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The 2nd District GOP Primary Clown Car Just Got Even More Crowded Republican primary voters in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District already had a menu of disappointing candidates in Jason Lewis, John Howe, and Darlene Miller. But by the time filing closed yesterday, the clown car of a primary field was even more crowded, with the […]

Few noticed, but last week, “DC Mike” Gallagher got some more help in his bid for Congress: a brand-new Super PAC. Little is known about this new Super PAC, other than its name (Midwest Growth PAC) and its treasurer: Bruce Barrette, a Wisconsin dentist and Republican insider who was removed from the Wisconsin Dentistry Board […]

Young is at the center of controversy at a critical time for his tough reelection campaign Congressman David Young is still feeling the heat for his central role in a vote-switching scandal that blew up on the floor of the House of Representatives. The shameful episode received local TV and print coverage when the news […]

Anti-Tax Icon Reminds Republican Voters of Roberson’s Broken Promise The mud continues to fly in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District Republican primary between outsider Danny Tarkanian and insider Michael Roberson. Adding fuel to the fire, Grover Norquist, anti-tax icon and founder of right-wing think tank Americans for Tax Reform, just endorsed Tarkanian. The endorsement carries political and […]

“Speaker Ryan confidently staked his reputation on returning the House to regular order, and this week’s chaos is just the latest example of his failure to live up to his own standard for success. Taken with his divisive decision to hold out on endorsing his party’s frontrunner, all Ryan has accomplished is weakening House Republicans […]

Once touted as the establishment pick of Minnesota’s 2nd District, Darlene Miller has lagged in fundraising, failed to win the support of even one delegate, and has been dogged by reminders of her outsourcing past. Darlene even decided to remove her name from the GOP endorsement ballot since no delegate was going to vote for […]

“As much as Carlos Curbelo and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have tried to run away from their party’s standard bearer – the day they feared has finally arrived: Donald Trump has surpassed the required number of delegates to claim the Republican nomination. No matter what type of verbal gymnastics and tricks Curbelo and Ros-Lehtinen try to pull, […]

The Santa Clarita Valley Signal reports that Jeffrey Moffatt, Republican candidate for Congress in California’s 25th District, is appealing his disbarment for asking a woman to send him nude photographs over Facebook. Looks like Steve Knight isn’t the only Republican in the 25th who demonstrates behavior unbecoming of a Member of Congress. Congressional candidate appeals […]

Reminder of Knight’s Porter Ranch Negligence To the surprise of no one, Donald Trump doubled down on his comments cheerleading the 2008 housing market crash. Slightly less surprising is that Trump’s heartless comments reflect a similar sentiment from vulnerable Congressman Steve Knight. In 2008, as our economy spiraled into the worst recession since the Great […]

As the Montecito Journal reports, Republican candidate Justin Fareed has endorsed Donald Trump for President, joining his Republican opponents Katcho Achadjian and Matt Kokkonen on the Trump train. “All three Republican candidates in California’s 24th Congressional District have lined up behind their party’s reckless and extreme standard-bearer Donald Trump, which is exactly why they are all wrong for the Central […]