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Washington’s Handpicked Candidate Berates Constituents During Gathering With Washington Insiders The DCCC re-released Nicole Malliotakis’ statement about NY-11 voters following reports that she found it difficult talking to them: “They’re not even rational, though,” said Nicole Malliotakis. If the former lobbyist feels so negatively about New York voters she shouldn’t be running to represent them in […]

As Republican after Republican retires rather than defend their party’s agenda in Washington, Congressman Upton stands as an example of what happens when someone who, at least for the moment, attempts to stay in the game: they’re forced to cave wholly and utterly to the GOP insiders they once boasted of standing up against. Gone […]

New Congressional Map Puts Holding, Walker on Notice The newly settled 2020 North Carolina congressional map spells bad news for Congressman Holding and Congressman Walker. Holding and Walker had already earned slots on the DCCC’s 2020 Retirement Watch List and the newly drawn districts won’t make things easier for them. Both face steep re-election odds […]

Hunter Has Been Accused Of Using $250,000 In Campaign Funds For Personal Expenses And Filing False Campaign Reports Following Congressman Duncan Hunter’s announcement that he will plead guilty to federal charges of misusing campaign funds, the DCCC called on the NRCC to return its nearly $220,000 in contributions from the admittedly guilty member of Congress. […]

Tenney and Cornwell Argue on Live Radio, Cornwell Calls D.C. Insider Out for Failed Legislative Record and Losing in 2018 Things are heating up in the primary in New York’s 22nd District. Before the holiday, Steve Cornwell had his radio airtime completely hijacked by retread candidate Claudia Tenney and things got pretty testy. While Tenney […]

Yesterday, the North Carolina Superior Court determined the state’s final congressional map for the 2020 general election. This redraw came after two previous state congressional maps were rejected by the courts because of partisan gerrymandering. “The courts have spoken and stated plainly that the partisan gerrymandering used by North Carolina Republicans to hold seats is unacceptable,” said DCCC […]

Ads will remind TX-21 voters of Congressman Roy’s shameful vote for higher taxes on families of fallen veterans While Congressman Roy reluctantly kicks off his re-election campaign tonight, the DCCC is launching new digital ad reminding Texans of Congressman Roy’s vote for higher taxes on families of fallen veterans. “Congressman Roy shamefully voted for higher […]

Addressing Congressman Duncan Hunter’s guilty plea of one count of illegal use of campaign funds after being accused of using $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses and filing false campaign finance reports, DCCC Western Press Secretary Andy Orellana issued the following statement: “Voters across this country are calling for a change from Washington’s culture […]

Vulnerable Republicans didn’t have much to be thankful for this holiday as voters continued to hold their feet to the fire for covering up for President Trump’s abuses of power. Calls to “do their job” followed several embattled Republicans around their districts, while increasingly vulnerable establishment Republicans like Congressman Fred Upton dodged questions as his […]

New studies confirm that under Republican tax handout “The wealthy got roughly twice as big a break” Frank Newport: “The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is not turning out like President Donald Trump and the Republicans hoped it would” Washington Republicans all breathed a sigh of relief as a new flood of analysis dropped […]