Cook Report adds Kucinich to list of vulnerable Dems

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Thursday October 28, 2010 · 4:05 PM PDT

2010/10/28 · 16:05

I just got this email from Dennis Kucinich. Please chip in what you can to help a great independent-minded progressive: http://kucinich.us/...

Joe Trippi

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Thursday July 01, 2010 · 6:52 AM PDT

2010/07/01 · 06:52

Darren Kinnaird, a staffer on the Giles Perkins for Alabama Attorney General Campaign, guest posted on my blog today this important message from Howard Dean:

Trippi, you should see this. Howard Dean just sent out an email urging people to support Giles Perkins, candidate for Attorney General in Alabama. Governor Dean wants this to be seen and read by as many people as possible - We asked if it was ok to get to you and other blogs and he said we should guest post away! Thanks for spreading the word!

Darren Kinnaird,
Finance & Operations Director for the Giles Perkins for Alabama Attorney General Campaign

Joe Trippi

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Wednesday April 07, 2010 · 12:44 PM PDT

2010/04/07 · 12:44

Wanted to make sure everyone saw Andrew Romanoff taking a strong stand on net neutrality and for consumers in the wake of the recent court decision in Comcast v. FCC. This is one of the many reasons we need Andrew Romanoff in the U.S. Senate. Click here to contribute to his campaign: https://donate.andrewromanoff.com/...

Joe Trippi

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Saturday March 20, 2010 · 9:08 AM PDT

2010/03/20 · 09:08

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) decision to back down to Senate Democratic leadership and abandon his previous promise to add a public option into the health care bill made it seem the public option was dead. Now, Colorado Senate Democratic candidate Andrew Romanoff may have successfully put the public option back on the table (see David Sirota’s piece in the Huffington Post today for more). Last night he issued a statement that will put significant pressure on his primary opponent, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), to offer the amendment instead:

Joe Trippi

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Tuesday March 09, 2010 · 12:01 PM PST

2010/03/09 · 12:01

Last week, I blogged about the growing movement to draft Joe Garcia to run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25).

Joe Trippi

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Monday November 09, 2009 · 10:42 AM PST

2009/11/09 · 10:42

This Wednesday is Veterans Day, and I hope you'll join me, Gold Star Mother Ruth Stonesifer, and Powerline blogger John Hinderaker for a conference call tonight at 8 pm Eastern/ 5 pm Pacific as we launch The Eleven Eleven Campaign.

The objective of the campaign is simple: to get 11 million Americans to donate $11 to support America's Veterans. We've made giving back to our Vets easy through a national Text to Give Campaign (simply text "VETS" to 85944 to contribute).

Please RSVP to the conference call here:

http://action.eleven-eleven.org/...

Joe Trippi

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Friday October 30, 2009 · 11:26 AM PDT

2009/10/30 · 11:26

In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal Karl Rove presented a thoughtful opinion piece on how to read the results of elections to be held Tuesday in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Regardless of Rove’s projected outcomes in these elections, he makes the mistake of seeing the results, as most of Washington will see them, through the lens of partisanship, and he measures the outcome, only as Washington has come to measure all outcomes, in terms of partisan advantage .

Joe Trippi

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Thursday August 27, 2009 · 6:49 AM PDT

2009/08/27 · 06:49

In November of 1979, I volunteered to work on Ted Kennedy’s Presidential Announcement swing through California. I busted my rear driving the press around and making sure their luggage got to their rooms. But I was a volunteer just happy to be part of my candidate’s announcement.

Three days later a call came that changed my life forever. I was 23 and I was on the National Staff of Senator Kennedy’s Presidential campaign.

Joe Trippi

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Sunday July 19, 2009 · 11:40 AM PDT

2009/07/19 · 11:40

In early 2003, when no one believed in the Dean campaign, there were two individuals and two online communities in particular that were there from the start and were instrumental to any success we achieved - Markos Moulitsas and Jerome Armstrong were the two individuals and DailyKos and MyDD were the two vibrant communities that breathed life not just into our campaign - but into a new kind of politics that led to progressive victories across the nation in 2006 and 2008.

I personally owe this community a debt of gratitude, and know to my core that much of what we see today in the success of the progressive community, on and offline, started here and continues here.

I cherish this community and the larger progressive online community. And that is the hardest part of acknowledging my responsibility for the recent disrespect towards this community.

I apologize completely.

Joe Trippi

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Tuesday July 07, 2009 · 9:18 AM PDT

2009/07/07 · 09:18

In an off-year without many campaign horse-races, Boston is hitting an electoral cross-roads. Boston Mayor Tom Menino, an establishment, machine politician of 16 years is facing the first real challenge of his career.

And it couldn't be more refreshing. Boston is starving for some energy and innovation. The budget process is hashed out in secret; the transportation system is dated and unimaginative; and Boston (the “Athens of America”) is somehow behind the curve in green technology. And while the Democratic Party has been renewed nationwide, Boston (a bastion for the Democratic party) is still stuck in the same tired, machine-driven politics of the past. Menino relies on his relationships, not his record.

16 years is long enough for anyone . What we need are people with fresh ideas, who bring energy and openess to city government. City Councilor at-large Sam Yoon has more than a real shot to defeat Menino – he's young, energetic and innovative. Sam is the right leader, with the vision to transform Boston – its economy, politics and infrastructure and involve the citizens of Boston and their ideas in the effort.

Joe Trippi

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Wednesday June 24, 2009 · 1:08 PM PDT

2009/06/24 · 13:08

UPDATE: Full disclosure, as many of you know, I have been publicly supportive of Carolyn Maloney beyond this one post and I have discussed her potential candidacy with her personally. If she runs - which I hope she does since she'd be a great Senator - I'd be honored to work on her campaign.

Interesting news out of NY: A Quinnipiac poll released today looking forward to a possible matchup for the 2010 Democratic Primary for US Senator from NY, shows US Rep. Carolyn Maloney ahead of incumbent Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and challenger Jonathan Tasini.

It is pretty extraordinary to show an incumbent Senator losing a primary to an opponent who hasn't begun to campaign. Just as significant as the head-to-head poll, despite a well-publicized six-month effort by Gillibrand to sway New York voters, her favorable numbers have not moved.

Joe Trippi

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Wednesday June 10, 2009 · 1:27 PM PDT

2009/06/10 · 13:27

As I first learned on Ted Kennedy's Presidential campaign in 1980, the cause is everything. Win or lose, be a true believer. Spend yourself completely. Leave nothing on the table. It may be tough, but it is what I love to do. And today, I celebrate another year of it.

For too many years I’ve taken my birthday for granted, dreading this sign of getting older (and yes, I'm getting older). But birthdays are so much more than an "over the hill" Hallmark card. They are a celebration of life. A chance to reflect and hopefully look back and say, yes, I’ve done something meaningful with my life that made a difference. And birthdays are also a chance to spend more time with the people we love – for me that means more time with my wife and kids.

So, rather than groaning about aging another year, I’ve decided to do something meaningful to mark this birthday – I'm declaring the American Cancer Society the official sponsor of my birthday.

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