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Joe Garcia Added to DCCC Red to Blue Program DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced the addition of former Congressman Joe Garcia, Florida’s 26th Congressional District candidate, to the Red to Blue program. “Congressman Joe Garcia has spent his entire life in public service, working for his community and making sure everyone can achieve […]

Below is statement from DCCC Spokesman Jermaine House on Speaker Ryan and House Republicans refusal to disavow the racist remarks of the Members of the Republican Caucus: “Disparaging the Congressional Black Caucus, whose members have fought for years for greater inclusion and rights for African Americans, is a new low even for Congressman Steve King,” […]

While House Republicans remain committed to their party’s standard bearer Donald Trump’s racist and reckless vision for our country, Democratic Hispanic candidates are about to make history as the number of Hispanic members of Congress is expected to grow this November. And although progress has been made to building a bench of next leaders within […]

28-Year-Old Trump Fan Excoriated by Local Press The Santa Barbara Independent took Republican Trump fan Justin Fareed to task today for continuing to dodge legitimate questions about his time in disgraced Congressman Ed Whitfield’s office and for ditching a debate with the paper. Fareed likes to boast about his time in Whitfield’s Washington DC office […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Erik Paulsen is dodging debates Key Sections: One major race where Tucker has been hoping to sponsor a forum is the closely contested 3rd District race between incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen and DFL challenger Terri Bonoff. She’s lined up five League affiliates and two nonprofits to sponsor a candidate forum, […]

Winter, spring and summer came and went. Now, on the first day of fall vulnerable Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo, along with fellow House Republicans, is cutting Congress’ four day workweek short and leaving tonight. Yet again, this forces one to wonder if the “do nothing Republican Congress” will ever pass a clean Zika funding bill. […]

Yesterday, the Ashford for Congress campaign released a poll showing Congressman Ashford with a 10-point lead over his struggling opponent. Impressively, Ashford has an overall approval rating of 65 percent with a 50 percent approval amongst Republicans. Bottom line: people like Congressman Ashford a lot and they are ready to reelect him in November. The […]

“Donald Trump ‘comforted our enemies’ and Congressman Coffman has comforted Donald Trump,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “How can we take someone seriously who can’t stand up to Trump’s dangerous candidacy?” — Former ambassadors back Clinton in letter saying Trump ‘comforted our enemies’ Yahoo News https://www.yahoo.com/news/ambassadors-clinton-letter-trump-141636303.html Seventy five former ambassadors, including 57 appointed by Republican […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Editorial Calls Out NRCC False And Distorting Ad Bucks County Courier Times Confirms that Steve Santarsiero Doesn’t Accept Per-Diems Key Point: “Among the positive points Santarsiero makes on his own ads is that he does not take so-called ‘per-diems’ — the flat, daily expense state lawmakers can claim for each […]

In a new ad released online, John Faso is laughably trying to re-write history by covering up his scandal-ridden career as an Albany lobbyist. Who is Faso fooling? Faso’s career as a lobbyist, which stretched over a decade from 2003 to 2015, was full of pay-to-play scandals and investigations into his conduct. Here are just […]