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 According to POLITICO, increasingly desperate national Republicans are confident that somehow Paul Ryan – a nine-term Washington incumbent, failed Vice Presidential nominee, and the current leader of a do-nothing Republican House – is going to emerge from a bruising Republican convention as their nominee and save the party in November. There are two major flaws […]

Today, DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold “one person, one vote”: “The Supreme Court’s ruling on ‘one person, one vote’ is a victory for our democracy because our country is stronger when everyone has a seat at the table. “Unfortunately, callous efforts by […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Recession Rod. Recession Rod. Recession Rod. Congressman Rod Blum earned the nickname and it’s not likely to disappear anytime soon. That’s because Blum glibly doubled-down rather than apologize or attempt to clarify his bizarrely out-of-touch pro-recession message. The Moines Register editorial appropriately took him to task. — Editorial: A congressman […]

Weekly House Cleaning A DCCC News Roundup Donald Trump had quite the painful week, reaching an all-time low in his war on women, and there’s no group more concerned by it than House Republicans. Alex Burns summed up the events in the New York Times: Donald J. Trump, who in recent days has mocked a […]

As Trump hits new low with women, Reed already looking for an out Is Tom Reed already distancing himself from his endorsement of Donald Trump? Take a look at his recent interview with NPR. When asked why he was one of the first to walk the Trump plank, Reed said that Trump was taking the […]

Barbara Comstock running for Senate Ha! Great April Fool’s Day joke, right? But no. Looks like this one is actually true. Turns out that Comstock’s team has started buying up domain names apparently in anticipation of her upcoming run for Senate. Comstock is now the proud owner of comstockforsenate.com, comstockforsenate.org, barbaracomstockforsenate.com, and barbaracomstockforsenate.org. “Career politician […]

 Hurd’s Record Report Card  = F Will Hurd’s record on standing up for Southwest Texans is dismal, but during an recent interview, the Congressman said voters will give him a “passing grade” by reelecting him to Congress in the fall. Taking on the challenge, the DCCC graded Hurd’s record, and as the report card below […]

“Meanwhile, Republicans are a mess.” – The Cook Political Report, 4/1/2016   The five remaining 2nd District GOP candidates met last night at their final debate before their nominating convention, and.. well, after support for Mitt Romney’s “47%” comments, calls to privatize veterans’ health care, unanimous support for Donald Trump, and a poetic reading on […]

“Donald Trump’s belief that women should be punished for undergoing abortions is truly mind-boggling, and provides the latest example of the reelection trouble that Trump will continue to cause for Republicans down-ballot. Republican incumbents and candidates are accountable for their party’s frontrunner, and if they have any decency, they will denounce Trump’s backwards and barbaric position […]

Que no se te pase, legisladores en California están apunto de hacer historia al aumentar el salario mínimo estatal, y los más beneficiados son los trabajadores latinos. Según un estudio por la Universidad de California Berkeley, un aumento al salario mínimo ayudaría a 5.6 millones de latinos que viven en California. Aunque California está tomando […]