Category: politics


  • Gods, Devils, and Today’s Political Rhetoric

    Gods, Devils, and Today’s Political Rhetoric

    There’s certainly been a lot of talk of god and devil in the midst of the castle-storming and descent-into-barbarism themes that have dominated national politics in 2021 so far. And even when “God” or “Satan” aren’t explicitly referenced by any of their many names, allusions to them abound.  When thinking of politics and political communication,

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  • Big Data, Business, and Politics

    Some candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary are marketing themselves like products, running solely on familiarity—presumably like the familiarity of your favorite neighborhood restaurant or a carmaker whose models you keep buying over the years. Others are using a radically different approach: They are building movements while they campaign, because they see themselves as

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  • Who is Mike Gravel?

    Who is Mike Gravel?

    Adriel has been volunteering with the Mike Gravel 2020 campaign as it seeks to qualify this anti-war candidate for the Democratic Primary Election debates. This is a guest post from Duncan Gammie.  Mike Gravel is running for President and needs your help. But who is he? Gravel, the 88 year old former Senator from Alaska made

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  • Stephen Jaffe is Running for Congress in San Francisco vs. Rep. Nancy Pelosi

    If you want to take out corporate Democrats, look no further than your backyard, San Franciscans. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is the embodiment of a political machine that values winning – and the money that helps folks win regardless of values – above all. That’s why I’m working with Stephen Jaffe, a 46-year career

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  • Predicting the local SF races

    Just entered the Usual Suspects “Best Political Mind” contest. Some tough picks in the supe races, and I don’t expect to do well. Districts 3, 9 and 11 could all be close for three more candidates. In 11, I have to think the Party endorsement (unofficial link – the Dem ‘s have a very poor

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  • Uh, yeah …

    “Two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, wigs, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other people and 44 grams of methamphetamine” … Unnamed gov source: “premature to say that it was a valid threat.”

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