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Tue, May 20th, 2014

Crazy Tea Party Congressman Suggests Only Property Owners Should Be Allowed To Vote

The watchdog group Right Wing Watch recently uncovered video footage of Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) telling voters in his district that property owners should be the only ones allowed to vote.

Justin Baragona

Justin Baragona is the Managing Editor at Politicus Sports as well as Senior Editor at PoliticusUSA. He was a political writer for 411Mania.com before joining PoliticusUSA. Politically, Justin considers himself a liberal but also a realist and pragmatist. Currently, Justin lives in St. Louis, MO and is married. Besides writing, he also runs his own business after spending a number of years in the corporate world. You can follow Justin on Twitter either with his personal handle (@justinbaragona) or the Sports site’s (@PoliticusSports).

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Fri, Jan 31st, 2014

Which Republican Congressperson Should Bill Maher Target To Flip A District Blue?

Earlier this week, Bill Maher and the producers of his cable talk panel show, Real Time With Bill Maher, revealed that they are going to present a new segment on their show through Election Day.

Justin Baragona

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Tue, Nov 19th, 2013

Taking Back the House, Vol. 21: Gary Miller and California’s 31st District

This is the twenty-first edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go 'Blue.'

Justin Baragona

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Mon, Nov 11th, 2013

Taking Back the House, Vol. 15: Tom McClintock and California’s 4th District

This is the fifteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go 'Blue.'

Justin Baragona

http://sports.politicususa.com

Mon, Nov 4th, 2013

Taking Back the House, Vol. 10: Trent Franks and Arizona’s 8th District

This is the tenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go 'Blue.'

Justin Baragona

http://sports.politicususa.com

Wed, Oct 30th, 2013Thu, Oct 31st, 2013

Taking Back the House, Vol. 7: Paul Gosar and Arizona’s 4th District

This is the seventh edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go 'Blue.'

Justin Baragona

http://sports.politicususa.com

Sat, Oct 26th, 2013Mon, Oct 28th, 2013

Taking Back the House, Vol. 4: Mo Brooks and Alabama’s 5th District

This is the fourth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I will take a look at the overall demographics of the district, as well as review the historical voting patterns and the record of the Congressperson representing the district. This series will run until we’ve looked at every single district in the country, which should take us right into the 2014 campaign season. read more

Justin Baragona

http://sports.politicususa.com

Fri, Oct 25th, 2013Sat, Oct 26th, 2013

Taking Back the House, Vol. 3: Robert Aderholt and Alabama’s 4th District

This is the third edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I will take a look at the overall demographics of the district, as well as review the historical voting patterns and the record of the Congressperson representing the district. This series will run until we’ve looked at every single district in the country, which should take us right into the 2014 campaign season. read more

Justin Baragona

http://sports.politicususa.com

Wed, Mar 20th, 2013Sat, Mar 23rd, 2013

Rachel Maddow Busts The Media For Their Pro-Tea Party Bias

Rachel Maddow called out the mainstream media for blaming the dead, dying, and virtually non-existent tea party for the fact that Republican policies are unpopular.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Thu, Feb 21st, 2013Fri, Feb 22nd, 2013

DEMomentum: Democrats Target 27 House Tea Partiers with New Ads

The DCCC is launching online ads to hold 27 Tea Party House Republicans accountable for the thousands of layoffs and other costs to the middle class in the upcoming sequester.

Sarah Jones

Ms. Jones is the Editor-in-Chief of PoliticusUSA and a Huffington Post contributor. She has covered President Barack Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 2016 Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton.

Sarah hosts Politicus News and co-hosts Politicus Radio. Her analysis has been featured on several national radio, television news programs and talk shows, and print outlets including regular appearances on The Ann Walker Show With Scott Nevins for UBN Radio and KPTR 1450’s California Woman 411 as well as The Washington Post, The Atlantic Wire, CNN, MSNBC, The Week, The Hollywood Reporter, The Richard Dawkins Foundation and more.

Sarah has won two Telly Awards and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Latin and Psychology, including studying the psychology of organized crime, with graduate studies in the psychology of linguistics and Latin poetry.

Mon, Dec 13th, 2010Mon, Dec 13th, 2010

Michele Bachmann and the Truth About Republican Spending

Michele Bachmann wants to “redefine” earmarks. Do a little tweaking here and there and you can spend wantonly yet present yourself as a fiscal conservative.

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.

Fri, Dec 10th, 2010Fri, Dec 10th, 2010

Michele Bachmann to Teach Ignorance of the Constitution

Michele Bachmann, who knows nothing about the Constitution, is going to recruit others who know nothing about the Constitution to teach it to members of Congress

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Fri, Aug 6th, 2010

Caucusing With Madness: Michele Bachmann and the Tea Party

The lunatics have assembled like hungry piranha around Tea Party caucus leader Michele Bachmann. Twenty-eight Republican members of the House are listed as members of the caucus. There are currently 178 Republican members of Congress. By my count then, some 15% of the House has declared itself insane and unfit to hold public office.

Hrafnkell Haraldsson