Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

A norm that restrains only one side really is not a norm – it is a trap.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Marge, god is saying you’re stupid.

Republicans firmly believe having an abortion is a very personal, very private decision between a woman and J.D. Vance.

Not all heroes wear capes.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

Trump’s cabinet: like a magic 8 ball that only gives wrong answers.

People identifying as christian while ignoring christ and his teachings is a strange thing indeed.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it is not glory.

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

Since we are repeating ourselves, let me just say fuck that.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Speaker Mike Johnson is a vile traitor to the House and the Constitution.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

“In this country American means white. everybody else has to hyphenate.”

Republicans in disarray!

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

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Let’s give Pelosi the biggest majority we can. Give to the fifteen Democratic challengers running in districts that are listed as toss-ups. When we hit our goal here, I’ll move on to the ones in districts listed as Lean R.

Balloon Juice House Tier 1 (15 Republican held seats that are listed as toss-up)

Goal Thermometer

Money goes to Kate Schroder, Jill Schupp, Cameron Webb, Hiral Tipirneni, Candace Valenzuela, Sri Kulkarni, Christina Hale, Eugene DePasquale, Dana Balter, Jackie Gordon, Wendy Davis, Kara Eastman, Christy Smith, and Amy Kennedy.

You can see all our candidates here.

Reader Interactions

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  1. 1.

    Elizabelle

    Thank you for this, Doug.

    I went ahead and donated directly to Dr. Cameron Webb (Virginia’s 5th District; young black physician up against a God-botherer from Liberty U; the district’s GOP kicked the incumbent lunatic to the curb for insufficient conservatism).

    https://www.drcameronwebb.com

  2. 2.

    H.E.Wolf

    Thank you DougJ! There are some excellent candidates in this group!

    Several of these candidates are supported by EMILY’s List. To look them up easily, Google “[Name] Emily’s list”.

    Ballotpedia is also a good source of information on candidates, although it sometimes has odd search algorithms.

  7. 7.

    Aleta

    Pick Canada DougJ  you won’t have to move.   Also you can help me get across the border in yr  limo with dip. immunity.

     

    PS Donating again.  (Hope that helps my chances.)

  9. 9.

    Skepticat

    I do proofreading for the campaign of one of these candidates, so I’m sending a bit back to her. I’ve been heartened by the number of strong women candidates.

  11. 11.

    sempronia

    I donated to Ammar Campa-Najjar, who’s running in CA-50 against the odious Daryl Issa. He almost won last time in a ruby-red district when his opponent got indicted. They’re running neck and neck now. It’s California, so we’ve got a good majority, but wondering if it’s worth putting up a thermometer for this race. Getting rid of Daryl Issa would be nice, and like Doug said, we can give Nancy a bigger margin.

  12. 12.

    RaflW

    Just kicked in a decent amount. Also going to suggest that folks watch this short video from the GOP leader in Kansas. She says very plainly that she has a plan to redistrict KS so that all four US House seats are GOP. It’s vile.

    Juicers have been giving to Bollier. Keep it up, she’ll be needed to veto this crap. (I’m also giving to Michelle De La Isla, KS-02 candidate, even if she’s a bit of a long shot in an R+10 run. Fuck these Republicans!)

  13. 13.

    evap

    done! I just kicked in another $100. Does money this late in the game really make a difference? Inquiring minds want to know…

  14. 14.

    RaflW

    @RaflW: Oops. My bad. Bollier of course is running for Senate. KS will have to rely on Gov. Kelly to veto any tortured district maps.

    @evap: I hope Doug will weigh in, but my view is that campaigns make plans based on projections of how the money will keep rolling in. If the funds don’t show, they may have to scale back, or take on late-cycle debt that sucks to fundraise for after an election.

  17. 17.

    JoyceH

    @Elizabelle:  I was just reading about Webb the other day! Guy is both a doctor AND a lawyer! His opponent calls himself a “biblist”, which I guess means Bible-ist, and primaried the GOP incumbent for officiating at the same sex wedding of a couple of his staffers. Going to donate to Webb too.

  18. 18.

    Elizabelle

    @JoyceH: 

    Thank you! I was heartened to drive through Webb’s district a few weeks back (Virginia wine country and rolling hills, among other areas — Liberty U Lynchburg, too) and was heartened to see a lot of Webb signs. And then — Abigail Spanberger signs as I drove closer to home.

    And — last week: the Eastern shore of Virginia, with Elaine Luria signs aplenty.

  20. 20.

    frosty

    I split it and sent my donation to DePasquale who’s running to unseat Scott Perry, who was my Rep until the PA ungerrymander.

  22. 22.

    Renie

    Thanks for having Jackie Gordon on your list. She’s running for the seat Peter King held for way too long. So glad he retired and hopefully my district will have a great representative going forward.

  23. 23.

    Yutsano

    @Renie:  I just hope my fireplug man crush Max Rose wins on Staten Island again. He’s REALLY funny (and foul mouthed!) when he’s not being scripted.

  24. 24.

    opiejeanne

    Thank you, Doug J. I would like you to add Kim Schrier, WA 8, to your fund raising efforts. She’s a Dem in a seat that had been red for years, and Republicans have targeted her. She was elected in 2018 and we’d like to keep that seat blue.

