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Nov 05, 2012
The Tea Party Is Over
TO: Interested Parties FROM: DCCC Communications DATE: Monday, November 5 RE: The Tea Party Is Over The 2012 elections have been the undoing of the 2010 Tea Party tsunami that crashed upon Washington. The Tea Party is over. In 2010, these Tea Party Republicans ran on a common agenda: blocking President Obama, repealing health care reform, opposing government regulation, favoring massive cuts in government spending and refusing to compromise. They arrived to much fanfare as they took control …
Read More »Nov 05, 2012
House Democrats Poised to Roll Back the Tea Party Wave
House Democrats have had record success throughout the election cycle. On every measure within the DCCC’s control, Democrats have been on offense: we outraised the NRCC by more than $16 million despite being in the minority, we recruited a wide field of over 50 Red-to-Blue candidates, we stayed competitive on the air despite being outspent, and we mobilized an historic ground game, especially in “orphan” states. …
Read More »Nov 02, 2012
Worst Republican votes in the 112th Congress
For the past two years, Republicans in Congress have failed to act on critical priorities – focusing instead on partisan politics. Meanwhile Americans continue to wait for middle-income tax cuts, a jobs bill, the Farm bill, and the Violence Against Women Act. To get an idea of just how extreme the Republican Congress has become, read this list of the 35 worst votes House …
Read More »Nov 01, 2012
Koster’s “The Rape Thing” Comments Attracting National Attention
Media outlets around the country have taken note of Tea Party candidate Jon Koster’s extreme ideas. The Today Show Reuters Republican candidate calls aborting rapist's child 'more violence on woman's body.' Associated Press GOP congressional candidate says ‘the rape thing’ is not cause for abortion. Salon GOP House candidate has an opinion on “the rape thing.” New York Magazine GOP Candidate Squeezes in One Last Offensive …
Read More »Oct 31, 2012
Jonathan Paton’s Special Interest Contributions Show Who He Would Stand With in Washington
Republican congressional candidate and former payday lending lobbyist Jonathan “Payday” Paton (AZ-01) has already sided with predatory payday lenders that charge Arizona’s middle class astronomical interest rates. But his latest campaign finance report show that if elected to Congress, Payday Paton would side with Tea Party Republicans and corporate interests over the middle class and seniors, too. Paton recently took contributions from Tea Party darling Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, as well as …
Read More »Oct 31, 2012
Shot/Chaser: Jason Plummer’s Ethical Fine Line
SHOT: Editorial: Belleville News-Democrat Wondered if Plummer Has Something to Hide By Not Releasing His Taxes. In a February 2012 editorial, the Belleville News-Democrat urged Plummer to release his taxes. “The more Plummer refuses, the more it makes you wonder if he has something to hide. […] Plummer needs to release his tax returns.” [Belleville News-Democrat Editorial, 2/25/12] SHOT: Plummer's Late Property Taxes Become Issue In Metro East Congressional Race: “Now comes news that Plummer has …
Read More »Oct 30, 2012
DCCC Releases New Ad – Brendan Doherty Would Make it Harder
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its first Independent Expenditure campaign TV ad in RI-01, highlighting the effects that Brendan Doherty’s policies would have on Rhode Island families. Brendan Doherty supported the Romney Republican plan that allows insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions, and Doherty even praised a plan that ends the Medicare guarantee. The DCCC ad begins airing today. Make it Harder Script of …
Read More »Oct 29, 2012
DCCC Releases New Ad - Millionaire Matt Doheny is Only Out for Himself
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching its fourth Independent Expenditure campaign TV ad in NY-21, contrasting millionaire Matt Doheny’s record of only looking out for himself with the values that make Upstate New York strong. Matt Doheny led the restructuring of a company that saw 500 workers lose their jobs and executives receive bonuses, and the company where Doheny made his fortune invested in offshore companies that used …
Read More »Oct 26, 2012
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel’s Statement on Record Big Oil Donation to Boehner Super PAC
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement after Congressional Leadership Fund, a Super PAC affiliated with Speaker John Boehner, took a record $2.5 million contribution from Chevron. According to the Washington Post, the Chevron contribution “appears to be the largest contribution from a publicly traded corporation to a political group” since the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling. “This may be the biggest political payoff in history. House Republicans protected taxpayer …
Read More »Oct 26, 2012
DCCC Releases New Ad Targeting Jonathan “Payday” Paton
The DCCC released its fifth Independent Expenditure ad warning voters of Republican congressional candidate Jonathan “Payday” Paton’s payday lobbyist record that put special interests over Arizona’s middle class. Payday Paton was paid by the predatory payday lending industry at the same time he was serving in the State Legislature. Payday Paton also pushed an initiative that would allow “the continued gouging of everyday citizens” by payday lenders who charged interest rates of up to 180%. …
Read More »Oct 26, 2012
DCCC Releases TV Ad Targeting Keith Rothfus for Praising Plan to End Medicare
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today launched an Independent Expenditure campaign TV ad targeting Keith Rothfus (PA-12) for praising a plan to end the Medicare guarantee and force seniors to pay $6,400 more per year to fund tax breaks for millionaires. The DCCC ad began running today. We Earned It Script of DCCC IE AD “We Earned It”: Person on the Street 1: We earned this. It isn’t a gift. Person on the …
Read More »Oct 26, 2012
Congressman Sean Duffy: NARAL is “Disgusting”
First “Doctor” Todd Akin lectured on the definition of rape. Next “Scientist” Congressman Joe Walsh reminded everyone of his ignorance on women’s health. Then just this week, extreme Tea Party Senate candidate Richard Mourdock actually insisted that pregnancies from rape were gifts from God. Now, please welcome Congressman Sean Duffy to the Tea Party panel of women’s health experts. Duffy had the audacity not just to lie about publicly funded abortions, but …
Read More »Oct 26, 2012
Constituents Blast Rep. Southerland for Ending Medicare Guarantee While Complaining About His Salary
In the DCCC Independent Expenditure’s fourth TV ad, Floridians blast Congressman Steve Southerland (FL-02) for voting to put Florida seniors’ retirement in jeopardy while complaining about his taxpayer funded salary. Florida seniors would have to pay hundreds of dollars more each month under a plan like the one Congressman Southerland voted for twice. Backwards Script of “Backwards” Constituent 1: Have you read up on Steve Southerland? Voiceover: In Washington, Southerland voted …
Read More »Oct 26, 2012
Congressman Bobby Schilling Folds in Final Debate
Congressman Bobby Schilling has the wrong priorities for Illinois middle class families and it showed in tonight’s final debate. Congressman Schilling failed to defend his out of touch record voting to end the Medicare guarantee just to give more tax breaks to millionaires and corporations that ship jobs overseas. Whether turning his back on workers losing their jobs to China or lying about his plan that raises health care costs …
Read More »Oct 26, 2012
The Only “Insanity” Is Congressman Southerland’s Record in Washington
Congressman Steve Southerland continued to show why he’s so vulnerable during last night’s debate against small businessman Al Lawson. In Washington, Congressman Steve Southerland has voted twice for extreme budgets that end the Medicare guarantee just to pay for new tax breaks for millionaires, so it figures he would claim that facts about his extreme record are “totally false” and “insane.” “Congressman Steve Southerland knows he can’t run on his …
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