Press Release

Following the most open, competitive and inclusive executive director search in the history of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Chairwoman Cheri Bustos named veteran political strategist Lucinda Guinn as its next Executive Director. Guinn worked at the DCCC in the 2008 and 2012 cycles and most recently served as Vice President of Campaigns at EMILY’s […]

What NC-09’s razor-thin margin means In short, Democrats are in a commanding position to protect and expand the House majority in 2020. Dan McCready’s razor-thin margin in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District reinforces exactly what we know about the current state of the House battlefield: Democrats are pushing further into Republican strongholds, and Republicans are […]

DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos released the following statement congratulating Dan McCready on his hard-fought campaign in North Carolina’s ruby-red 9th Congressional District: “I’m proud to congratulate Dan McCready, his team that has worked tirelessly on the ground, and the thousands of North Carolina families who have refused to allow their voices to be silenced through […]

Washed-Up Washington Operative Props Up Lobbyist Malliotakis If it’s a day that ends in Y, you can bet a Washington insider is traveling to Staten Island to raise money for Nicole Malliotakis, their handpicked candidate. Since local Republicans aren’t supporting her, Nicole is more than happy to accept help from the shadiest of Washington’s political hacks. […]

It’s Election Day in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District and one thing is certain: the fact a Congressional district President Trump carried by 11.9 points is a tossup on election day is a bad sign for Republicans in 2020.   Here’s what people across the country are reading as voters in North Carolina go to […]

Spano spent summer getting protested, pretending he wasn’t overseas, campaigning in the wrong district, facing lingering questions over his campaign finance scandal and triggering new questions about his self-serving corruption Odds are you had a better summer than scandal-plagued Congressman Ross Spano. Congressman Spano returns to Washington this week after an in-district work period that […]

Michelle Steel in 2014 declared to the voters of Orange County that she was not a career politician, even though she had just spent the last 13 years as a politician… NOW, Steel has stated that she is running for Congress in 2020 but at the same time Steel has been hedging her bet against […]

As Chabot tried to play the victim, his lawyers threw the father of his longtime aide under the bus. Now Jim Schwartz Sr. is speaking out. Something is rotten in the Queen City. Monday’s blockbuster Cincinnati Enquirer report unveiled key new details on the scandal dogging Congressman Steve Chabot and giving heartburn to the entire […]

After six weeks of August District Work Period, Republicans have gotten more heat than glory. The DCCC’s ‘August Accountability’ project kept the pressure on Republicans to answer for their records in Washington of failing to address the cost of prescription drugs, making health care more affordable for everyday Americans, and passing a tax handout to […]

Tomorrow is Election Day in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. Before a single vote has been counted please see below for figures that provide critical context in this race. — NUMBERS TO KNOW IN NC-09 Facts of this District North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District has been a Republican stronghold since it was last held by […]