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Politics: Democratic Party Newsletter for 2022-10-30 ( 88 items )  
"Blatantly Wrong": Schmidt's Latest Desperate Attacks on Governor Kelly Immediately Debunked (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 26 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: In his most desperate attempt to paper over his record of defending Brownback's cuts to public education, Derek Schmidt held a press conference about false claims circulating on right-wing blogs that were immediately debunked by reporters across the state. "Derek Schmidt is so worried about his flailing campaign for Governor, he's stooping as low as outright lying to Kansas voters, even after legitimate n more PR

"One of the Most Shameful Things An Ohio Politician Has Done This Year" (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2022: In case you missed it, Cleveland.com's Today in Ohio podcast blasted Keith Faber for his recent election conspiracy theories, calling Faber's remarks, "one of the most shameful things an Ohio politician had done this year." At a Westerville Tea Party event earlier this month, Faber floated a bizarre conspiracy theory that Ohio County Boards of Elections might use "special paper" to produce fake ball more PR

After Cox's Return From Mar-A-Lago, A New Report Details Trump's Meetings To Discuss Challenging 2022 Midterm Election Results (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox started and ended last week avoiding Marylanders, skipping out on community leaders to fly to Mar-a-Lago on Sunday and standing up his own supporters to hide from press on Saturday. Prior to the revelation that the Cox campaign uploaded footage to a campaign social media page showing him being presented and accepting a gift from the Maryland Proud Boys, Cox's week  more PR

