PHOENIX, Arizona, July 8 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following letter: To: Arizona GOP From: Hannah Goss (hgoss@azdem.org) Re: 6-in-10 Republicans Support Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 TOPLINE: 6 in 10 GOP voters support Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Two weeks ago, President Joe Biden delivered on his campaign promise to find common ground to get things done for the American people by endorsing the Bipartisan Infrastr more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Six months' worth of ineffective leadership, election misinformation, and extremist politics have further damaged the Arizona GOP's appeal and inspired over ten thousand Arizona voters to ditch their Republican party affiliation. This mass exodus of Republican voters comes in the wake of the drawn-out, deeply unpopular sham of an 'audit', Gov. Doug Ducey's brazen disregard for public health measures, an more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, President Biden and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators announced their support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. This package will make life better for millions of Arizonans by creating a generation of good-paying union jobs, jumpstarting our local economy, and investing in clean energy technology. What's more: It's even supported by six-in-ten GOP voters. Yet, a number of Arizona more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 7 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: The Democratic Party of Georgia announced the expansion of its communications operation, hiring Rhyan Lake to serve as Rapid Response Director. In this role, she will focus on the Biden-Harris administration, specifically how President Biden and Democrats' agenda is helping Georgia families and workers. "We are excited to continue growing our team for the upcoming election cycle, and we're thrilled t more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following fact sheet entitled "Georgia Wins Big with Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework": Georgians sent President Joe Biden to the White House to bring people together and get things done - and the President is delivering on that promise. Supported by a bipartisan group of Senators, the Biden-Harris administration's historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework will make life better for millions of Georgians by cre more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As Brian Kemp officially launches his re-election bid this weekend, he has a lot to answer for when it comes to the state of health care in the Peach State - from Georgia's maternal mortality rate, which is the second highest in the nation, to Georgia's crumbling rural health care due to Kemp's failure to expand Medicaid. "Georgians' access to quality, affordable care care has never been worse than  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 8 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: With Brian Kemp officially launching his re-election bid this weekend, the numerous ways he failed Georgians during COVID-19 are poised to haunt his campaign. A public health expert summed up Kemp's management of the public health crisis best, saying: "A lot of people were hurt, and a lot of people died when they didn't need to." "As Kemp prepares to launch his re-election campaign, he will no doubt  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 7 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: This weekend, Georgians were able to come back together to celebrate Independence Day thanks to the success of the Biden-Harris administration and Democrats' American Rescue Plan. With the plan's unprecedented vaccine program and historic investment in reopening and recovering - including a $17.4 billion investment in Georgia - America added 850,000 jobs to the economy in June, according to a report l more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 9 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Dr. Jill Biden, Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, and Mayor Van Johnson will visit a vaccination site in Savannah and encourage Georgians of all ages to get vaccinated at Alfred Ely Beach High School. The trip to Georgia is the latest stop in the Biden-Harris administration's nationwide push to reach millions of Americans who still need protection against the virus and urge communities to get vaccinat more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: This week, Georgians were able to safely come back together in celebration of the Fourth of July thanks to the shots in arms and checks in pockets from President Biden and Democrats' American Rescue Plan. Throughout the week, local elected officials also underlined how urgent passing the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework is to rebuilding our roads and bridges, bringing good-paying union more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Georgia's Republican primary for U.S. Senate took another chaotic turn this past week with GOP criticism of Trump-anointed candidate Herschel Walker increasing after former President Trump announced Walker was planning to run. News of Walker's impending announcement was met with mixed reactions from the current and potential field. * Walker "staring down some friendly fire." He may have Trump's bles more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 7 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is launching a new organizing program with a focus on diverse, local talent beginning in nine target states to get on the ground early ahead of the midterm elections and to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. The Campaign Pipeline Project is a train-to-hire boot camp pipeline at the DNC with the goal of supporting states in their recruitment, training,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: After a successful campaign over Fourth of July highlighting the reality that "America is back together" thanks to President Biden and Democrats, the DNC kept its foot on the gas this week by announcing a dramatic expansion of the DNC's "I Will Vote" initiative with Vice President Harris. This historic investment, which includes $25 million in voter education, voter protection, targeted voter registratio more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Republican Party for creating a state economy that's made Hoosiers work more for less and limited many Hoosier workers' future. This decades-long job record - which studies show Republicans funneling out more "good jobs" than taking in - has more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 7 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today hailed the success of its statewide American Rescue Plan tour where Hoosiers from more than 40 counties held 25 events to tell the story about how the federal stimulus package was helping Indiana and its families put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror. This means Hoosiers learned about how th more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 10 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 9, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on Republicans in Indiana's Congressional delegation to join their Democratic colleagues in support of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan and the opportunity to revitalize Indiana's infrastructure. Yesterday's story in the Lafayette Journal & Courier exposed w more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 8 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, President Biden and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators announced their support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. This package--which is supported by a strong bipartisan group of voters--will make life better for millions of Kansas residents and create a generation of good-paying union jobs and economic growth. "President Biden came into office promising to find common ground to get t more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 6 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 5, 2021: * * * Drew Gattine, Chair of the Maine Democratic Party, issued the following statement today on Paul LePage announcing his run for a third term as Governor of Maine. "I served in the Legislature while Paul LePage was Governor, and I watched him veto efforts to expand health care, weaken our public health infrastructure, and take money away from towns and municipalities, driving up property ta more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 8 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: As Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to block legislation to reform our ethics laws and campaign finance system, new questions are emerging about what exactly McConnell promised Governor Larry Hogan in his "aggressive" efforts to push Hogan to run for Senate. Republican insiders told the Washingtonian recently that McConnell promised Hogan "significant" outside spending to boost Hogan's poten more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * In response to James Craig's campaign dress rehearsal that just concluded in Jackson County, MDP spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite issued the following statement: "As expected, James Craig just spoke for a half-hour without disclosing much more about where he stands on the issues, trying to have it both ways embracing Trump while once again refusing to condemn the Big Lie. This was a total thumb more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: Six months ago today, insurrectionists spurred on by the Big Lie descended on our nation's capital, successfully breaching the U.S. Capitol building in a violent display that killed five and injured 140 officers in Washington DC on January 6th. While Democratic Leaders Donna Lasinki and Jim Ananich encourage bipartisan legislative action to investigate Michigan's impact on the insurrec more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a rambling interview in which he arbitrarily referenced poll data multiple times, James Craig appeared on Fox and Friends yesterday in what marked the 20th installment of his "endless softball gauntlet." Once again appearing before a partisan anchor that lavished him with praise attributed to nothing in particular, Craig was given yet another opportunity to appear accessible to press without having more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to new reporting from MLive, failed congressional candidate and apparent member of James Craig's shadow campaign Lena Epstein answers more about the next steps of the unofficial gubernatorial candidate than he does: "[Craig] will lay out a very specific plan to election integrity, keeping the borders safe and how we're going to grow our economy..." Epstein said to MLive at yesterday's Jackso more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In an attempted Friday news dump, embattled MIGOP co-chair Ron Weiser agreed to cover the costs the party was facing to settle a complaint stemming from his decision to tip the scales in the 2018 Republican primary for Michigan secretary of state. In order to clear the field for his preferred candidate Mary Trader Lang, the Detroit Free Press reported that Weiser struck a deal with Shelby Township cle more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: During James Craig's Tuesday "dress rehearsal" speech in Jackson County, MIGOP Chair Ron Weiser reportedly told AP that the thumb-on-the-scale optics of coordinating an "off-Broadway" venue for Craig to test out his stump speech was purely coincidental. As a reminder, none of the six officially declared gubernatorial candidates were invited to speak at this event. "We're not trying to coronate anybod more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: The North Carolina Democratic Party is launching "Chop It Up NC," a series of virtual and in-person events focused on engaging men of color across the state through meaningful conversations about issues that affect black and brown communities. In 2020, voter turnout among men of color was 62 percent compared to 75 percent statewide. "I am thrilled to be kicking off this critical program nearly a y more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Whether or not you would've voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election is quickly becoming a litmus test dividing Republican Senate candidates. A new report from the Charlotte Observer revealed that "of the three leading Republican candidates in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, just one confirmed he would have voted to certify the election of President Joe Biden." * Congressman Ted Bu more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: A budget is a reflection of values and the North Carolina General Assembly Republicans budget proposal prioritizes partisan power grabs, $13.9 billion in corporate tax breaks, and defunding North Carolina's criminal justice system - denying justice to crime victims. Studies have found that some of North Carolina's largest counties have fewer prosecutors than almost any other urban county their siz more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: This week when Nikole Hannah-Jones decided not to accept her delayed tenure position at UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina students once again fell victim to what has become a conservative takeover of our state's academic institutions. These students will no longer have the opportunity to learn from this Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and UNC-Chapel Hill alumna. However, as Hannah-Jones acknowledg more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Help is here for North Carolina's crumbling infrastructure: President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework will fix roads, bridges, broadband access and more across the Tar Heel state and improve the lives of millions of North Carolinians while creating jobs along the way. How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework will benefit North Carolina (https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Pat McCrory remains silent as more reporting surfaces about the "renewed scrutiny" on GOP mega-donor and U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's involvement in a potentially illegal "straw donor" scheme circumventing campaign finance laws. NC Policy Watch reports this morning that Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman is reviewing findings submitted by a watchdog group that show "inconsistent  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Bobbie Richardson on Independence Day: * * * "Happy Fourth of July to all North Carolinians. This Independence Day, thanks to the leadership of President Biden, Governor Cooper, and Democrats, and no thanks to the entire North Carolina Republican delegation, historic