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Axios: only one of the parties has a track record of defending those protections, and it’s not the GOP. President Trump lied about he and Washington Republicans’ record on attacking Americans’ health care last night. And he’s getting called out for it. To be fair, lying is his best option given that 54 percent of […]

Estado de la Unión: Puro Cuento Antes del discurso del Estado de la Unión que dará hoy el presidente Trump, el Comité de la Campaña del Congreso Democrático lanzó anuncios en Facebook que culpan a los republicanos vulnerables por la obstrucción del presidente Trump y Mitch McConnell en Washington. Por esta obstrucción de parte de […]

State Of The Union: More Sweet Nothings Ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched Facebook ads holding vulnerable Republicans accountable for President Trump and Mitch McConnell’s Washington obstruction that is keeping prescription drug costs high. While President Trump prepares to lie to the nation about his failure […]

Congressman Rodney Davis, who has tied his reelection chances to President Trump, is spending the day out of the district, campaigning for the President in Iowa. This should come as no surprise to Illinoisans who have seen Davis’ transformation into a full-on flack for the Washington Republican establishment play out for years – at their […]

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 […]