lines, is losing his run for governor: "those liberal, tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, hippie, tie-dyed liberals would be put to death at the hands of Saddam Hussein or Osama Bin Laden." Gibbons...
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13:52
In Idaho, the open congressional seat (vacated by Republican Butch Otter, running for Governor) is heading for a barnburner. In the blue corner, you'll find Larry Grant - a former local tech executive and attorney. Running hard, he's a tough,...
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