American Rescue Plan's READI Program Delivers New Affordable Housing Opportunities for Hoosiers in Princeton (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 25 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future the American Rescue Plan is STILL creating for Gibson County. Thanks to the state's READI program - which is fully-funded by the Rescue Plan - the City of Princeton will build about 144 affordable housing units in the community. This will pr more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: "Unbelievably Devastating" - Incest Victim Denied an Abortion in Arizona (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Arizona's ban on abortion is having a devastating effect as Dr. Jill Gibson, a medical director for Planned Parenthood Arizona, described in a traumatizing example during a roundtable discussion this week with reproductive health providers. Gibson told the story of a patient who became pregnant because of incest but did not realize it until she was more than 15 weeks into her pregnancy. The patient sai more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Arizona Could See 14% Increase In Maternal Deaths As Consequence of Abortion Bans (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 29 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new study out, titled "The maternal mortality consequences of losing abortion access," estimates Arizona will see a 14% increase in maternal deaths resulting from a total abortion ban. The estimate, which is the 5th highest such increase in the nation, is based on the greater risk of death for women from carrying a pregnancy to term compared to having an abortion. Kari Lake, who has a long and well d more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Arizona Republic - Kari Lake Is "All About Selling Snake Oil" (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 28 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a new column for the Arizona Republic, Laurie Roberts condemned the "ugly picture" Arizona elections present, fueled by candidates like Kari Lake. Following reports of voter intimidation, death threats against Arizona Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs, and Lake's repeated refusal to accept the results of the upcoming election, Lake has created "chaos." "For the pa more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Blake Masters Doubled Down on Election Denialism After Trump Said He Went "Soft" During #AZSen Debate (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: New footage from a Tucker Carlson documentary on Blake Masters' Senate campaign makes it crystal clear that Masters is taking his marching orders from Trump -- even if it means spreading baseless lies, sowing doubt in our elections, and harming Arizonans. First, Blake Masters stood on the U.S. Senate debate stage and tried to distance himself from his previous statements saying that "Trump won in 2020. more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Fact Check - Kari Lake Caught Lying About Katie Hobbs to Distract From Her Dangerous Stances on Abortion (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 29 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Politifact is out with a double hitter on Kari Lake, fact checking her lies and confirming her long and well documented support Arizona's abortion bans. In an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation," Lake repeated her outrageous and false claim that Katie Hobbs supports medical cruelty toward infants. This prompted Politifact to rate Lake's claim as "mostly false," saying Lake is "mislead[ing] on [her] more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Hear It From Him - 12 Key Masters Moments 12 Days Out From Election Day (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 28 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: Today marks twelve days out from Election Day! To mark the occasion, we put together a compilation of the twelve most telling moments of Blake Masters -- in his own words -- telling us exactly who he is and what he believes. The bottom line: No amount of scrubbing his campaign website can hide the fact that Blake Masters and his dangerous beliefs are a risk Arizonans cannot afford. Se more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Hear It From Him - Blake Masters Encourages Ongoing Voter Intimidation (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 29 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: As reports surface around futile tactics designed to intimidate Arizona voters, Blake Masters has made his support for this undemocratic behavior crystal clear. SHOT: Last week, as CNN reported, Masters called for an "army" to intimidate voters: "And a lot of people saw things that they did not like in 2020, to put it mildly. And so we're going to have an army. We're gonna have a lot more eyes and ear more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: ICYMI - The 'Most Important Person' on Kari Lake's Campaign Mocked Native Americans in Vile, Racist Tweet (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 24 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake's campaign manager made a deeply racist comparison of all Native Americans to savages who engage in human sacrifice in a vile tweet mocking Indigenous People's Day. "Happy Indigenous People's Day!" Colton Duncan posted on Twitter, along with a bloody image of human sacrifice. Lake's campaign has refused to comment on the tweet and Duncan appears to be still working on the campaign. Arizona ha more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Kari Lake Adds Homophobic, Islamophobic Pastor to List of Supporters In Latest Ad (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake adds a homophobic, islamophobic and overall bigoted pastor to her list of supporters in her recent TV ad. In the ad, Justin Erickson is framed as a simple local businessman, a husband and father of five children. But the ad doesn't cover that Erickson is a homophobic and Islamophobic pastor with history of making vile and bigoted remarks from the pulpit. Mother Jones reports Erickson is a pas more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Kari Lake Claims Abortion Bans Will Put More Rapists In Jail (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 29 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake thinks that banning abortion will lead to "locking up a lot more rapists." Lake made the claim in an interview last Sunday during a televised interview by KTAR radio host Mike Broomhead. The outrageous claim prompted an outcry from advocates, including Jenna Panas, CEO of the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, who said, "There are absolutely no proven connections between l more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Kari Lake Runs from Reporters After Interview Where She Ran From Tough Questions (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 24 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2022: Kari Lake is running! Running from reporters that is. Kari Lake ran from reporters after her CCEC interview where she also ran from tough questions. Reporting on the interview, which will air later today, describes a Lake who "wouldn't say" much of anything, as she stumbled and dodged answering tough questions about her out-of-touch ideas like criminalizing abortion and election conspir more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Masters Moment - The One Where He Calls to "Cut the Knot" on Social Security on Live TV (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 25 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Welcome to today's 'Masters Moment' -- a daily opportunity to shine light on Blake Masters' out-of-touch, offensive, and disqualifying beliefs and opinions. Over the next 15 days, the 'Masters Moment' will be your number one source for all things Masters. While he attempts a desperate pivot to hide his "fringe," "extreme," and "dangerous" ideas, every day we'll be releasing the audio and video to prove more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Masters Moment - The One Where He Calls To Nationalize Arizona's 1864 Ban that Outlaws Abortion Without Exceptions and Jails Doctors (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 28 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: Welcome to today's 'Masters Moment' -- a daily opportunity to shine light on Blake Masters' out-of-touch, offensive, and disqualifying beliefs and opinions. Over the next 12 days, the 'Masters Moment' will be your number one source for all things Masters. While he attempts a desperate pivot to hide his "fringe," "extreme," and "dangerous" ideas, every day we'll be releasing the audio a more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Masters Moment - The One Where He Reaffirms His Election Denialism, Even After Scrubbing His Website of 2020 Lies (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: Welcome to today's 'Masters Moment' -- a daily opportunity to shine light on Blake Masters' out-of-touch, offensive, and disqualifying beliefs and opinions. Over the next 13 days, the 'Masters Moment' will be your number one source for all things Masters. While he attempts a desperate pivot to hide his "fringe," "extreme," and "dangerous" ideas, every day we'll be releasing the audio a more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: Masters Moment - The One Where He Was Featured on Russian State TV to Undermine America (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 29 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: Welcome to today's 'Masters Moment' -- a daily opportunity to shine light on Blake Masters' out-of-touch, offensive, and disqualifying beliefs and opinions. Over the next 11 days, the 'Masters Moment' will be your number one source for all things Masters. While he attempts a desperate pivot to hide his "fringe," "extreme," and "dangerous" ideas, every day we'll be releasing the audio a more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: On Election Security, Kari Lake "Doesn't Know" What She'd Fix In Our Elections (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 24 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: After spending years making false claims that our elections were stolen, rigged and unfair, Kari Lake suddenly has no idea what she would do to secure our elections when questioned during a Good morning America interview. On Friday, ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl asked Lake what she would change when it comes to Arizona election laws, to which Lake replied, "I don't know exactly h more PR

