Along with Trump, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R. IA), and U.S. Senate candidate, Roger Marshall (R. KS), you can now add U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R. NC) to the list: Tillis, who like Ernst and Marshall is facing a tight reelection race, told a caller in a virtual town hall that she was “absolutely right”…
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AZ & CO-Sen: AlterNet Explains Why These Vulnerable GOPers Are “Ride Or Die” With Trump
AlterNet has a great piece about how vulnerable GOP U.S. Senators like Cory Gardner (R. CO) and Martha McSally (R. AZ) know that they are totally screwed in their re-election bids against John Hickenlooper (D. CO) and Mark Kelly (D. AZ). But they are sticking with Trump all the way. So you might be wondering…
MT-Gov & Sen: These 2 GOPers Loyalty To Tech Giant Oracle Killed Job Opportunities In Montana
From Salon: Montana Republicans Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte share a tight financial and legislative history with each other and with the tech giant Oracle that goes back years. That relationship has netted each of them several million dollars and made Gianforte one of the wealthiest members of Congress. Both have also used…
CO-Sen: Add Cory Gardner (R) To The List Of GOPers Using GOP Operatives In Campaign Ads
So U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R. AZ) was busted doing this: x YouTube Video Sen. Martha McSally has a new campaign ad featuring a cancer survivor who talks about how her “path collided” with McSally, whom she describes as a champion for protecting those with pre-existing medical conditions. The emotional television ad, which started Thursday,…
KY, SC & ME-Sen: GOPers Who Denounced Obama's “Executive Overreach” Are Now Praising Trump
Ok, so we know about Trump’s “executive order” on the coronavirus stimulus relief package: President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Saturday in an effort to bypass congressional negotiations and extend financial relief to tens of millions of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. One order would extend enhanced unemployment benefits at a reduced rate of $400 per…
ME-Sen: Add Susan Collins (R) To The List Of Vulnerable GOPers To Use GOP Insiders In Campaign Ads
Ok, so far U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R. AZ) is guilty of doing this: Sen. Martha McSally has a new campaign ad featuring a cancer survivor who talks about how her “path collided” with McSally, whom she describes as a champion for protecting those with pre-existing medical conditions. The emotional television ad, which started Thursday,…
KY-Sen: LOL Moscow Mitch Is Now Giving Vulnerable GOPers The Ok To Distance Themselves From Trump
Too late: Sen. Mitch McConnell is allowing Republican Senate candidates to do whatever it takes to salvage their campaigns ahead of what Republicans increasingly fear could be a devastating election for their party. In recent weeks, the Senate majority leader has become so concerned over Republicans losing control of the Senate that he has signaled to…
ME, CO, IA, SC, NC & AZ-Sen: Colllins' (R) Brett Kavanaugh Problem Is Also These GOPers Problem
First off, she needs to be called out for her bull shit: Embattled Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in a statement Monday that she agreed with the Supreme Court decision striking down Louisiana’s draconian abortion law, adding that while conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the minority, his opinion “gave no indication” that he would…
AZ, SC, MI, CO, GA, NC, AK-Sen: Megadonor Who Called Safety Net “Slavery Redux” Gave $ To GOPers
From Salon: A number of Republican candidates for Senate and Congress accepted recent campaign donations from Timothy Mellon, a GOP megadonor and heir to the Mellon family fortune, who used derogatory stereotypes to describe Black Americans in his 2015 autobiography. Mellon, the 77-year-old founder of a railway shipping company and scion of one of America's…
PA Democrats Hit Back At Idiot GOPers Bull S@#$ Attempt To Impeach Gov. Tom Wolf (D. PA)
For reference: A group of 25 Republican lawmakers is renewing their quest to have Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf impeached, despite an evident lack of appetite among GOP leaders and the majority of their fellow legislators to pursue the idea. State Rep. Darryl Metcalfe, chairman of the House Environmental Affairs and Energy Committee, announced this week…
