Biden’s pick, Trump’s shtick, states pushback, election results, and our new Electoral College map

By Robert A. Vella Joe Biden has picked Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his presidential running mate.  It was not Continue reading →

Bernie’s blowout victory in Nevada, plus my pledge to Democrats and all Americans

By Robert A. Vella Donald Trump must be defeated this November.  He is unmistakably megalomaniacal and a proto-fascist dictator.  He Continue reading →

GOP’s Sham Impeachment Trial: No witnesses, no evidence, no justice, and maybe worse to come

By Robert A. Vella “No witnesses, no documents in an impeachment trial is a perfidy. It is a grand tragedy. Continue reading →

Second Democratic debate (part 1) was much better than the first debate

By Robert A. Vella CNN moderated part-1 of the second Democratic Party presidential debate last night, and it was much Continue reading →

Not a Blue Wave, but Dems win control of U.S. House of Representatives and gain some Governorships

By Robert A. Vella The hoped for “blue wave” didn’t materialize in the 2018 midterm elections held yesterday, but it Continue reading →

How a Texas House primary erupted into a Democratic war

A crowded Democratic House primary in the Houston area has become a stand-in for the broader battle within the party Continue reading →

How Democrats could’ve preempted Trump’s sabotage of Obamacare

By Robert A. Vella In 2009, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman – an independent who caucused with the Democrats – threatened Continue reading →

Dems face identity crisis

Democrats are grappling with how to keep their progressive base happy while winning over white working-class voters who left the Continue reading →