Arizona Democratic Party: What They're Reading - Blake Masters Doubled Down on Election Denialism After Scolding from Trump (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: Trump called, Masters answered. After backing away from his long-standing belief that "Trump won in 2020" during the U.S. Senate debate earlier this month, Donald Trump called Masters and scolded him for going "soft" on 2020 election denialism, saying he was going to "lose that base." Then, just days later on the first day of Early Voting in Arizona, Masters appeared on Fox News and t more PR

Connecticut Democratic Party: Fact Check - Bob Stefanowski Reveals True Stance on Abortion Restrictions (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 29 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release: Less than two weeks before Connecticut voters head to polls, Bob Stefanowski has revealed his true stance on limiting access to abortion, despite claims he is "pro-choice." During a pre-recorded forum, Bob Stefanowski lied about Governor Lamont's position on abortion and then followed up by telling Connecticut voters what he really thinks: "I think abortion should be limited to the first trime more PR

Democratic Governors Association: CNN Exposes Latest Tudor Dixon Conspiracy Theory Claiming Decades-Long Plot to "Topple" United States (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from CNN reveals that Tudor Dixon was a host of a far-right online show where she invoked and spread an unhinged conspiracy theory that there was a "decades-long plan by the Democratic Party to 'topple' the United States as retaliation for losing the US Civil War, adding that the party wanted to enslave people 'again.'" "To topple a country like the United States of America, you must be plannin more PR

Democratic Party of Georgia: 48 Hours After New Report, Walker Still Refuses to Answer Georgians' Questions (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 29 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: News coverage continues to highlight Herschel Walker's continued refusal to answer basic questions 48 hours after the latest revelation emerged about his record - with one former GOP strategist saying that "the campaign isn't answering the question about Herschel Walker's abortions with anything beyond his own words -- because they don't trust their own candidate." Throughout his ca more PR

Democratic Party of Georgia: Augusta Early Vote Turnout Surges After New Location Opens (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 29 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: After the Richmond County Board of Elections opened three additional early voting locations on Wednesday, in-person early vote turnout surged higher than any previous daily total. Wednesday's total in-person turnout of 2,879 ballots cast and Thursday's total in-person turnout of 2,307 were each more than double the previous daily high of 1,057 ballots cast on October 21st. As of Tuesday, Richmond Co more PR

Democratic Party of Georgia: Georgia Workers, Union Leaders Call Out Herschel Walker's Business Record, Pattern Of Lies (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 27 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: Georgia workers and union leaders called out Herschel Walker's business record and pattern of lies, including revelations in a new report from the Associated Press that found Walker's company has been taking advantage of unpaid labor. It's the latest revelation in a damning pattern of lies, scams, and disturbing conduct that proves Walker is not ready to represent Georgia. View high more PR

Democratic Party of Georgia: ICYMI - Georgia Secretary of State Investigates Pro-Herschel Walker Group For Alleged Election Law Violations (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2022: Last night, multiple reports confirmed that pro-Herschel Walker super PAC 34N22 is under investigation by the Georgia Secretary of State for alleged election law violations. Over the past four months, the PAC has hosted six events, giving away gas or groceries in an effort to sway voters to vote for the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate. Giving away money or gifts for the purpose of more PR

Democratic Party of Georgia: New Details on Walker's Pattern of Lies & Troubling Behavior But Walker Still Refuses to Answer Georgians' Questions (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 29 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: In what's become a "predictable cycle," Herschel Walker is still refusing to answer basic questions after the latest in a troubling pattern of reports that raise questions and reveal he is not ready to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate. Following the latest bombshell, Walker abruptly canceled a scheduled radio interview, and ever since he's avoided taking questions from the press. more PR

Democratic Party of Georgia: New Report - Kemp's Extreme Abortion Ban Targets Pregnant Women (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Abortion law "opens up a Pandora's box of surveillance and criminalization targeting anyone in the state who can become pregnant." * * * A new report from HuffPost is digging into how Gov. Brian Kemp's extreme abortion ban opens pregnant women up to prosecution - even those who had a natural miscarriage. Because abortion is "medically indistinguishable" from a miscarriage, Kemp's re more PR