progress has been made to help North Carolina bounce back from COVID-19. "While our road to recovery is not over, the more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 9 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: A new study from the Commonwealth Fund found that President Joe Biden's robust vaccination program saved nearly 300,000 American lives and prevented 1.25 million hospitalizations across the country. The study estimates that COVID-19 deaths would have jumped to 4,500 each day during a second "2021 spring surge" without the Biden-Harris administration's aggressive vaccination push. The study comes as F more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 7 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Following more major allegations in a recently-released book by Neil Clark, Mike DeWine owes Ohioans a lot more information on his connections to the largest public corruption scheme in state history. From campaign donations to top-level staff connected to the scandal, DeWine can't shake his links to the scandal. DeWine and his team have repeatedly declined to comment on the scandal, including as recently as Friday  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Just when you think things can't get worse for GOP Senate candidates in Ohio, they find new and creative ways to sink lower, turn off voters in Ohio and embarrass our state on a national stage. This week, Republican candidates were widely mocked and criticized for their desperate attempts to try and get Trump's attention at the expense of Ohio voters. And now, with the entrance of J.D. Vance into the race, an alread more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: It's been less than a week since J.D. Vance entered Ohio's "crowded and nasty" GOP Senate primary and he's already facing a barrage of brutal headlines. Vance spent the first days of his campaign on a desperate apology tour in an attempt to "disown" old anti-Trump tweets after facing "criticism that he flip-flopped on his support for Donald Trump." Vance's grovelling is par for the course in the messy primary where  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: It's been another rough week for the GOP Senate field, including its newest member J.D. Vance. While J.D. has gotten used to the lifestyle of the rich and the famous, in which his Big Tech cronies hang on his every word, suddenly he finds himself in a world where his hypocrisy and phoniness is under scrutiny as the rest of the country discovers what Ohio has known for so long -- J.D. has always only ever been in it  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 7 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Six months ago, insurrectionists spurred on by Donald Trump's Big Lie stormed the United States Capitol in an attack on our democracy, costing five people their lives, endangering hundreds more, and damaging the reputation of the United States. "Instead of protecting our democracy, Republicans have sold out their country to protect a loser ex-president, dedicated their efforts to trying to block more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 8 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: While Democrats are focused on helping Oklahomans during the unprecedented pandemic, Stitt and his Republican cohorts have cost our State's economy nearly $3 million by ending the extended pandemic unemployment benefits early. "GOP leadership continues to play with Oklahomans' lives," declared Alicia Andrews, Chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. "It's a disgrace that Stitt ended the unemploym more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 9 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Vice President Harris announced a dramatic expansion of the Democratic National Committee's 'I Will Vote' initiative to address and overcome efforts across the country to make voting more difficult and burdensome. The DNC will invest $25 million in voter education, voter protection, targeted voter registration, and technology to make voting more accessible and to fight back against Republicans' u more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Failed and flailing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released his agenda for Texas' upcoming special legislative session -- giving Texans barely 24 hours notice of what their lawmakers will be focused on for the next 30 days. Predictably, Abbott's agenda continues the exact same horrifying attacks that Republicans levied on Texans throughout the spring -- from slashing voting rights, to harming trans kids, to further gutting  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on July 8, 2021: Today is day one of the Texas legislature's first special session, seemingly held to provide more opportunities for Gov. Greg Abbott to round up primary support from an extremist, right-wing base with continued attacks on Texans. Abbott's agenda -- announced barely 24 hours before the start of the session -- is a shameful continuation of Republicans' springtime attacks on Texans, from abortion rights  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on July 9, 2021: President Biden signed an executive order Friday that will benefit workers and consumers across the country. The President's order includes 72 initiatives in which he has directed more than a dozen federal agencies to crack down on anti-competitive practices across the employment and commercial industries, including the health care and prescription drug market. Some of the changes in the order will  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Texas Democratic lawmakers and statewide organizations including the Texas Democratic Party, Black Voters Matter, the Workers Defense Action Fund, the Black Freedom Factory, the Texas Right to Vote Coalition, MOVE Texas, the Texas Freedom Network, Unite Here, the Communication Workers of America (CWA) and the Service Employees International Union, among others, hosted a press conference at the south steps of the stat more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 7, 2021: Yesterday, James Craig delivered what Republican John Sellek accurately forecasted would be an "off-Broadway" dress rehearsal of his consultant-drafted lines to "see what the reaction is from the crowd." MIGOP co-chair and corrupt political boss Ron Weiser, his counterpart Meshawn Maddock, and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey were just a few of the party insiders in attendance to s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Vice President Harris announced a dramatic expansion of the Democratic National Committee's 'I Will Vote' initiative to address and overcome efforts across the country to make voting more difficult and burdensome. The DNC will invest $25 million in voter education, voter protection, targeted voter registration, and technology to make voting more accessible and to fight back against Republicans' unpreceden more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 9 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Last week, the White House released a new fact sheet outlining the many ways that President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework will benefit Wisconsin. By providing new federal funding to support Gov. Evers' historic investments in the state's infrastructure, this bipartisan plan will create good-paying jobs, address climate change, and benefit every single neighborhood in Wisconsin. Here's how: Th more PR