Received this e-mail today. from Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D. MA-07). on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-03) campaign: Marie Newman (D. IL-03) This is Ayanna Pressley — Representative from the MA-07, Warren campaign co-chair, and proud member of the Squad. I’m asking for your support today to…
Category: BlueDogs
IL-13: AOC & DFA Keep Up The Momentum For Marie Newman (D) To Defeat An Anti-Choice Blue Dog
Received two e-mails in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-13) campaign. First, from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY-14): Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY-14) When we started Courage to Change, we knew that the fight to elect working-class candidates would be difficult. Not everyone would win, and seeing courageous community leaders lose is hard. It hurts. But…
IL-03: Julián Castro (D. TX) Endorses Marie Newman (D) In The Democratic Primary
Received this e-mail today from former San Antonio Mayor, HUD Secretary, and former Presidential candidate, Julián Castro (D. TX), in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-03) campaign: Marie Newman (D. IL-03) After I ended my campaign for president, I made a promise that I wouldn’t stop fighting for bold and progressive policies and candidates to…
TX-28: Bernie Sanders FINALLY Endorses Jessica Cisneros (D) In The Democratic Primary
Took him a while but glad he’s there: Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is wading into one of Texas’ most closely watched primary challenges, endorsing progressive candidate Jessica Cisneros who has mounted a bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress. “This is the most important election in our…
TX-28: Texas AFL-CIO Endorses Progressive Jessica Cisneros (D) Over Blue Dog Henry Cuellar (D)
Some big news out of Texas: x Since day one, we’ve been running a campaign by and for the people of South Texas. Today, I’m incredibly proud to share that we’ve earned the endorsement of @TexasAFLCIO’s 240,000 members — who know I’ll be a true champion for working people in Washington. Let’s do this. ✊ðŸÂ¾…
IL-03: DFA Keeps Up The Momentum To Help A Real Progressive Unseat An Anti-Choice Blue Dog
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-03) campaign: You remember that DFA-endorsed progressive candidate Marie Newman is challenging a Democratic establishment incumbent who’s notoriously anti-choice in Illinois’ third congressional district? Well, that fake Democrat just made it all the more clear he’s a threat to reproductive rights, and Marie…
Amy Klobuchar joins Chris Mathews to slam Progressives with GOP talking points
Amy Klobuchar joined Chris Matthews after the debate to slam Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren with Republican talking points on free stuff and socialism. Amy tried to temper the attack with midwestern charm but showed she like most centrist politicians are there to protect the plutocracy no ensure the best outcomes for their constituencies. Amy…
TX-23, IL-03 & WV-Gov: PCCC Goes All In For These Elizabeth Warren-Endorsed Democrats
Received this e-mail from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: Stephen Smith (D. WV) CBS News reports: “Elizabeth Warren endorses progressive House primary challengers as she rises in polls.” The challengers are Jessica Cisneros, running to unseat Henry Cuellar in TX-28 and Marie Newman, running against Dan Lipinski in IL-03. Warren also endorsed Stephen Smith, who is running to…
TX-28: CREDO Action Goes After Rep. Henry Cuellar (D) For Accepting Donations From The Koch Brothers
Received this e-mail today from CREDO Action: We've known for a long time that the Koch brothers – the billionaire donors who run an international oil, chemical and manufacturing conglomerate – bankroll Republican campaigns and fund shady Super PACs to further corporatist conservative interests. So it's troubling to learn that long-time Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar eagerly accepts thousands…
IL-03: DFA Fights Back Against THe DCCC's Efforts To Stop Marie Newman (D) From Unseating A Blue Dog
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-03) campaign: The DCCC is trying to push a progressive candidate out of a primary against one of the worst Democrats in Congress. Can you chip in to Marie Newman's campaign and DFA today so we can fight back? “Progressive groups are coming…
IL-03: DFA & PCCC Refuse To Let The DCCC Stop Marie Newman (D) From Defeating A Blue Dog Dem
Received two e-mails in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-03) congressional campaign. First from Democracy for America: This is URGENT. POLITICO just reported that progressive House challenger Marie Newman’s campaign is being dramatically impacted by the new policy the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (or DCCC) implemented in order to shut down primaries. We can’t let the DCCC push Marie out…