Democratic Party of Georgia: New Report Raises More Questions About Walker's Record: Walker's Company "Benefits From Unpaid Labor" (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Herschel Walker, who has been caught repeatedly lying about the size and scope of his businesses, is facing yet another troubling revelation, as an Associated Press report found that Walker's company took advantage of unpaid labor from a program lawyers have described as a "work camp" used to profit off a "vulnerable workforce under the guise of providing alcohol and drug counseling and reha more PR

Dixon's Greatest Hits, Debate Edition: Tudor Dixon Called the Extreme 1931 Near-Total Abortion Ban "A Good Law" (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Tudor Dixon is a staunch anti-abortion extremist who will stop at nothing to see reproductive rights eliminated for millions of Michigan women and families, even in cases of rape, incest, or health of the mother - up to imposing excessively cruel outcomes on child victims of sexual assault. It is an extensively-documented fact that Dixon unequivocally supports a dangerous abortion ban from 1931 that  more PR

DNC, PA Dems, DSCC, and DCCC Joint Statement on Latest Pennsylvania Mail Ballot Ruling (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following joint statement on Oct. 22, 2022: * * * DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair and State Senator Sharif Street, DSCC Chair Gary Peters, and DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney released the following statement on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court keeping in place a lower court decision allowing counties to notify and give voters the opportunity to fix errors in their mail-in ballots before El more PR

DPNM Congratulates Stephanie DuBois on Her Appointment to Otero County Commission (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 26 (TNSper) -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: On October 19th, lifelong Democrat Stephanie Dubois was appointed to the Otero County Commission by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. As former Chairwoman of the Otero County Democratic Party and a perennial community activist, DuBois has spent decades helping New Mexicans. DuBois fills the Otero County Commission seat of criminal former Commissioner and Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Gr more PR

ICYMI: THE KANSAS CITY STAR ENDORSES CHRIS MANN, SAYS VOTERS "WOULD BE WISE TO MAKE HIM THE NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL" (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 26 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas City Star Editorial Board announced its endorsement of former police officer and prosecutor Chris Mann over perennial candidate Kris Kobach in the race for Attorney General. Highlighting Mann's long record of public service in law enforcement and his commitment to focusing on the "bread-and-butter services that the AG provides for ordinary Kansas residents," The Star emphasized that it had been  more PR

Indiana Democratic Party: 2022 Wrap Up - American Rescue Plan Delivers Brighter Economic Future for Hoosiers in All 92 Counties (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 26 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter economic future the American Rescue Plan is delivering for Hoosiers. Whether it is allocating $500 million for economic development projects (via READI) or providing home security to families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, better days are on th more PR

Indiana Democratic Party: 2022 Wrap Up - The Jobs Act - A Better Future Created for Indiana, Hoosier Families (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter economic future the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (The Jobs Act) is delivering for Hoosiers. Whether it is allocating $7 billion for new roads and bridges (new jobs) or $100 million for broadband expansion (more jobs), better days are on t more PR

Indiana Democratic Party: Todd Young Tried a Political Stunt while "Filling Up" in Gary - It Did Not Go Well (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 27 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today pointed out how Todd Young's partisan stunt on gas prices massively backfired yesterday online. In case you missed it, Todd Young was so mad about the price at the pump that he took a photo of himself getting gas in Gary...but without a vehicle in sight. Todd Young has a more PR

Kansas Democratic Party: "Misleading" - KWCH Fact Checkers Expose Lies in Schmidt's Attack Ad (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 26 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: In their latest fact check, KWCH breaks down the false attacks Derek Schmidt and his allies launched against Governor Kelly, calling them "misleading." "Derek Schmidt has to lie and mislead about Governor Kelly's track record because he knows his own record of defending Brownback's cuts to public education and personally blocking our first responders from accessing health care doesn't hold up," said Emma  more PR

Kansas Democratic Party: Elections Daily - "A Popular Governor Seeks to Buck Partisanship" (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 29 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Earlier this week, the nonpartisan election news outlet Elections Daily, the election forecasting arm of Decision Desk HQ, analyzed the success of leaders like Governor Laura Kelly, who have rejected hyper-partisanship to deliver for the people of their state. This is in direct contrast to politicians like Derek Schmidt, who has - unsuccessfully - attempted to nationalize the Kansas Governor's race by focu more PR

