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“Tuesday’s election results in Indianapolis and its surrounding suburbs demonstrate why the open seat in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District is on the Democratic battlefield in 2020,” said DCCC Spokesperson Courtney Rice. Indy Star: Democrats made gains in central Indiana. Does that translate into a 2020 5th District win? By Kaitlin Lange | November 11, 2019 […]

Vulnerable Republican Announces Retirement Nearly 2 Months After DCCC Prediction On Veterans Day Rep. Pete King (NY-02) became the 23rd vulnerable Republican to announce his retirement this year and the 101st Republican to leave the House since Trump was inaugurated. Polling released by the DCCC last week indicated just how vulnerable the nearly thirty-year Congressman […]

DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos issued the following statement this morning after Congressman Pete King (NY-02) announced his retirement from Congress: “Republicans know their toxic health care repeal agenda and wholesale embrace of President Trump’s recklessness will guarantee they remain in the minority for years to come. Congressman Peter King’s retirement, from a heavily suburban Long […]

DCCC Spokesperson Andy Orellana released the following statement on former Congressman Steve Knight’s decision to run in California’s 25th district: ”Voters in California’s 25th district kicked Steve Knight out of office in 2018 because they don’t need a career politician who voted with President Trump 99% of the time over the needs of Southern California […]

Saladino Slams Malliotakis As A Never Trumper   Tomorrow’s going to be rough for former lobbyist and Washington’s handpicked candidate, Nicole Malliotakis.   Not only is DA Joe Caldarera launching a campaign against her, but another primary candidate, Joseph Saladino plans to protest outside of her office for not being a strong enough supporter of […]

Former Assistant District Attorney Finds “Political and Financial Backing” to Take on Nicole Malliotakis as NY-11 Primary Heats Up  It’s official.  Joe Caldarera will officially launch his campaign tomorrow, throwing a wrench in the NRCC’s plan to clear the primary field for former lobbyist Nicole Malliotakis.  We’ve warned you for months that this primary was not […]

Lobbyist Nicole Malliotakis’ congressional bid continues to be mired in scandal. According to the New York Post, just one month after one of her aides was busted in a mob-sting, Nicole Malliotakis is having a birthday bash with the ex-wife of alleged mob boss Carmine Sciandra. — Nicole Malliotakis fundraiser will be hosted by ex-mob […]

What Ambassador Sondland Testimony? Herrera Beutler was Elected to Lead, Not to Read… Another day, another excuse from Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler… Earlier this month, Rep. Herrera Beutler said the U.S. House of Representatives should hold a formal vote on the inquiry in order to grant bipartisan legitimacy to the investigation and grant House Republicans […]

DCCC Memorandum To: Interested Parties From: Cheri Bustos, DCCC Chairwoman Lucinda Guinn, DCCC Executive Director Date: Thursday, November 7, 2019 Subject: Democratic Gains Frame Environment for Republicans On Tuesday, Democrats flipped both of Virginia’s Legislative bodies, won the Governor’s Mansion in Kentucky, and flipped important local offices in key suburban communities across the country. The signal […]

Valadao Continues Quest of Dodging and Declining to Comment Over the last month, the evidence that President Trump abused the powers of his office has mounted by the day, and last week the U.S. House of Representatives voted to move forward an open and transparent inquiry in order to bring the truth to the American […]