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Yesterday, Congressman Jim Hagedorn doubled down on his vote against securing the pensions of 22,000 retired Teamsters union members in Minnesota. Despite claiming that he had concern for retired workers’ “plight,” Hagedorn refused to support the solution that would actually help working Minnesotans. Instead he sided with his wealthy special interest donors instead of the millions […]

In DeMaio’s Limited Time Serving San Diego, He Had a Long Litany of Scandal, Corruption and Rank Hypocrisy Carl DeMaio’s campaign launch earlier this week means Duncan Hunter is no longer the only shady Republican running in CA-50. Corrupt Carl DeMaio launched his campaign, claiming to crusade against corruption and to serve without being “distracted […]

Collins Accused of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud and Lying to the FBI Will Head to Court Next Year DCCC Spokesperson Christine Bennett issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of Congressman Chris Collins’ (NY-27) indictment and arrest: “One year ago, Chris Collins was arrested for conspiracy, wire fraud, and false statements, effectively securing his […]

Orange is the New Blue, Democrats Now Majority Party in Orange County DCCC Spokesperson Andy Orellana issued the below statement following the announcement that Democrats have surpassed Republican registrants in Orange County. “Republicans’ ‘Orange Curtain’ is in tatters at the feet of Democrats’ sustained grassroots organizing. After flipping seven seats in California in 2018, the […]

Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-DCCC Retirement Watch List) calling it quits, rather than face the toughest race of his political career, makes four Texas Republican retirements in a span of two weeks. Republicans may call it a “feature, not a bug,” but we call it the Texodus. Not only are these retirements a reaction to the […]

Targeted Ads to Run in Both Spanish and English Across the Central Valley Today, the DCCC announced the launch of a targeted digital ad buy in California’s 21st Congressional District. The ads highlight rejected Congressman David Valadao’s choice to side with President Trump 98% of the time while in Congress and his votes to strip […]

Spano campaign: “The FEC is looking into the situation with the loans” Ross Spano’s long-simmering “Loangate” scandal is beginning to boil over. This morning, the Tampa Bay Times reported that the embattled congressman was hit with new complaints to the Office of Congressional Ethics and Federal Election Commission. At issue is the “bank loan” Spano […]

After String of Demoralizing Retirements, Aggressive Campaign of Field Operations And Digital Ads Will Keep Pressure on Vulnerable Republicans   Republicans limped out of July (or at least some did), but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s ‘August Accountability’ Project is keeping the pressure on them this month. “August Accountability” is the latest project in the […]

The fourth Texas Republican to announce his retirement, Rep. Marchant (TX-24) was on the DCCC’s 2020 Retirement Watch List “The DCCC started this cycle by going on offense, and the reality for vulnerable Washington Republicans of defending their deeply unpopular health care repeal agenda is setting in for Republican incumbents from Kenny Marchant to Will […]

Dems have been putting up record fundraising numbers and strong new candidates while GOP scrambles to keep “wave” of retirements from turning into a “tsunami” We are officially in August, but House Republicans’ July is going to leave a mark. Let’s take this point by point: Half a dozen prominent GOP members, including Will Hurd (!), have […]