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Addressing Congressman Duncan Hunter’s indictment for alleged misuse of $250,000 worth of campaign funds for personal expenses and the filing of false campaign finance records, DCCC Communications Director Meredith Kelly issued the following statement: “From flying his pet rabbit across the country to a six figure bar tab it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Duncan Hunter’s […]

“Rep. Yoder touting endorsements he doesn’t have has backfired in the most dramatic way, with a local mayor now calling out Yoder for flip-flopping on the issues,” said DCCC spokesperson Rachel Irwin. “Yoder has turned off Kansans of all political stripes and he’s clearly desperate to paint over his record given the headwinds he’s facing […]

Rep. Erik Paulsen, who is the 6th highest recipient of special interest PAC money in Congress, is notorious for dodging his constituents while gallivanting around the country with his special interest donors. Now, Paulsen is facing fierce backlash back home for refusing to join his opponent Dean Phillips in a series of forums that are […]

Over $5.7M raised online in July; average online gift $19 410k first time online donors this cycle DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced record-breaking July fundraising. In July, the DCCC raised $13.5M compared to $11.9M in July of 2016. The committee raised $5.8M online in July with an average gift of $19 Through July, the DCCC has […]

“For months Marty Nothstein has hidden the fact that he is under investigation for very serious allegations of sexual misconduct, and he owes the people of Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District answers,” said DCCC Spokesperson Amanda Sherman. — Lehigh Valley velodrome board put Pennsylvania congressional candidate Marty Nothstein on leave after sexual misconduct allegation | The […]

Today, the non-partisan election forecaster Inside Elections shifted a whopping 30 races towards Democrats. Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales specifically cited strong Democratic recruitment and fundraising, competitive open seats, and Republican incumbents who have been caught woefully unprepared. Inside Elections notes, ‘Republicans have dozens of fires around the country, and the party might not have enough […]

During a recent interview, vulnerable Republican David Valadao sounded more like President Trump when he was talking about immigration than the moderate he likes to pretend he is. On President Trump’s wasteful and expensive border wall: “there’s a lot of things going on at the border I think they’re handling the right way.” On a detention […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “Not only did Congressman Donovan attack Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Max Rose while he’s serving National Guard duty, but, after getting caught red handed, Donovan had the nerve to lie about it,” said DCCC Spokesman Evan Lukaske. “This incident perfectly exemplifies what this race is about. While Max […]

DCCC: One word, “yes” IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ————- Will Democrats Engage Texas Latino Voters? By Elizabeth Trovall Houston Public Media https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2018/08/16/300471/will-democrats-engage-texas-latino-voters/ […] At the event, Pelosi pointed to the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) as evidence of the party’s commitment to outreach. “Our chairman of our committee is Latino, Ben […]

Every chance he gets, Congressman Hurd asks hardworking people in Texas to take him on his word that he’s different from the rest of his party in Washington. But according to Politifact, Congressman Hurd’s word isn’t worth much. In fact, it’s worth so little that one of his whoppers was awarded Politifact’s lowest rating for […]