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Ad Fact Check: Claudia Tenney is a No-Show Albany Politician
In a new ad, Claudia Tenney is desperately trying to paper over her no-show record in Albany. Here are the facts: Tenney missed hundreds of votes in the New York State Assembly in 2014 alone, good enough for the third worst attendance record out of 150 members, but she still took almost $100,000 – her […]
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After First Presidential Debate, DCCC Launches Ads Linking Vulnerable Republican Carlos Curbelo’s Immigration and Environmental Hypocrisy to Donald Trump
After having witnessed Donald Trump’s temperament, racism and sexism during the first presidential debate last night, voters now more than ever are viewing Florida’s 26th Congressional race through a Trump lens. Starting today, a new wave of DCCC ads will highlight vulnerable Carlos Curbelo’s hypocritical records on immigration and the environment. Carlos Curbelo’s attempts to […]
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FACT: Mike Coffman Was Right There With Donald Trump In The Birther Movement
Tonight, Secretary Clinton held Donald Trump accountable for his shameful and race-driven accusations that President Obama wasn’t born in America. This exchange only highlighted the fact that Congressman Mike Coffman joined Trump in feeding into disgusting birther conspiracies. Background: Coffman Said Obama Was In His Heart “Not An American” And Questioned The President’s Birthplace. […]
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Republicans Attack Job Creator Dick’s Sporting Goods
In a new ad released today, Washington Republicans are following Claudia Tenney’s lead in attacking local job creator and national sports retailer, Dick’s Sporting Goods. The ad mimics similar attacks against Dick’s that have already been made by Tenney – including when Tenney attacked the company for announcing a plan to create hundreds of new […]
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Katko and His DC Backers Take Page from Trump’s Anti-Woman Playbook
Congressman John Katko and his Republican Party friends are taking a page from Trump’s anti-woman playbook in order to belittle his opponent, Colleen Deacon. In an ad released today, Katko’s Republican allies slice and dice a quote from Colleen in order to attack her as “clueless.” Sound familiar? Katko was called out for doing the […]
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Paul Ryan’s Dog Ate His Homework
In other News, Ryan Refuses to Denounce Trump’s Machado Comments, Because He Didn’t Hear Them Live Appearing this morning on Fox News, Donald Trump doubled downed on his shocking and offensive previous comments about former Miss Universe Alicia Machado’s body. During the interview, Trump defended calling Ms. Machado “Miss Piggy” by saying that “she gained […]
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What was Erik Paulsen’s Favorite Part of the Debate?
*Similar Releases Sent to Targeted Districts Across the Country* After pledging to vote for the “eventual nominee,” Erik Paulsen was surely watching the debate last night, hoping Donald Trump would make it easier to stand with him. Unfortunately for Paulsen, that just didn’t happen, and the news just gets worse: he is down two against […]
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10 Questions for Speaker Ryan on Donald Trump’s Debate Performance:
How do you respond to one of your House Republican colleagues saying Secretary Clinton “comes across as my bitchy wife/mother”? This morning, hours after Secretary Clinton invoked Alicia Machado as one of the many women Trump whose appearance Trump has criticized, Trump defended his comments by saying the woman gained too much weight. Do you […]
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FACT: Erik Paulsen Has Repeatedly Failed To Take Steps to Keep Minnesotans Safe
In last night’s debate, Secretary Clinton and Donald Trump discussed the best way to protect Americans from terrorism, highlighting yet again the failure of Erik Paulsen and House Republicans to pass meaningful, commonsense legislation to help prevent individuals on the FBI terror watch list from purchasing firearms. Erik Paulsen has walked in lockstep with Republicans, […]
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FACT: Like Trump, Jason Lewis Also Has Racist Past
During last night’s debate, Donald Trump was asked his position on how to heal racial differences in this country and echoed his recent offensive remarks that African-American communities are in “the worst shape that they’ve ever been in before.” Let’s not forget that Jason Lewis has made an extensive number of racist comments of […]