Kansas Democratic Party: Kansas Reflector - "Unsolicited Text Messages Amplify Derek Schmidt's Lies About Kansas Drag Show" (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 28 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday, continuing their latest attempt to distract from his record of defending Brownback's cuts to public education, Schmidt and his allies sent text messages to an unknown amount of Kansas voters, continuing to spread misinformation and false attacks about Governor Kelly despite the fact that his lies have been debunked by prominent news outlets across the state. "These desperate attacks from Schmid more PR

Kansas Democratic Party: Lt. Gov. David Toland - "Child Care Has - And Will Continue To Be - A Priority Of The Kelly Administration" (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 25 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland penned an op-ed in the Topeka Capital-Journal to set the record straight on Derek Schmidt's unknown, partisan political operative-turned running mate Katie Sawyer's recent comments about childcare, and on Governor Kelly's commitment to providing affordable and accessible childcare to Kansas families. Governor Kelly and Lieutenant Governor T more PR

Kansas Democratic Party: Lt. Governor Toland, Labor Leaders Slam Schmidt During First Stop of "Back on Track, Can't Go Back" Tour in KCK (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 28 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: Lieutenant Governor David Toland spoke alongside Kansas City labor leaders, including Mike Kane with Laborers Local 1290, Ty Dragoo with SMART, and John Nave with AFL-CIO to discuss the strides the Kelly administration has made in rebuilding the economy, creating and retaining tens of thousands of jobs, and getting Kansas back on track. The speakers also discussed the risk we pose of retur more PR

Kansas Democratic Party: Roundup - Chris Mann Overwhelmingly Wins Second Debate, Proves He's The Clear Choice For Attorney General (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 27 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: Last night, former police officer and prosecutor Chris Mann once again defeated perennial candidate Kris Kobach in the second and final debate of the Attorney General race. While Mann emphasized his lifetime of service keeping our streets safe, Kobach has spent his career running for office and defending Steve Bannon's organization, We Build The Wall, which is currently under indictment fo more PR

Kansas Democratic Party: Wichita Eagle Op-Ed - "Schmidt is Brownback, Version 2.0" (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 26 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Wichita Eagle's opinion editor Dion Lefler took Schmidt and the Kansas Republican Party to task for lying "through their pearly whites" in a press conference, fundraising emails, and other written materials yesterday. Schmidt, who Lefler refers to as "a notorious dodger of the press," has continued to spread this misinformation via Twitter despite the many reports that have proven this story, first pub more PR

Karoline Leavitt Doubles Down on Plan to Gut Social Security (10)
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Oct. 25 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: This weekend, Republican candidate for Congress Karoline Leavitt was on WMUR's CloseUp, where she reiterated her support for privatizing Social Security, risking the benefits New Hampshire seniors have paid into their whole lives. When asked if she still plans on writing the legislation to privatize Social Security, Karoline answered with a resounding "Yes." In response, NHDP Chair Ray  more PR

Longtime Former Gongwer Editor John Lindstrom: Dixon is Unqualified to Be Governor (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: It doesn't take someone with John Lindstrom's four decades of experience covering Michigan politics and government to see that "unqualified" DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon would be devastating for working families. The longtime former Gongwer editor penned an op-ed walking through the many ways Dixon's wrong-for-Michigan agenda has no business in the governor's office. In his piece, Lindstrom point out th more PR

Maine Democratic Party Statement On Paul LePage's Continued Support for Drilling for Oil on the Coast of Maine (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 25 (TNStalk) -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * In response to Paul LePage saying "I'll go where the oil is" when asked about his support for offshore drilling, Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Misha Linnehan released the following statement: "Tonight, Paul LePage doubled down on his support for drilling for oil off the coast of Maine, an initiative that would put Maine's entire lobster industry in peril. Our coastal industries consider more PR

Maine Democratic Party: Health Care Professionals Praise Governor Mills, Blast Paul LePage For Threatening Mainers' Health (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 29 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: A number of Maine health care professionals held a press conference praising Governor Mills' record of expanding and protecting health care access for tens of thousands of Maine people. They also blasted Paul LePage's eight year record of waging a war on Mainers' health care, and warned of the threat four more years of LePage would pose. Patsy Leavitt, DNP, FNP: "In this election year, I ask myself daily ' more PR

