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“Christine Waugh‑Fleischmann, who spends up to $200 a week on gas for drives to see her grandchildren, said after discussions with Republican friends about inflation ⁠she believes the ​district can be flipped.” New reporting highlights how once again, Tom Barrett failed on his central campaign promise of lowering costs: this time, on gas prices.  Then: Barrett […]

After providing the critical vote to gut Medicaid and devastate Texas’ rural hospitals, De La Cruz’s betrayals reach new bounds Yesterday, as Congress voted on a bipartisan bill to support funding for rural health care services, Monica De La Cruz was nowhere to be found.  Rural Texans already face significant barriers to obtaining quality health care thanks in […]

Republicans’ gerrymandering power grab has backfired – and Republican operatives are trying to avoid the blame After Democrats’ win in Virginia last night, the architect of the GOP power grab, James Blair, is trying to distance himself from the failed ploy because Republicans are well on their way to losing the midterms. After lamely acting like their […]

Less than a year after Republicans voted to enact historic health care cuts, a rural Nebraska hospital is ending its dialysis program – and Republicans’ “Rural Health Transformation Fund” wasn’t enough to save it. Chadron Hospital was a lifeline for dialysis patients, but after facing a $1 million loss on its dialysis services they were forced to shutter their […]

Reminder: Fitzpatrick supports a national abortion ban In a major victory for reproductive freedom, the Commonwealth Court on Monday ruled that Pennsylvanians have a right to an abortion. But vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick doesn’t agree that abortion should be a right. Fitzpatrick voted for a nationwide abortion ban that would rip away reproductive rights from women across the […]

Times of San Diego: “Jim, we’ve reached out to your campaign a couple of times now…” Less than two months into his flailing congressional campaign in CA-48, Jim Desmond is taking heat for dodging the local press.  Despite being anointed as the GOP candidate by Trump and D.C. party bosses, Desmond has repeatedly dodged invitations […]

New race ratings from the non-partisan Cook Political Report make it clear: Democrats are squarely on offense across Virginia.  Cook writes that “under the new map, Democrats are favored in 10 of the state’s 11 seats.”  They write that Congresswoman Jen Kiggans is “highly vulnerable,” Congressman Rob Wittman “has no chance at winning” his existing district, and that neither Congressman […]

“Local residents say anxiety is building in the midst of high living costs.” Mike Turner cast the deciding vote to gut Medicaid from more than 18,000 hardworking Ohioans in his district, and rip food off the table of 40,000 OH-10 families. Now, Dayton residents are at his doorstep calling out his cruelty. Last week, protestors took to Turner’s Dayton office to expose […]

Virginia voters turned out to make their voices heard and reject Republicans’ unprecedented mid-decade gerrymandering scheme.  The results also serve as a blistering rebuke of Congressman John McGuire and House Republicans’ cost-spiking, health care slashing record.  One thing that’s clear from the results: McGuire has never been more vulnerable.  DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin: “Congressman John […]

Virginia voters turned out to make their voices heard and reject Republicans’ unprecedented mid-decade gerrymandering scheme.  The results also serve as a blistering rebuke of Congresswoman Jen Kiggans and House Republicans’ cost-spiking, health care slashing record.  One thing that’s clear from the results: Kiggans has never been more vulnerable.  DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin: “Jen Kiggans […]