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The DCCC has long said that no matter who Republicans nominate, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump have already hurt House Republicans by driving the presidential narrative further and further out of the mainstream, dragging the rest of the party with them to the far right. For specific examples of vulnerable House Republican incumbents who have […]

Please see the statement below from DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján: “With this Cruz-Trump victory, the ‘down-ballot apocalypse’ for House Republicans has been kicked into high gear. Even before this win, Trump and Cruz caused irreparable damage to the Republican brand, forcing the other nominees and down-ballot Republicans to the extreme right. “Trump and Cruz […]

NRA, Oil and Gas Keep Knight Afloat Steve “I’ll Drop Your Ass” Knight’s rough year was capped off with another rough fundraising total. The vulnerable congressman raised just $28,500 from individuals and the rest of his weak total came from special interests. Of his special interest donations, a notable one came from the NRA, which […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Key Sections: When he ran in 2012, he was accused by his Mexican lover of threatening to have him deported, an explosive tale first reported in New Times. The Republican sheriff ultimately couldn’t escape the heat of the scandal and pulled himself out of the Congressional race in May, 2012 and focused […]

The 9-way Republican primary field to replace Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy just got uglier. Today’s FEC reports suggest that FL-18 Republican candidates on the whole are struggling to fundraise in this Democratic-held House district. No Republican candidate raised more than $175,000 from supporters in the final quarter of the year. That makes the Republican fundraising […]

Scott Garrett’s anti-equality views and pro-discrimination record are not only embarrassing his constituents in North Jersey and his corporate donors, they are hurting his chances at re-election. According to NorthJersey.com, “Rep. Scott Garrett raised half of what his challenger raised in last three months of 2015.”   Garrett’s potential Democratic challenger, Josh Gottheimer, raised $375,000 […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Errors. Excessive. Unclear sources. These are the words being used to describe Congresswoman McSally’s disregard for campaign finance disclosure,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “Arizonans are rightfully concerned that she did not return these inappropriate donations until after she was exposed in the press.” Key Sections: The issue has been […]

Blum was once again outraised in the 4th quarter of 2015 after he took in $122,000. Conversely, Monica Vernon raised more than $200,000 this quarter and a total of $829,000 for the year. “Anemic fundraising, failed fact checks, and embarrassing reports of wasting taxpayer money – it’s fair to say that nothing has gone well […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Sheriff Paul Babeu’s abuse scandal has continued to garner widespread coverage and has led to calls for him to drop out of the race. Roll Call published a story Friday digging into the political ramifications for Babeu (more coverage at the end of this release). Key Sections: When Paul Babeu […]

After poll showing Bacon far behind in the primary, his anemic fundraising raises viability questions “With Don Bacon’s embarrassing showing thus far it’s unclear that he can even make it out of the primary,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. This quarter was by far the worst for Bacon. He raised an anemic $39,000, while Ashford […]