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Hint: it’s the top of the ticket.   ICYMI: Why Republicans Could Lose a House Seat in Minnesota National Journal 3/23/2016 Early last month, Re­pub­lic­an Rep. John Kline cri­ti­cized a few un­usu­al tar­gets: the GOP can­did­ates hop­ing to re­place him. Kline, who is re­tir­ing at the end of this term, told the St. Paul Pi­on­eer […]

In case you missed it, North Jersey Congressman Scott Garrett just had an absolutely brutal day in the news. Here is a brief rundown: After declining numerous times to clarify his anti-LGBT views first reported by POLITICO last summer, Scott Garrett tried to wipe the slate clean nine months later by calling the story a […]

WATCH VIDEO   —   Blum “recession” comment comes under fire The Courier http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/blum-recession-comment-comes-under-fire/article_10cc9289-4b11-5b31-a648-4784299f7e82.html WATERLOO — U.S. Rep. Rod Blum, R-1st District, has been a longtime critic of how Washington, D.C., works, but a recent comment calling for a “recession” in the nation’s capital led to criticism for the congressman back home. Labor leaders and politicians […]

Michigan’s 1st District candidate Tom Casperson spent a decade voting against middle-class families in Lansing. Now we can add education of Michigan children to the list of things Casperson is willing to ignore while pursuing his own interests as a career politician. (Already on the list was the outright abdication of responsibility on the part […]

Touts endorsement from anti-choice group, reminder of opposition to equal pay, increasing minimum wage and strengthening protections for domestic violence survivors As NY-22 congressional candidate (and Tea Party hero) Claudia Tenney touts her endorsement from a prominent anti-choice group today, it serves as a critical reminder of her long track-record of siding against Upstate New […]

RYAN:  “Our political discourse… did not use to be this bad.” REALITY:  Ryan and his colleagues have helped fuel Trump-like discourse since at least 2010 RYAN: “My dad used to say, if you’re not a part of the solution, you’re a part of the problem.” REALITY: Ryan is part of the problem. Where was Ryan […]

MIRS 3/23/2016 The lone Senator not present during today’s Detroit Public Schools (DPS) reform vote was in Washington D.C. for the National Republic Congressional Committee (NRCC) annual dinner. Sen. Tom CASPERSON (R-Escanaba), who is running in the 1st Congressional District, attended the dinner with departing U.S. Rep. Dan BENISHEK (R-Crystal Falls), whose seat he is seeking. “He doesn’t make […]

Puntos Claves: “…activistas y legisladores demócratas en El Paso denunciaron la acción de los republicanos, particularmente de Hurd, cuyo territorio incluye áreas hispanas en el Oeste de Texas.” “…la postura republicana busca bloquear ‘el avance de la comunidad hispana’. Prueba de esto […] están las posturas antiinmigrantes del principal candidato presidencial de los republicanos, Donald […]

Tonight, former Governor Mitt Romney will headline the NRCC’s 2016 Annual March Dinner in Washington D.C. When announcing his attendance in December, Speaker Paul Ryan was quoted as saying, “Mitt has a distinguished legacy of public service and his leadership has been instrumental in moving the Republican Party in the right direction.” So the question […]

After the blowback Tim Walberg received for saying the Flint crisis shows “that government can’t protect us against everything. It comes down to people watching out for themselves” and that “Michigan has done very well in the process of regulating water and protecting citizens,” you’d think he would try to prove to his constituents that […]