AFV AdministratorMar 202 minPress Release: Senators + Advocates Demand Worker Benefits in Coronavirus Bailout FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: Friday, March 20, 2020 Contact: Lauren Windsor lauren@americanfamilyvoices.org Public Interest Groups Urge Congress to Benefit W...
AFV AdministratorMar 204 minCoronavirus Bailout Memo to CongressMemorandum To: Members of the House and Senate Economic Bail Out Packages Must Benefit Workers, Consumers, and Taxpayers – Not Speculators and Vulture Capita...
AFV AdministratorJun 25, 20195 minHey, Democrats: "No Fundamental Change" Sucks as a MessageThe pivotal moment in the 2008 Democratic primary was not in a speech or a debate, not at any rally or town hall. It was at the meeting when Hillary Clinton w...
AFV AdministratorMay 30, 20194 minThe Things Everyone Should Know About Electability “Electability” is the hottest word of the moment, on every Democrat’s mind for sure. Our sprawling, unwieldy, feisty, hyper-diverse party is united around o...
AFV AdministratorMay 20, 20194 minDemocrats, Stop Failing at Economics 101Voters don’t like Donald Trump very much: his approval rating has never been higher than 45%; it’s generally stuck in the low 40s; and it occasionally dips ...
AFV AdministratorMar 27, 20193 minMueller Was Never Going to Save Us: Democrats Need to Get Back to BasicsSo much hype, to so little effect. DC’s reaction to Attorney General Bob Barr’s doctored summary of the Mueller report is annoyingly predictable. Republicans...
Mike LuxMar 22, 20195 minWhat It Takes to Win a LandslideI made a trip to Iowa last week to speak at the Iowa Building Trades Council meeting and see old friends. It’s always fascinating to go out there at this sta...
Lauren WindsorJul 23, 20184 minPolishing Turds at Third WayA few weeks ago, I debunked the spin out from CNBC that Sen. Mark Warner is being pressured by major Democratic donors to run for president in 2020 as a mode...
Lauren WindsorJul 16, 20183 minHeitkamp and Manchin Have Their Fingers on the TriggerVulnerable red-state centrists Joe Donnelly (IN), Heidi Heitkamp (ND), and Joe Manchin (WV) are key Democratic votes in the impending confirmation battle for...
Lauren WindsorJul 2, 20183 minEat, Disobey, LoveIn the wake of the public shaming of multiple Trump administration officials and the call for more of it from Maxine Waters, many establishment politicos are...
Lauren WindsorJun 25, 20182 minMark Warner Doth Protest Too Much?A few weeks ago, CNBC published an article claiming that major Democratic donors are urging raging centrist Mark Warner to run for president in 2020, as an a...
Lauren WindsorJun 18, 20182 minDispatch from Deep in the Heart of TexasOn Saturday, I went to the Texas GOP Convention in San Antonio, and had the opportunity to speak with one of my favorite Republicans, Congressman Louie Gohme...
Mike LuxFeb 5, 20187 minHow Democrats Could Blow the 2018 Elections A month ago, Democrats were growing more confident they would have a great election year in 2018. Between the president’s dismal approval rating; big wins in...
Mike LuxJan 25, 20182 minPaul Booth: Fighting for Everyone to his Last Day There have been some wonderful eulogies for movement giant Paul Booth, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last week. Those of us who were his friends-...
Mike LuxJan 12, 20183 minFire and Fury is Entertaining, But... Donald Trump never ceases to entertain. The Wolff book rings true, with its jaw-dropping portrait of chaos and intrigue, warring White House factions and inf...
Mike LuxDec 1, 20174 minCorporate Crime Built Into the Business Model I am an old-fashioned kind of guy: when I do business with a company, I want to purchase good products and services for a reasonable price. Maybe it’s odd en...
Mike LuxNov 8, 201710 minDemocrats Face an Intersection We Won Big, Thank Goodness: But How Do We Keep It Going? It was a joy, and frankly a relief to see that Democrats can sometimes win big elections. And it was...
Mike LuxNov 1, 20173 minDon’t Call It Tax Reform: It’s Just Tax Cuts Republicans are describing their effort to change America’s tax laws as “reform,” but their proposals are really just one more giveaway to the top 1%, which ...
Mike LuxOct 20, 20174 minWhy Democrats Don't Need Wall Street My old colleague Doug Schoen from the Clinton White House days has an op-ed out in the New York Times that is remarkable for its audacity. In “Why Democrats ...
Mike LuxSep 8, 20172 minThe Definition of Freedom Conservatives spend a lot of time talking about freedom. They seem deathly afraid that government is going to take all their freedoms away. Progressives don’...
