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Failed Senate Candidate Launches Campaign After Voters Fired Him in 2018 Failed Senate candidate and former Congressman Scott Taylor officially announced that he would be throwing his tattered hat into the Republican primary in Virginia’s 2nd district. REMINDER: Scott Taylor was rejected by voters in 2018 after scandal plagued his campaign, which is still under […]

New reporting from CNBC shows drug manufacturers raised prices on more than 250 drugs for the New Year, price gouging that comes amidst reports that Kevin McCarthy, the NRCC, and Mitch McConnell are being handsomely rewarded for their efforts to block bipartisan legislation that would bring down the costs of prescription drugs. Drug manufacturers got […]

The analysis Washington Republicans DON’T want you to read Washington Republicans are blocking bipartisan legislation to bring down the cost of prescription drugs and drug manufacturers are rewarding them handsomely for doing so. That’s according to a Bloomberg Government story that highlights the large sums drug companies are giving Washington Republicans to ensure their obedience […]

The DCCC has now outraised the NRCC By $33 Million In 2019 DCCC Builds $18 Million COH Advantage   As Republicans boasted about an impeachment fundraising boost, the NRCC was being massively outraised by the DCCC. The $2.3 million November fundraising gap marks the 11th consecutive month of 2019 the DCCC has outraised the NRCC. And […]

Career politician and former lobbyist Nicole Malliotakis is stretching the truth yet again. As she winds up her nationally-funded, locally-rejected campaign for Congress, Malliotakis is trying to claim she is “voluntarily” leaving her state Assembly office. In reality, Malliotakis had to leave the seat she’s held for almost a decade in order to take the next step in her […]

MEMORANDUM To:           Interested Parties From:       Michael Beckendorf, DCCC Regional Political Director Date:        Monday, December 23, 2019 Subject:    Following Filing Deadline, Republicans Forced To Play Defense In North Carolina   With the end of North Carolina’s filing period, Democrats are well-positioned to add AT LEAST two new seats, further derailing Republicans’ already steep path […]

Donations Came When He Opposed Trump 93 Percent Of The Time Following Rep. Jefferson H. Van Drew’s pledge of “undying support” to President Trump, DCCC Executive Director Lucinda Guinn called on Van Drew to return small-dollar donations to the people who contributed to him while he voted with Speaker Pelosi 90 percent of the time. […]

DCCC Memorandum To:           Interested Parties From:       Lucinda Guinn, DCCC Executive Director Date:        Thursday, December 19, 2019 Subject:    Republicans’ Uphill Battle In NJ-02 Republicans face a significant challenge holding onto New Jersey’s Second Congressional District and Congressman Jefferson Van Drew’s party switch does not improve their chances in November. Beyond the vulnerabilities on display […]

Rep. Herrera Beutler Once Again Has Chosen Party Politics Over Country Last month, Vancouver’s Columbian Editorial Board blasted Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler for “putting party over country” and for pushing “shamefully partisan hyperbole that ignores her oath of office.” Now that Herrera Beutler has made it official that she will toe the party line in […]

Last week – before Congressman Fitzpatrick announced his decision to toe the party line because he’s distraught over being fired by Trump  – the Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board wrote that “all eyes” should be on Fitzpatrick, noting that he “need[s] to step up on the impeachment vote – if not to punish abuse of power, […]