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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Congressman Kevin Yoder is a dyed in the wool Sam Brownback loyalist – after all, it was Yoder’s drastic budget cuts that helped pave the way for the mess Kansans are facing today. There’s no two ways about it: Yoder is looking at a political nightmare of his own making,” […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Garrett Misuses Campaign Funds, Potentially Violates Law “Tom Garrett’s misuse of state senate campaign funds to prop up his federal campaign raises serious ethical and legal questions for him,” said DCCC spokesman Jermaine House. “This is not a simple mistake that he can just paper over with an apology. Tom Garret needs […]

According to a new DCCC-commissioned poll, former Microsoft executive Josh Gottheimer is within striking distance of North Jersey Tea Party Congressman Scott Garrett, 44-46. The poll also finds that voters are already rejecting Garrett’s bigoted beliefs and Tea Party extremism. A majority of voters believe Garrett ‘puts his own beliefs ahead of the people he […]

Tenney failing to consolidate Republican voters A new DCCC-commissioned poll shows entrepreneur and community leader Kim Myers already in a dead heat with no-show Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney. Myers and Tenney each take 35% of the vote, and third-party candidate Martin Babinec claims 21%. The race is already tied despite Tenney’s significant name recognition over Myers […]

NY-22 Poll Memo 9.1.2016

Jones Defends Trump After Immigration Speech Donald Trump delivered a speech in Arizona last night demonstrating he’s as anti-immigrant as he was the first day of his campaign. Which is fine by Scott Jones, who today reiterated his support for a radical immigration policy including a border wall and blamed a “porous border” for creating […]

We hope Paul Ryan has enjoyed his time off during the longest summer recess since 1960. From the looks of all those fundraisers in Colorado, New York—and glossing over a few awkward selfie moments in Iowa—it seems like he’s had a blast. But come Tuesday, it’s time for Speaker Ryan to come back to Congress […]

NJ-05 Poll Memo 9.1.2016

In his full embrace of Donald Trump’s hateful candidacy, Congressman John Mica specifically noted that he likes Trump’s immigration stand, which was on full display last night. Donald Trump delivered a speech in Arizona that – despite promises of a “pivot” and “softening” – showed he’s as radically anti-immigrant as he’s always been. The Republican […]

In another desperate move to try to keep his job this November in a district that solidly favors Democrats, vulnerable Republican Carlos Curbelo released an ad portraying himself as bipartisan. In the ad, Carlos Curbelo says, “for Washington politicians, party always comes first… that’s not me.” Did he bite his tongue when he was reading […]