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In one week, Poliquin privately embraces Trump but publicly avoids Trump questions   If Bruce Poliquin has shown voters anything in the past several weeks, it’s that he says one thing but does the other when it comes to Donald Trump. On Friday, when asked whether he will support Trump, Roll Call reported that Poliquin […]

NRCC Makes Just Downright Bizarre Additions to “On the Radar” List  In a bizarre move, the NRCC added four fringe California candidates to the list of “On the Radar” candidates in their Young Guns program. The addition of these unknown and weak candidates puts the entire program in question. Among the additions is a candidate […]

Paul Ryan spent the last week jumping through hoops to avoid endorsing Donald Trump – despite having publicly and frequently promised to back the nominee – starting with a much-hyped CNN interview and culminating in yesterday’s summit with Trump, in which the two got cozier, but Ryan still withheld an official endorsement. Ryan has put […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Congressman Curbelo’s first term is riddled with myriad examples of him promising South Floridians one thing while at home and then throwing them under the bus while in Washington. Take any issue: whether it’s immigration reform, Zika response funding, or equal pay for women, he consistently sides with Washington Republicans over […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced the addition of 14 candidates to the Red to Blue program. One candidate, Terri Bonoff, is a new addition to the program entirely and the rest have been promoted from Emerging Race status. This Red to Blue designation indicates that these individuals are running strong campaigns and are […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Stewart Mills sold his family’s business for $1.2 billion to KKR, a Wall Street buyout firm, yet he refuses to disclose the details of the deal – including how much money Stewart Mills personally pocketed. On behalf of Minnesotan working families, the DFL has called for Stewart Mills to disclose […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced 14 candidates, including Minnesota Third District candidate Terri Bonoff, to the Red to Blue program. Bonoff is the only new addition to the program entirely, which is an indication of the strength of her campaign. Luján and the DCCC have determined these candidates to be in an excellent […]

Vulnerable California Republican Congressmen Jeff Denham, David Valadao, and Steve Knight having been working very hard to distance themselves from Donald Trump by keeping quiet since he became the presumptive nominee. But that effort took a major hit today when Greg Walden, the head of the NRCC, endorsed Trump. The head of the organization that […]

Despite his pledge to back Donald Trump as the nominee, Congressman John Katko has been scrambling as of late to distance himself from Trump. But Katko’s effort took a major hit today when Greg Walden, the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, endorsed Trump earlier today. The head of the organization that is responsible […]

Despite ‘looking forward’ to supporting Trump as the nominee, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has been scrambling as of late to create any kind of distance from Donald Trump – even refusing to say his name! But Stefanik’s effort took a major hit today when Greg Walden, the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, endorsed Trump […]