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Republicans in Virginia’s fifth district don’t like Denver Riggleman. I mean, they REALLY don’t like Denver Riggleman. Over the past year, Riggleman was censured by a county committee, was almost censured by the entire district Republican committee, and will soon face off against a primary challenger at a GOP convention where the nominee is decided […]

Q4 came at Washington Republicans fast. Like really fast, and the aftermath leaves them in shambles, trying to convince increasingly-skeptical donors that Republicans can compete for the House Majority, nine months from the 2020 election. DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos released the following statement: “House Democrats’ earth-shattering fundraising shows our grassroots supporters know what is on the […]

Here’s what you need to know: In the less than one month since Jill Schupp launched her campaign for Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District, she was able to outraise incumbent GOP Congresswoman Ann Wagner. One. Month. This, despite Wagner’s previous career as a “prolific” Republican Party establishment fundraiser from which she was rewarded with an ambassadorship […]

NOTE: Even with Jeanne Ives’ illegal attempt to pad her coffers by soliciting beyond-the-federal-limit campaign contributions (which resulted in her having to return more than $20,000 to voters), Representative Sean Casten outraised both Ives and her primary opponent combined in the fourth quarter. And in case you somehow forgot about Ives soliciting absurdly illegal campaign […]

Curtains Will Soon Close on Davis’ Time in Congress Act One: NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer sounds the alarm on Republican fundraising, saying that individual “members need to get their act together and raise more money.” Act Two: Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other GOP officials pile on, warning “we’re getting our ass kicked.” Act Three: […]

WinRed Numbers Follow Roll Call Report That Republican Donors Believe The House Isn’t Within Striking Distance One day after Roll Call reported that Republican donors are giving up on retaking the House, WinRed’s FEC filing shows that Republicans’ much-heralded answer to ActBlue isn’t doing much for House Republicans. Politico reports that two-thirds of the platform’s donations flowed to the […]

McCaul has now spent more than $36,000 on luxury limo service and — since 2018 alone — more than $50,000 on food, beverage and meal expenses Does anyone have a calculator for Congressman Mike McCaul? For another quarter, McCaul’s campaign tried using accounting tricks and fuzzy math to inflate their quarterly fundraising. By double-counting money […]

Hunt’s employer is under investigation by the Army Corps over its role in causing flooding in a suburban Houston community Prospects for Wesley Hunt’s political future are getting dimmer by the minute. Under investigation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its role in causing flooding in a suburban Houston community, Hunt’s employer is […]

Happy #FBF. As our seven-figure national ad buy on prescription drug prices hits the airwaves, we wanted to flash back all the way to THIS MONTH – when President Trump was freaking out about polling showing voters place more trust in Democrats to lower prescription drug prices. Washington Post: Trump reacted furiously and said the […]

Republican leadership hasn’t given up on retaking the House. But their donors may already have. Roll Call spoke to GOP donors who say that pessimism about retaking the House is putting a major damper on House Republican fundraising totals. And that donors are starting to look towards other races. Roll Call “But not all donors […]