There is a serious divide within the Democratic party. It remains to be seen whether internal pressure from an energized progressive wing can do anything to alter the Biden administration’s calculus.
× By Joseph O Sullivan, The Seattle Times
Published: March 4, 2021, 11:20am
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It was billed as a discussion titled “The State of Our Democracy: Bridging the Political Divide in WA.” But the exchange between the state’s GOP and Democratic Party chairs Wednesday night was more of a bridge to nowhere.
Tina Podlodowski called the Republican Party’s claims to represent Washington residents “a joke” and accused its chair of being bound up in historic racism, misogyny and homophobia.
Caleb Heimlich accused Podlodowski of talking endlessly about Donald Trump and national politics to distract from local issues, and said that rural Washington is turning even farther away from Democrats.
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(Left to right) Official photos of Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Rep. Brad Schneider
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WASHINGTON, D.C. â Three members of the House of Representatives have announced theyâve tested positive for the coronavirus since sheltering in place during the attack on the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.
Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill. was the latest to announce his diagnosis, saying he tested positive for the virus Tuesday morning. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. both announced on Monday that they tested positive.
the detention facilities. they are some of our finest, bravest, law enforcement agents that we have. laura: i want to remind everyone who the senators are who are in favor of abolishing i.c.e. and this is just a list. i m sure it will grow. this is where we are right now. senator kirsten gillibrand, okay, new york, and running for president, 2020, elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, vermont, he ll be running in 2020, mark pocan in wisconsin, nobody can even recognize him on the street, p pramila jayapal from washington state, nydia velazquez, new york goes on, and that is just where we are right now. of course, congressional candidates, alexandria cortez, randy bryce, so forth. art, i don t know why, again, democrats think that the men and women who keep us safe are breaking up a child sex trafficking rings, human smuggling rings, of course