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“Since Stewart Mills III still has not addressed his despicable and sexist remarks since they were made public last month, I’ll repeat what I said then: Mills needs to come out of hiding and explain why he thinks joking about battered women is ok – because it’s really not,” said Sacha Haworth of the DCCC. […]

In Case You Missed It: Key Point: “Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin touts fiscal discipline, but he and his real estate company were late paying taxes dozens of times. “A review of property tax records in the Maine communities of Oakland, Phippsburg, Georgetown and Bath indicates the freshman lawmaker from Oakland was assessed interest 31 […]

Key Section: Those statements fall short of the demand for an apology that Democrats are clamoring for, but it’s more than has been said by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and this area’s lone House Republican, Rod Blum. Neither has responded to media requests for comment. That’s disappointing. — EDITORIAL A new low, even for Trump […]

MEMO: The Case Against Jack Bergman TO: Interested Parties FROM: Sacha Haworth, DCCC Great Lakes Press Secretary DATE: August 3, 2016 The results of last night’s Republican primary mark the beginning of the general election race for Michigan’s 1st Congressional District. The three Republican candidates have been embroiled in a nasty, costly, and debilitating primary […]

Republicanos en el Congreso “no quieren” una reforma migratoria “Al igual que la agenda cruel de Donald Trump, los republicanos en el Congreso le han demostrado a la comunidad inmigrante/latina que una reforma migratoria no es una prioridad para ellos y continúan rechazando rotundamente una propuesta que protege a familias y hace a nuestro país […]

While Republicans and veterans across the nation react with abhorrence to Donald Trump’s latest attacks on a Gold Star military family, Erik Paulsen has been playing coy with his support for Trump by hiding from the press and sending his staffers to do his dirty work for him. Paulsen told WCCO back in May that […]

In a press conference today, President Obama said in no uncertain terms that Donald Trump is “unfit to serve as president,” thanks to his attack on the Gold Star Khan family and the long list of utterly dangerous and un-American positions that Trump has previously staked out. What followed was a simple question, directed at […]

Reacting to Trump’s attacks against Khan military family, Katko doesn’t even name Trump Reacting to Donald Trump’s attack on the parents of Army Captain Humayun Khan, a Purple Heart hero who tragically died in Iraq, Congressman John Katko wouldn’t directly condemn Trump. In fact, Katko didn’t even mention Trump by name. Meanwhile, Katko’s neighboring colleague […]

California Republican congressional candidates in tight races have remained silent after their presidential nominee Donald Trump smeared a Gold Star family over the weekend. Candidates from up and down the state have either wrapped their arms around Trump or are closing their eyes, hoping he goes away. No matter how far they try to run […]

In a despicable interview with The News & Advance on Donald Trump’s attack on the Gold Star Khan family, Tom Garrett –  the Republican candidate running to represent the Khan family in Congress – said that Trump’s comments simply “hurt somebody feelings.” “Tom Garrett has managed to disparage the Gold Star Khan family even further, […]