  25. 25.

    Ivan X

    I just opened up a shiny new credit card with a big spending bonus on it, so that I can give a bunch of money to all the BJ thermometers, and as a good American capitalist get something back for it.

    Here’s a question I have for DougJ and all you Juicers: of the BJ candidates, who, strategically, needs a little extra cash love? Like there are a bunch of Senate seats, and I’m gonna give to all of them, but who’s in a real close fight, or otherwise would benefit from extra consideration? And should I give more to the group thermometers, like this one?

  27. 27.

    trnc

    @Ascap_scab: I don’t mean to single you out because I know it’s really common, but can we drop the Miss Lindsay thing? We all know he’s a closeted gay man working to destroy gay rights, but it still smacks of intolerance and doesn’t really add a lot to the discussion (IMHO).

    Thanks.

  28. 28.

    JPL

    @Ivan X: GA special election has 21 candidates and it appears that Democratic Warnock will have enough votes for a run off.  Save some money then because he’ll be going against a very wealthy candidate.

  29. 29.

    Formerly disgruntled in Oregon

    @trnc: I think those of us who are straight should definitely avoid using the “Miss Lindsay thing”.

  32. 32.

    sdhays

    @RaflW: This was brought up before. The real threat is the Republican super-majorities in the Kansas legislature that mean Republicans can override the governor’s veto. They need to pick up, I think, 4 seats to break the super-majority.

    4 votes just to break the super-majority makes me kind of sick.

  34. 34.

    Formerly disgruntled in Oregon

    Also – despite my love for Jimmy Miller/Mick Taylor era Stones, I have to say that Brown Sugar is a racist and misogynist piece of trash that I hope I never have to hear again.

  35. 35.

    Ruckus

    @sdhays:

    My understanding is it’s just one to break the supermajority but more is always better – sets the bar much higher to overcome next time.

  37. 37.

    Quinerly

    Who’s watching this Trump Event? MSNBC just cut away since he was lying so much in first 5 mins

    3 rallies now scheduled this week. FL, PA, Iowa.

  38. 38.

    JoyceH

    @Quinerly: Who’s watching this Trump Event? MSNBC just cut away since he was lying so much in first 5 mins

    What’s the weather like? I’m about 90 miles south of there and it’s raining here.

  41. 41.

    JoyceH

    And I’m feeling the urge to post a PSA – guys, HUNKER the eff DOWN! The fall surge is upon us! Now is not the time to slacken off on pandemic safeguards. Double the guard! Work remotely if you can. Mask up constantly if you can’t. No restaurants, no bars, no movie theaters. Avoid your Republican friends and relatives. Stay ALIVE!

    I saw an epidemiologist on TV the other day say the fall surge is here and we could be in the midst of the explosion of new infections right now and we wouldn’t know it for two weeks.

    Oh, but be sure to get your early vote in, in person (masks, masks!) or by mail. Since the GOP has decided that in person voting on election day is Republican Virtue Signaling on par with going maskless, the way we win this election is simply outliving the bastards.

  42. 42.

    Formerly disgruntled in Oregon

    @raven: More learning for me!

    From Wikipedia

    In 1969, Lennear dated Mick Jagger when Ike & Tina Turner were the opening act for the Rolling Stones on their American tour. Lennear’s relationships with Mick Jagger and David Bowie are often cited as inspiration for The Rolling Stones‘ “Brown Sugar” (1971) and Bowie’s “Lady Grinning Soul” (1973).[15][16][17] NME editors Roy Carrand Charles Shaar Murray noted in 1981 that she was “yet to reply in song to either Mick or David.”[15] However, in a 1973 article in Rolling Stone, she was quoted as saying that she wrote the song “Not At All” “to inform Mick Jagger of his dispensability”.

     

    I love the “to inform Mick Jagger of his dispensability” quote!

  46. 46.

    Elizabelle

    @JoyceH:   My 20-something neighbor contact informed me this week that she’s awaiting COVID test results.  She attended a wedding in coastal NC last weekend, and — surprise, surprise — the bride has come up COVID positive.

    My neighbor is quarantining.  Took her and her boyfriend donuts this morning.  And I am out and about in a mask, always, on limited errands.

    Did not have extended contact with neighbor, but a few moments here and there, outside mostly, but sometimes within 4 feet or so of each other.  Maskless.  In front of our homes.   SO:  I take that COVID contact seriously.   I appreciate tremendously that she warned me.

  54. 54.

    Another Scott

    Per @washingtonpost Amy McGrath and Mark Kelly have turned off their online donor drives because they don’t need the money and want the donations to go to candidates who do. Jaime Harrison is soon to do the same.

    — chris evans (@notcapnamerica) October 10, 2020

    Good news if true. I hope they spread any excess around in their states where it can do some good.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  56. 56.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    @Elizabelle:  Thanks for the heads-up about Dr. Webb. I just donated directly to him.

    My congressperson is Nancy Pelosi (long may she SMASH!), so I’m happy to give where it will have more bang for the buck.

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