How Joni Ernst wants you to see her. Joni Ernst has been running for Iowa Senate as the kind of Republican woman who’s tough enough to castrate hogs and serve in the National Guard, but also a nice-mom-next-door. Basically Sarah Palin’s image circa 2008, minus the glamour and with hog castration taking the place of […]

In the first and likely only Kentucky Senate debate, Mitch McConnell continued to offer his nonsensical word salad when it comes to Obamacare and his state’s implementation of it, Kynect. Calling Kynect, just “a website,” McConnell reiterated his position that Obamacare should be repealed. “Kentucky Kynect is a website. It was paid for by a […]

I spend a lot of time thinking about the problems outlined in this cartoon. Concentrating prosperity into just a few ever-growing cities seems ridiculous and unsustainable. Having just traveled from Austin to San Francisco and back, it’s interesting to compare how this dynamic is playing out in both places. At least SF has the BART. […]

Last night, Stephen took a look at a video of a duckling following a cat dressed like a shark riding a Roomba the midterm elections. Full video after the jump.

It’s National Take Your Kids to the Dentist Day! At least as far as I’m concerned, anyway. So I’ll be celebrating with an early morning appointment (as opposed to an appointment that wouldn’t interfere with the radio schedule), because reasons. Our embedded live stream is temporarily on the blink, but you can still hear the […]

Veteran Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) is locked in a tough Dem v. Dem election in California. The marathon that is the election cycle is now drawing fairly close to the finishing kick, as we are now just three weeks away from Election Day 2014. And one thing that many of us have long suspected is […]

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… A Pic and a Poll If you good folks in Raleigh, North Carolina have felt tremors in the last week, I think we may have isolated the source: I believe that’s what’s referred to as “closure.” Or, if you prefer, “karma,” “payback” or “what’s comin’ to ya.” Here in […]

Independent Greg Orman Leading Off: • KS-Sen, Gov: PPP returns to the Sunflower State and finds both races closer than a month ago. In the U.S. Senate contest, they find independent Greg Orman leading Republican Sen. Pat Roberts 44-41. With this poll included, Huffpost Pollster’s average for this race is 44-43 Roberts, but the numbers […]

The New York Times is out with an editorial calling for greater assistance to countries battling massive Ebola outbreaks: [T]he risk that the Ebola virus might cause outbreaks in this country remains small. By far the greater danger lies in the very real possibility that the virus will continue to spiral out of control in […]

Women now account for 1,784 of the 7,383 legislators in the 50 states. That’s 24.2 percent of the total. Colorado ranks first, with 41 percent. Louisiana ranks last at 12.5 percent, just 18 women legislators in a House and Senate of 144 members. You can see your state’s ranking here. Of the total, 35.6 percent […]