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ICYMI: Portland Press-Herald Condemns Backroom Bruce Poliquin for ‘Caving’ to Party Bosses on LGBT Vote
Key Point: “The forces of fear and prejudice won a victory in Congress last week, and Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin was there to lend them a hand.” […] “Instead of speaking out in favor of equal treatment under the law and standing firm on an important vote, Poliquin caved.” “Whether it is his votes […]
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John Katko once again blocks vote on full Zika funding
*Similar releases sent to CA-10, CA-21, FL-07, Fl-26, IL-10, ME-02, MI-07, MI-08, NH-01, NJ-05, NY-01, NY-03, NY-21, NY-23 John Katko once again blocks vote on full Zika funding Zika is a massive public health threat poised to infect large numbers of Americans this summer, yet today, Reliable Conservative Congressman John Katko voted for the fifth […]
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Paulsen Can’t Hide from Trump Support
Even though Erik Paulsen recently doubled down on his support for Donald Trump as the GOP presidential nominee, he appeared to be having second thoughts over the weekend. Asked point blank if he was endorsing Trump, Paulsen spun his words into incomprehensible hogwash until the reporter called his answer “wishy washy.” Paulsen eventually admitted – […]
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ICYMI: AP: Most House GOP women [including Evasive Elise Stefanik] in tough races biding time on Trump
Key Highlight: For the five GOP women fighting to preserve their House careers, the perils are obvious. Rejecting Trump could alienate his energized supporters, jeopardizing needed votes. Embracing him might cost support from women, Hispanics and others he’s angered with incendiary comments and invite criticism for backing a man who has repeatedly insulted their own […]
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ICYMI: Associated Press: Before deciding if she’ll vote for Donald Trump, Martha McSally says she’ll spend the next six months “determining what kind of man he is.”
“Congresswoman McSally continues to be exposed throughout Arizona and nationally for her refusal to say anything about Donald Trump that makes a shred of sense. It raises serious questions about her commitment to transparency and sincere interest in representing her diverse constituency if she has not heard enough about Trump already to know he is […]
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ICYMI: The Hill: House rejects effort to bar Confederate flag from the Citadel
“Again, House Republicans stood on the wrong side of history by voting to protect a symbol of hate and discrimination,” said Jermaine House of the DCCC “By voting to allow for military personnel to be trained under the Confederate Flag, House Republicans proved how perfectly aligned they are with their presumptive nominee Donald Trump’s discriminatory […]
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Achadjian and Fareed Give Thumbs Up to Planned Parenthood Witch-Hunt, Kokkonen Would Criminalize Abortion
Achadjian and Fareed Give Thumbs Up to Planned Parenthood Witch-Hunt, Kokkonen Would Criminalize Abortion On Saturday Katcho Achadjian and Justin Fareed, Republicans running in California’s 24th Congressional District, gave the thumbs up to Congress’ ongoing witch-hunt of Planned Parenthood. Both agreed they would vote to continue funding the Select Committee to Attack Women’s Health, originally […]
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ICYMI: The Hill: Dems vow retribution on House LGBT vote
Key Highlight: “Of the seven, Young, Poliquin, Denham and Valadao are among Democrats’ biggest targets this election cycle. And Democrats see the vote-switching as a prime way to counter those Republicans’ claims of independence from their leadership and paint them as hiding their actions from the public.” Dems vow retribution on House LGBT vote By […]
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ICYMI: Scrutiny of Blum’s Broken Salary Pledge Grows
“Congressman Blum seems to be coming unhinged because he was called out for violating his own salary pledge – a pledge that is still on his campaign website,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “The fact that he continues to say that people ‘don’t care’ about his campaign promises is painfully out of touch.” This past […]
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Can the NY-19 Republicans Recover From Their Debilitating Primary?
Conservatives John Faso and Andrew Heaney Launch Personal Attacks, Expose Each Other’s Flaws and Vulnerabilities in District that Voted for President Obama Twice The Republican primary in New York’s 19th congressional district is plummeting into a bruising contest that can be summed up in one word: debilitating. The two candidates, Albany conservative politician John Faso […]