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Virginia Mercury commentary calls out Republican Yesli Vega for extreme rhetoric on abortion Republican Yesli Vega’s (VA-07) position on reproductive rights – and the fundamental right to privacy – is far too extreme for the values and beliefs of Virginians. Vega is facing local pressure after she was caught questioning whether victims of rape are less likely […]

Republican Study Committee member Ashley Hinson must answer for group’s proposal to slash farm programs Last week, the Republican Study Committee, released their 2023 budget, putting a clear target on Iowa farmers and showing the high stakes of re-electing RSC member Ashley Hinson. The group’s extreme proposal would eliminate billions in funding for family farmers, leaving hard-working Iowa […]

Amanda Adkins released her first TV ad of the 2022 cycle today – and she wasted no time proving her far-right, extremist credentials. The ad featured Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden, who recently revealed he is still using taxpayer dollars to investigate baseless election conspiracy claims, despite there being “no evidence of widespread voter fraud anywhere in […]

“The bill passed, despite a ‘no’ vote from our local Rep. David Valadao” During a time when working families struggle with costs, David Valadao voted against H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now bill, which would cap the cost of insulin at $35. Despite the fact that insulin production is $2.28 to $3.42, the market price […]

Logan again has weak fundraising quarter George Logan is struggling. According to the CT Mirror, Logan is falling behind in the race for CT-05: Reports due Friday show that Hayes outpaced Logan by a 3-1 margin for the second consecutive financial quarter and ended June with nearly $1.7 million in cash on hand, compared to $204,825 for Logan. Hayes […]

In WMUR interview Hansel shows he’s not ready to lead NH-02 George Hansel isn’t ready to represent the Granite State. In an interview with WMUR, Hansel struggled to give specifics or solutions, instead hiding behind fuzzy nothingness. Alarmingly, he did give some answers: Hansel refused to say he wouldn’t try to privatize Social Security – painfully […]

Leavitt outraises Mowers & Huff Brown with donors Matt Mowers was supposed to be the frontrunner. Until his top advisor allegedly abused a woman. He got exposed for voting twice in the 2016 presidential election by the Associated Press. Feckless House Republican Leaders and Trump 2024 rivals have rushed to his aid. It hasn’t worked. FEC reports show without a desperate $100,000 personal loan, he got outraised by right wing […]

Tom Barrett filed his quarterly campaign finance report on Friday – proving that his campaign is underfunded, underprepared, and underwater. According to his Q2 filing, Barrett raised less than $610,000 in the second quarter of 2022 and burned through almost 100% of what he brought in – leaving him with less than $440,000 in the bank […]

Following overturning of Roe, patients suffer from life-endangering delays and denials in treatment  Here are some consequences of Republicans’ efforts to ban abortion and what our world would look like if Republicans succeed in their plan to ban abortion nationwide: Associated Press: Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care Lupus patient denied medication that […]

Following Q2 fundraising reports, California Republicans have never looked more vulnerable. In races spanning the state, Democratic challengers outperformed Republican incumbents. The strong showing should come as no surprise – each challenger claims a spot on the DCCC’s coveted ‘Red to Blue’ program, which designates Democrats’ offensive strategy for maintaining a House majority. In CA-22, top Democratic […]