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Gravity has a way of flipping on you in politics. Suddenly, Trump’s extreme unpopularity, coupled with generally strong Democratic recruitment, means that Republicans are the ones with a hill to climb. — Right wing pundit Henry Olsen, writing in The Washington Post (Republicans thought the Senate map was their friend. It isn’t anymore. Polls now show Democrats competitive in 10 key races — and…

Alaska is a great distance from the District of Columbia, but it is close to the center of the Democratic Party’s plan to reclaim control of the U.S. Senate. They need to flip just four positions and are targeting the seat held by Republican Dan Sullivan. The 49th State has long been Republican territory, but its voters have displayed a quirky independent, libertarian streak. They have twice…

Our state’s elected officials stick around. The “Gold Dust Twins” — legendary Senators Henry M. Jackson and Warren G. Magnuson — served together in the United States Senate for twenty-eight years. Nowadays, Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell have been in office since 2001. With seniority comes power, and the opportunity to get stuff done. Ditto in the House, where Representative Adam…

The horse race analogy for United States Senate races, in this state, has produced a salient joke: Most Republican hopefuls couldn’t pass the urinalysis test. Still, email blasts from our senior United States Senator Patty Murray inevitably warn of Republican expenditures and carry the moniker: “Fight back.” The national struggle for U.S. Senate control gives Democrats a fighting chance, if…

Former United States Representative Mary Peltola announced Tuesday that she will challenge Alaska’s Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, setting up a key battle in the wider struggle for control of the U.S. Senate. Democrats need to flip four seats and face stiff odds, but Peltola’s candidacy is the latest recruiting win by embattled Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Schumer successfully urged…

My thoughts about the #47traitors who signed the letter in an attempt to undermine U.S. diplomacy with Iran

I find it highly outrageous that 47 members of the United States Senate, all Republicans, signed a letter in a blatant attempt to undermine attempts at negotiating a deal with Iran to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons, apparently violating the federal Logan Act in signing the letter.

The 47 Senators who signed the Cotton Letter are as follows:

Richard Shelby of Alabama

Jeff Sessions of…

My thoughts about the #47traitors who signed the letter in an attempt to undermine U.S. diplomacy with Iran

I find it highly outrageous that 47 members of the United States Senate, all Republicans, signed a letter in a blatant attempt to undermine attempts at negotiating a deal with Iran to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons, apparently violating the federal Logan Act in signing the letter.

The 47 Senators who signed the Cotton Letter are as follows:

Richard Shelby of Alabama

Jeff Sessions of…