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After weeks of bad headlines, Bo Hines is hiding from voters weeks before the election Less than 20 days from the midterm election, Republican candidate Bo Hines (NC-13) continues to run away from voters as he faces an onslaught of bad press. As Charlotte Observer reported, Hines refused to debate his opponent, local state senator Wiley Nickel: […]

Colin Schmitt’s threat to abortion rights and Social Security on display during NY-18 debate In yesterday’s Spectrum News 1 debate between Rep. Pat Ryan and extremist Colin Schmitt, no amount of wriggling could disguise the clear threat that Schmitt and a potential GOP majority pose to both reproductive freedom and critical programs like Social Security. Pressed on […]

“NC State’s ‘own’ Bo Hines is not for the Wolfpack” In a move that will surprise few (likely not even the candidate himself), Bo Hines’ first alma mater, NC State, published a scathing article calling on students to “rebuke Bo Hines and tell the Republican Party authenticity trumps political power games.” Hines has always had a tenuous […]

In his newest ad, Jeremy Shaffer tried to deceive voters. It failed. WESA dug into Shaffer’s newest deceptive ad touting his alleged support for women’s health care – which doesn’t use the word “abortion” and conveniently papers over the fact Jeremy Shaffer wants to ban abortion nationwide – even in cases of rape and incest. Read the whole story here, highlights below:  […]

Patti donor “pushes radical conspiracy theories, repeatedly cites antisemitic propaganda”  In extensive detail, the Nevada Independent tracked years of dangerous racist remarks and conspiracy theories perpetuated by millionaire Robert Beadles, a top donor of CA-09 GOP candidate Tom Patti.  Patti accepted thousands of dollars in donations from Beadles, who has dedicated his resources to propping up dangerous, extremist candidates. Patti’s dubious […]

NBC 4 points out that despite bankruptcy, Vega opposed debt relief measures for Virginians Local press is slamming Yesli Vega for hypocrisy after news broke that she filed for bankruptcy with $96,000 in debt – despite opposing debt relief measures for other Virginians. NBC 4 reported that although Yesli Vega (VA-07) has been “campaigning on fiscal responsibility,” she filed […]

Oregon Capital Chronicle: “An anti-abortion group is supporting Republicans trying to distance themselves from abortion politics” A report out yesterday in the Oregon Capital Chronicle reveals that an extremist anti-abortion group is pouring thousands of dollars into OR-04 and OR-05 to boost Alek Skarlatos and Lori Chavez-DeRemer – two anti-choice Republicans who have recently been caught lying […]

Yesterday, Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy reaffirmed that House Republicans are unlikely to provide any additional support to Ukraine if Republicans win a majority. Since then, there have been numerous reports on McCarthy’s troubling statements. House Republicans have sided with Russia over the freedom of Ukraine before, but McCarthy’s latest comment makes the stakes of this election and the contrast between […]

Logan reaffirms he doesn’t support abortion rights, won’t vote to protect women Sometimes it’s not the debate, but the post-debate interview that gets you. Last night, George Logan had a calamitous post-debate interview with the CT Mirror that made clear: George Logan is no moderate, he’s just pretending to be one.  WATCH [7:19]: Logan refused to say he supports […]

“The truth should prevail over partisanship. We believe Taddeo, based on her political career, is better suited to live up to that standard.” This week, the Miami Herald editorial board endorsed State Senator Annette Taddeo in the race for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, yet another proof point of the Taddeo campaign’s undeniable momentum. The editorial board emphasized […]