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What do you call two Republican retirements in one day? No, really. We’re still thinking of a catchy name ourselves but no matter what you call it, the cascade of Republicans fleeing Congress in 2019 is already a huge headache for Washington Republicans. On Tuesday morning, Congressman Bill Flores (TX-17) became the fifth Texas Republican […]

Since 2013, FEC officials have sent Chabot 21 letters flagging campaign finance irregularities Late Wednesday, Steve Chabot’s beleaguered campaign suffered another blow as another controversy emerged from his plodding and half-hearted reelection effort. Federal authorities are investigating Chabot’s campaign for the discrepancy of an unreported $123,625.72 on Chabot’s campaign finance filings. Chabot’s lawyers appeared to […]

After Representative Susan Davis announced her retirement, DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos issued the following statement: “For nearly 20 years in Congress, Representative Davis’ selfless service to the people of San Diego could be most readily seen in the small things she did, away from the lights and cameras. I got to see that firsthand when […]

After Rep. Bill Flores followed Texas Republican Congressmen Pete Olson, Mike Conaway, Will Hurd and Kenny Marchant in choosing to retire, DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos issued the following statement: “Congressman Flores is now the fifth Texas Republican to retire as the DCCC’s early and aggressive investment in Texas’s swing districts lays the groundwork for victory […]

Valladares Once by Touted National Republicans, Runs From House GOP Earlier this year, Washington Republicans’ campaign arm, the NRCC, touted Suzette Martinez Valladares as “evidence of enthusiasm among diverse Republican candidates.” NOW, Martinez Valladares has jumped ship as a GOP Congressional candidate in CA-25 and decided to run for office to serve in Sacramento instead… Talk […]

In 2018, Democrats made historic gains in Arizona, picking up both a House and Senate seat in the Grand Canyon state. Now, Republicans find themselves unable to recruit credible candidates in a state they once dominated — setting Democrats up for even more victories in 2020. As the Arizona Republic reported yesterday, “With less than a year […]

But like fans of Spiderman in the MCU… North Carolinians are left out to dry Today, in the Special Election for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, the DCCC released a new television ad that makes it clear that whenever Senator Bishop puts on the cape and mask, he’s fighting on behalf of big drug and […]

Us: Can you blame them? It’s still August of the off-year and there have already been an alarming number of Republican retirements: 13, including 3 in the competitive House battlefield. But can you really blame them? It’s tough to rationalize sticking around for the opportunity to run on a deeply unpopular health care repeal agenda, […]

Constituents Call On Lee Zeldin to Honor His Commitment to Term Limits and Retire Congressman Zeldin can try, but as the East Hampton Star notes, he can’t hide from his wild flip-flops on term limits. This week, constituents from NY-01 hosted a “retirement” party to hold Lee Zeldin accountable for his personal commitment to enshrine […]

Ads in swing districts to expose Washington Republicans’ reckless embrace of the trade war that’s increasing costs for hardworking families Today the DCCC announced a new ad campaign exposing Washington Republicans’ embrace of their party’s reckless trade war that’s raising costs for hardworking families across America. With markets in flux and hardworking families worried about […]