KY, NC, IA, CO, GA-Sen A & B: PFAW Pressures GOPers To Protect Your Vote During A Pandemic
Received this e-mail today from the People for the American Way: The coronavirus pandemic is impacting virtually every aspect of our lives – including our ability to participate in our democracy. We’ve already seen the impact that coronavirus has had on the primaries. We must ensure that moving forward, voters can safely, securely, and efficiently exercise…
PA Democrats Target Harrisburg GOPers For Putting The Whole Legislature At Risk For COVID-19
First, some context: Several Democratic state representatives are calling for the resignation of Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Marshall), who did not inform their Democratic colleagues that Rep. Andrew Lewis (R-Dauphin) tested positive for COVID-19. Though Lewis has been quarantining at home since May 18, he was last on the House floor on…
ME, IA & AZ-Sen: These GOPers Brag About Defending Obamacare But Vote For Judges To Kill It
The Daily Beast has been on a roll with terrific pieces about the upcoming U.S. Senate races and Eleanor Clifft’s latest piece highlights three Senate GOPers hypocrisy on their claims to their constituents that they are protecting and defending the Affordable Care Act: With the election looking iffy for the president, McConnell has dropped all…
GA-Sen: GOPers That Sold Stocks During COVID-19 Pandemic Now On Committee To Reopen Economy
Kudos to Julia Conley at Common Dreams for capturing this: Three weeks after government watchdogs demanded the resignation of U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr following reports that both responded to briefings about the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic in late January by selling millions of dollars in stocks, critics slammed President Donald Trump's appointment of…
IA & NC-Sen: Theresa Greenfield (D) & Cal Cunningham (D) Team Up To Take Down Trump's GOPers
Two Democratic Senate candidates are teaming up to help each other’s campaigns take down two very vulnerable Republican Senators. First, Theresa. Greenfield (D. IA): Theresa Greenfield (D. IA) This is BIG. Control of the Senate will come down to Iowa and North Carolina, so Mitch McConnell's super PAC is gearing up to dump over $34…
IA, GA, NC, ME & CO-Sen: PFAW Wants To Punish These GOPers For Voting To Confirm Trump's Judges
Received this e-mail today from the People for the American Way: Fifth Circuit Court Judge Kyle Duncan, a Trump nominee, cast the deciding vote to allow Texas’s unconstitutional ban on abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. Republican Senators Ernst, Perdue, Tillis, Collins, and Gardner voted to confirm him. ALL GIFTS 3X-MATCHED (Deadline Today)! Donate by midnight…
AZ & MT-Sen: These GOPers Were Willing To Stiff Native Americans In $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill
There’s another great piece from The Huffington Post about how the Trump Administration with the help of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R. KY) and House Freedom Caucus Leader, Rep. Mark Meadows (R. NC-11), tried to screw Native American Tribes out of getting any sort of emergency relief funding from the $2 trillion stimulus…
MT, NE, SC, KY, TX & AZ-Sen: GOPers Are Bragging About An Unemployment Boost They Voted Against
Assholes: A core part of lawmakers’ job is to make sure their constituents have access to government programs that are designed to help them. To that end, many members of Congress are pointing to expanded unemployment benefits they authorized last week as part of a massive coronavirus pandemic response bill, which will boost weekly benefits…
AL, MI & MN-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Refuses To Trump's GOPers Defeat These Democrats
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D. AL), Gary Peters (D. MI) and Tina Smith’s (D. MN) re-election campaigns: Recently, we’ve told you about some exciting candidates who are running to turn red Senate seats blue and build a new Democratic majority….
AZ, MT, CO & ME-Sen: Former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D. CA) Returns To Unseat 4 Of Trump's GOPers
Received this e-mail today from former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D. CA): Our country owes a debt of gratitude to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Thanks to their tireless negotiations and standing firm for core Democratic principles, Congress passed a stimulus package today that will benefit hardworking families and the…
