Stories by Chris Bowers

Chris Bowers was a full-time editor at MyDD from May 2004 until June 2007. Some of his projects have included the creation of the Liberal Blog Advertising Network, the first scientifically random poll of progressive netroots activists, the Use It Or Lose It campaign, the nation's most accurate forecast of Democratic house pickups in 2006, and the 2006 Googlebomb the Elections campaign.

Wisconsin Democrats to Submit One Million Signatures for Walker Recall

Posted on: Jan 17, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Elizabeth Warren Sticks it to Wall St., Raises $3.2 Million in Final Months of 2011

Posted on: Jan 11, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Indiana Democrats Within Striking Distance of Stopping Right-Wing Union-Busting Bill

Posted on: Jan 6, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

How Romney Can Still Lose

Posted on: Dec 28, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Elizabeth Warren Responds to Karl Rove's Attack, Still Supports OWS

Posted on: Nov 10, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Occupy Wall Street TV Commercial Set to Hit the Airwaves

Posted on: Oct 19, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Why the Scott Walker Recall Is Starting as Soon as Possible

Posted on: Oct 13, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Uh-Oh: FBI Raids Home of Former Top Aide to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Posted on: Sep 15, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Wisconsin Official Tells DMV Employees to "Refrain From Offering" Information on Free Voter IDs

Posted on: Sep 9, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Paul Ryan's Office Locks Doors, Bans Cameras, Restricts Parking in Response to Ongoing Sit-in

Posted on: Aug 24, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Union-Busting Legislation

Posted on: Jun 15, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Wisconsin GOP Could Re-Pass Union-Busting Law -- But Recall Elections Are Causing Delays

Posted on: May 27, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Wisconsin State Senate to Pass Law Making it More Difficult to Vote

Posted on: May 18, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Will WI Republicans Ram Through GOP-Friendly Redistricting Legislation Before Recall Elections?

Posted on: May 13, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

WI Democrats File Formal Challenge Against Suspicious Recall Petitions Submitted by Republicans

Posted on: May 6, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

WI Recall Update: Organizers Have Enough Signatures to File Petition Against Third GOP State Senator

Posted on: Apr 18, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Investigation into Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Results Continues

Posted on: Apr 13, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Wisconsin Recall: Dems Recruit Strong Candidate to Face Republican Randy Hopper

Posted on: Apr 12, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Top Wisconsin Recall Target Thinks Police, Firefighters Should Lose Collective Bargaining Rights

Posted on: Apr 11, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

First Wisconsin Recall Petition to be Filed Against GOP State Sen. Dan Kapanke

Posted on: Apr 1, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Scandal Around Mistress of Wisc. Recall Target and Walker Ally Grows

Posted on: Mar 24, 2011, Source: The Daily Kos

Girlfriend of WI GOP State Senator Gets State Job, 36% Raise

Posted on: Mar 21, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

GOP Judge: "100%" Chance Union-Busting Bill Will End Up in WI Supreme Court

Posted on: Mar 19, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

The Way Forward In Wisconsin: Recalls and Legal Challenges

Posted on: Mar 10, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Wisconsin Democratic Senator: 'None of Us Are Going to Be the 20th Vote Alone'

Posted on: Mar 2, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Revolt Spreads: Indiana Dems Leave the State to Thwart GOP Union Busting

Posted on: Feb 22, 2011, Source: Daily Kos

Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat Could Be Lost to Republican, Say Pollsters

Posted on: Jan 8, 2010, Source: Open Left

The Massachusetts Senate seat should be a shoe-in for the Dems, but right now, the race is a toss-up.

Teabaggers Don't Actually Care About Health Policy, and Here's the Proof

Posted on: Jan 6, 2010, Source: Open Left

On Jan. 10, the far-right group will boycott companies who "employ individuals backing the leftist agenda every major city."

No Dem Incumbent Will Lose a Primary by Voting for the Health Care Bill

Posted on: Dec 31, 2009, Source: Open Left

The only Democrats who I hope vote against the final health care bill are center-right incumbents who face primary challenges from their left.

This Decade Mostly Sucked - Except for the Huge Expansion of the Internet

Posted on: Dec 30, 2009, Source: Open Left

Looking at the decade from the grand perspective of human history, there was a huge positive: the continued development and expansion of the Internet.

6 Lessons Progressives Should Take Away From the Underpants Bomber Incident

Posted on: Dec 29, 2009, Source: Open Left

What a foiled terrorist plot can tell us about bankrupt GOP thinking.

3 Reasons Why Progressives Are So Frustrated

Posted on: Dec 23, 2009, Source: Open Left

Really, it's pretty simple.

We Could Have Had a Public Option: Then Some Senators Lied to Us

Posted on: Dec 18, 2009, Source: Open Left

We all need to remember that the only reason we didn't win the public option campaign was because a few Senators lied to us.

More Republicans Think Obama Stole an Election than Democrats Believe Bush Did

Posted on: Nov 20, 2009, Source: Open Left

There were of course no remotely serious allegations that anything was amiss in 2008.

Ned Lamont to Run for Governor of Connecticut

Posted on: Nov 4, 2009, Source: Open Left

There are not many progressive Democratic Governors. Lamont's entry into this campaign could change that.

No More Excuses: John Tester Brings 51st Senate Vote for Public Option

Posted on: Oct 10, 2009, Source: Open Left

The count's there if they get an up-or-down vote.

Are There Enough Votes For a Public Option? Here's the Math

Posted on: Oct 8, 2009, Source: Open Left

There are at least 188 votes for the public option, only 29 away from passage.

3 Important Lessons Dems Should Learn From Grayson

Posted on: Oct 1, 2009, Source: Open Left

Even as Grayson intensified his rhetoric, Republicans withdrew their resolution to condemn him on the House floor.

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