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Career politician and former lobbyist Nicole Malliotakis is stretching the truth yet again. As she winds up her nationally-funded, locally-rejected campaign for Congress, Malliotakis is trying to claim she is “voluntarily” leaving her state Assembly office. In reality, Malliotakis had to leave the seat she’s held for almost a decade in order to take the next step in her […]

MEMORANDUM To:           Interested Parties From:       Michael Beckendorf, DCCC Regional Political Director Date:        Monday, December 23, 2019 Subject:    Following Filing Deadline, Republicans Forced To Play Defense In North Carolina   With the end of North Carolina’s filing period, Democrats are well-positioned to add AT LEAST two new seats, further derailing Republicans’ already steep path […]

Donations Came When He Opposed Trump 93 Percent Of The Time Following Rep. Jefferson H. Van Drew’s pledge of “undying support” to President Trump, DCCC Executive Director Lucinda Guinn called on Van Drew to return small-dollar donations to the people who contributed to him while he voted with Speaker Pelosi 90 percent of the time. […]

DCCC Memorandum To:           Interested Parties From:       Lucinda Guinn, DCCC Executive Director Date:        Thursday, December 19, 2019 Subject:    Republicans’ Uphill Battle In NJ-02 Republicans face a significant challenge holding onto New Jersey’s Second Congressional District and Congressman Jefferson Van Drew’s party switch does not improve their chances in November. Beyond the vulnerabilities on display […]

Rep. Herrera Beutler Once Again Has Chosen Party Politics Over Country Last month, Vancouver’s Columbian Editorial Board blasted Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler for “putting party over country” and for pushing “shamefully partisan hyperbole that ignores her oath of office.” Now that Herrera Beutler has made it official that she will toe the party line in […]

Last week – before Congressman Fitzpatrick announced his decision to toe the party line because he’s distraught over being fired by Trump  – the Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board wrote that “all eyes” should be on Fitzpatrick, noting that he “need[s] to step up on the impeachment vote – if not to punish abuse of power, […]

Bush’s 11th-hour entry created a conservative cluster in the nation’s largest, messiest and most expensive Republican primary. Let the mudslinging begin! With the direction that the Republican Party is headed, 2020 may be the year that proves whether a Bush can even get elected near Houston anymore. Pierce Bush is now one of 15(?!) GOP […]

Bill co-sponsored by Rep. Kim empowers Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices and would save Americans at least $345 billion Last week, the House passed a bold, bipartisan bill to bring down the cost of prescription drugs. Rep. Andy Kim championed the “Elijah Eugene Cummings Lower Drug Prices Now Act” (H.R. 3), which allows Medicare […]

GOP establishment darling Karen Handel is getting muscle from the D.C. and Atlanta swamps to force her significant primary opponents out of the race That was fast. As former Congresswoman Karen Handel’s campaign began to smolder amid fake fundraising numbers, getting outraised and taunted by a rival Republican opponent and facing an insurgent far-right media […]

Week that Chabot files for reelection, his FEC problems are back in the spotlight Congressman Steve Chabot got an unwelcome surprise when he filed for reelection this week: a grandy jury has been convened to investigate his campaign finance issues, according to a FOX19 investigation. Quick reminder, this is just the latest in a long […]