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ICYMI: Following Sheriff Scott Jones’ Abuse of Power Lawsuit, “Voters know where the buck stops”
Losing the Teamsters endorsement for supporting Donald Trump was just the start to Sheriff Scott Jones’ very bad, awful, not so good week. On Tuesday, Scott Jones faced a few million dollars worth of bad news, as a jury found the Sheriff’s department “retaliated” against four women in the office, just the latest example of Jones’ […]
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Maine Press & TV News Highlight Backroom Bruce’s Last-Minute Vote Switch to Allow Discrimination
Poliquin still refuses to explain why he folded under pressure to Washington party bosses Backroom Bruce Poliquin’s last-minute decision to switch his vote and allow discrimination against LGBT workers is garnering headlines across Maine. After facing political pressure from his party bosses in Washington, Poliquin folded to their will and flipped his vote (in a […]
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ICYMI: KCCI: Young refuses to comment on controversial vote switch, raises serious questions
“Congressman Young thought he could pull a fast one on Iowa voters but he got caught red handed switching his vote after apparently taking orders from his party bosses,” said Tyler Law of the DCCC, “Worst of all David Young refuses to answer on why he changed his vote, which raises serious questions about his commitment […]
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Jason Lewis Now Not Just “Mini Trump” But “Minnesota’s Todd Akin”
GOP frontrunner and bombastic woman-hater Jason Lewis has already been dubbed “Minnesota’s Mr. Right” by the local Tea Party. Now he can add “Mini-Trump” and “Minnesota’s Todd Akin” to his list of nicknames he can boast over. Lewis was called “Mini Trump” just a few days ago for mirroring the presidential frontrunner’s unapologetic manner and […]
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DCCC Chairman Luján Statement on House GOP Vote to Block LGBT Anti-Discrimination Measure
DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement after an amendment to uphold anti-discrimination protections for LGBT Americans failed in the House of Representatives: “Yet again, House Republicans’ actions speak louder than words. When given the opportunity to stand up and protect the rights of our LGBT brothers and sisters, House Republicans fell in […]
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MEMO: Curbelo’s Triple Lindy on Zika
To: Editorial Boards, Interested Parties From: Jermaine House, South Regional Press Secretary RE: Curbelo’s Triple Lindy on Zika Last night, Carlos Curbelo shockingly voted against emergency funding to combat Zika, claiming that the legislation did not provide enough money. He voted this way despite having introduced […]
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ICYMI: Congressional Candidate Scott Jones Loses Endorsement, Faces Local Blowback After Saying He’s Voting for Trump [FOX40, Sacramento Bee]
ICYMI: Congressional Candidate Scott Jones Loses Endorsement, Faces Local Blowback After Saying He’s Voting for Trump [FOX40, Sacramento Bee] “The negative consequences – lost endorsements, outrage from local leaders – of Scott Jones’ support for Trump has just begun. Jones is on the Trump ticket, and he will have to answer for his Presidential pick’s […]
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Curbelo Continues his Zika Doublespeak While Rubio Assails Him & House Republicans
After House Republicans adopted Carlos Curbelo’s reckless proposal of robbing Ebola-prevention to under-fund anti-Zika efforts, Curbelo continued to mislead reporters, claiming that despite his bill, he backed President Obama’s emergency request for 1.9 Billion. When House Republicans announced they would adopt Carlos Curbelo’s reckless proposal, his own Senator Marco Rubio criticized the proposed Zika supplemental, […]
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“Donald Trump” Has a Message for Backroom Bruce Poliquin …
Donald Trump’ Calls on Poliquin to ‘Say My Name’ in new DCCC web video The DCCC is releasing a new web video calling attention to “Backroom Bruce” Poliquin’s true colors on Donald Trump. The video features “Donald Trump” standing outside of popular Washington fundraiser locations (including the House Republicans’ campaign headquarters) calling on Backroom Bruce […]
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ICYMI: “Trump Campaign Not Interested in Spanish- Language Media Coverage,” David Valadao, Jeff Denham, and Steve Knight Complicit
“Donald Trump has shown nothing but contempt for the Latino community throughout his presidential campaign, starting with calling Mexicans criminals and rapists and most recently saying he’s not interested in Spanish media coverage. Shockingly, none of this is enough for David Valadao, Jeff Denham, and Steve Knight to stand up to their Party’s presumptive nominee, […]