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Key Sections: One candidate is under investigation by the state attorney general. Another is feuding with a sitting congresswoman over whether he allowed children to be abused at the school he used to run. A third candidate had to apologize for saying that “99 percent” of mass shootings were committed by Democrats. The controversies already […]

Tea Party Republican Ted Cruz will attempt to woo San Diegans today by rallying in Mission Valley. Will his down-ballot twin Republican lobbyist Denise Gitsham – who told a crowd of Tea Partiers that she’s “one of them” —  finally break her silence and endorse Cruz? The two have a lot in common: both of […]

Ya que los candidatos republicanos para el congreso están huyendo de los precandidatos favoritos para ganar la nominación del partido republicano — Donald Trump y Ted Cruz — el Gallup Poll sugiere lo que ya sabíamos de Donald Trump: el es una amenaza para latinos, y los demócratas harán un mejor trabajo que cualquier candidato […]

As vulnerable Republican congressional candidates continue to run away from their party’s front runners – Donald Trump and Ted Cruz – Gallup Poll suggests something we all knew all along:  Trump is bad for Latinos and Democrats would do a much better job than any of the Republican presidential candidates. Guess the pollsters got a […]

Weekly House Cleaning A DCCC News Roundup Since the beginning of the election cycle, the DCCC has been aggressively recruiting across the country and expanding our offensive battlefield, district by district, all in an effort to be ready for whatever opportunities arise during this unpredictable cycle. As reported this morning by Roll Call, six new […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI – It’ll Be Cruz or Trump, Like It or Not National Journal By Charlie Cook April 7, 2016 Whenev­er I hear Re­pub­lic­ans wax on about the pos­sib­il­ity of nom­in­at­ing someone oth­er than Don­ald Trump or Ted Cruz—talk­ing up John Kasich, Paul Ry­an, Scott Walk­er, Mitt Rom­ney, or some oth­er […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced that former small business owner and Broome County legislator Kim Myers (NY-22) has earned a spot in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) highly-competitive Emerging Races program, indicating that the campaign is off to a promising start and on track to achieve full status in the DCCC’s Red […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced that retired Army Colonel Mike Derrick (NY-21) has earned a spot in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) highly-competitive Emerging Races program, indicating that the campaign is on track to achieve full status in the DCCC’s Red to Blue program in the future. To earn this designation, Derrick […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced a new round of candidates to qualify for the DCCC’s Emerging Races designation, part of the highly competitive Red to Blue program. These candidates have earned this designation by meeting key organizational and campaign infrastructure goals, and will be ready to compete for these seats in November. Beyond […]

TO:                         Interested Parties FROM:                 DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department DATE:                    April 7, 2016   SCHNEIDER LEADS DOLD BY 9 POINTS IN ILLINOIS’ 10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Fresh off of his primary victory, Democratic former Congressman Brad Schneider has a 9-point lead over Republican Congressman Bob Dold heading into the general election, […]