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As vulnerable Republican congressional candidates continue to run away from their party’s front runners – Donald Trump and Ted Cruz – Gallup Poll suggests something we all knew all along:  Trump is bad for Latinos and Democrats would do a much better job than any of the Republican presidential candidates. Guess the pollsters got a […]

Weekly House Cleaning A DCCC News Roundup Since the beginning of the election cycle, the DCCC has been aggressively recruiting across the country and expanding our offensive battlefield, district by district, all in an effort to be ready for whatever opportunities arise during this unpredictable cycle. As reported this morning by Roll Call, six new […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI – It’ll Be Cruz or Trump, Like It or Not National Journal By Charlie Cook April 7, 2016 Whenev­er I hear Re­pub­lic­ans wax on about the pos­sib­il­ity of nom­in­at­ing someone oth­er than Don­ald Trump or Ted Cruz—talk­ing up John Kasich, Paul Ry­an, Scott Walk­er, Mitt Rom­ney, or some oth­er […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced that former small business owner and Broome County legislator Kim Myers (NY-22) has earned a spot in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) highly-competitive Emerging Races program, indicating that the campaign is off to a promising start and on track to achieve full status in the DCCC’s Red […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced that retired Army Colonel Mike Derrick (NY-21) has earned a spot in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) highly-competitive Emerging Races program, indicating that the campaign is on track to achieve full status in the DCCC’s Red to Blue program in the future. To earn this designation, Derrick […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced a new round of candidates to qualify for the DCCC’s Emerging Races designation, part of the highly competitive Red to Blue program. These candidates have earned this designation by meeting key organizational and campaign infrastructure goals, and will be ready to compete for these seats in November. Beyond […]

TO:                         Interested Parties FROM:                 DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department DATE:                    April 7, 2016   SCHNEIDER LEADS DOLD BY 9 POINTS IN ILLINOIS’ 10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Fresh off of his primary victory, Democratic former Congressman Brad Schneider has a 9-point lead over Republican Congressman Bob Dold heading into the general election, […]

Reed says some of Trump’s reckless rhetoric is “appealing to many people, including himself” Congressman Tom Reed continues to defend his endorsed candidate, Donald Trump, despite a week of putting down women and plunging popularity. The Bradford Era reports, “After a tough week on the Republican presidential campaign trail for Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Tom […]

As Donald Trump turns to the New York primary with a campaign rally tonight on Long Island, Nassau Republican congressional candidate (and frontrunner) Jack Martins remains silent on whether he would support Trump and his unpopular, reckless and dangerous views as the eventual nominee. With Trump stumping in Martins’s backyard, now would be an opportune […]

Zeldin has all but endorsed Trump at this point As Trump kicks off his New York campaign tour with a rally on Long Island tonight, it serves as a reminder that No-Show Lee Zeldin has lavished praise on Trump and his dangerous (and unpopular) views that put down women and make America less safe. When […]