Maine Democratic Party: On Abortion, Paul LePage Has No Idea What He's Talking About (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 26 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: Last night at the gubernatorial debate hosted by WGME and the Bangor Daily News, Paul LePage once again lied about his record on abortion and demonstrated that he does not understand the issue one bit. Here's a breakdown of the full exchange: LePage began by lying about his record, saying that when he was governor "never once did the abortion question come up, or my intent of ever dealing  more PR

Maine Democratic Party: Paul LePage Does Not Have A Plan For That (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 25 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Ahead of tonight's gubernatorial debate hosted by WGME and Bangor Daily News, Maine Democrats are calling out Paul LePage for his lack of serious plans to address the problems Maine people are facing. Here's just a sample of how reporters and experts have reacted to the proposals LePage has been making on the campaign trail: Housing developers say that LePage's plan to address the housing shortage he helpe more PR

Maryland Democratic Party: Cox Hoping Marylanders Don't Believe Their Own Eyes And Ears (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 26 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox emerged in damage control mode after a weekend of ducking reporters to finally attempt to explain away the videos of him accepting a token of appreciation from the Maryland Proud Boys and a separate encounter in which he poses for pictures with his Proud Boy supporter. The 15-second clip pulled from his campaign's Vimeo page shows a man in a black polo shirt with a P more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Even More Examples of Tudor Dixon's Racism and Bigotry Surface Just One Week After Being Caught Fundraising With Racist Host (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: According to a new deep dive from Detroit Metro Times, Dixon's time as a host on far right-wing and Steve Bannon-headlining media outlet Real America's Voice served as a breeding ground "to sow divisions" and "make insensitive comments." From June 2019 to May 2021, Dixon routinely used her show to say blackface was "funny," criticize Muslim cultural practices, and spread conspiracy th more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Fact Check - New MAGA Inc. Ad Attempts to Distract From Tudor Dixon's Agenda to Slash Billions From Law Enforcement Budgets (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a show of how desperate special interests and outside groups are to drag Tudor Dixon's wrong-for-Michigan agenda across the finish line by any means necessary, MAGA Inc.is up on the air to distract from Dixon's disastrous plan for law enforcement and the communities they protect. It's no surprise Dixon would embrace an extra boost from the extremists that incited the January 6th attack on the U.S. more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Fact Check - Tudor Dixon's Ad Covers Up Her Dangerous Agenda to Gut School and Public Safety Funding While Reversing Economic Development (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: After relying on a patchwork of special interest advertising bankrolled by the Devos family, the Republican Governors association, Koch-backed PACs, and several others, bought-and-paid-for Tudor Dixon is spamming the airwaves directly from her own campaign. Dixon's ad buy in tandem with other outside groups and opponents have put more than $20 million towards pushing bogus attacks against Governor Wh more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Five Questions for Tudor Dixon as an Avalanche of Her Racist, Unhinged, and Conspiracy-Laden Comments Continues to Surface (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: Yesterday, Dixon was exposed for her lengthy tirade claiming that the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests were orchestrated by the Democratic Party to "topple" the country "as retaliation for losing the Civil War" and alleging the party was seeking to "gladly own" and "enslave people 'again.'" Dixon's time as a host on extreme and Steve Bannon-headlining media outlet Real Ame more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: ICYMI - Tudor Dixon Won't Lift a Finger to Keep Medical Professionals Providing Abortion Care Out of Jail (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: During the final debate of the cycle and with all of Michigan watching, DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon once again tried to paper over her support for a a "good" near-total abortion ban from 1931 that criminalizes abortion. But once the cameras stopped rolling, Dixon conceded that if proposal 3 fails and pending legal battles result in the 1931 ban going back into effect, she would not take action to stop i more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Tudor Dixon Attended Fundraiser Despite Host's "Racist, Anti-Islam, Anti-LGBTQ" Comments (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon appeared as the "featured guest" for a Connecticut fundraiser in spite of the fact that host and Newsmax anchor Carl Higbie has a history of making "racist, anti-Islam, and anti-LGBTQ remarks." According to recent reporting from Detroit Free Press, Higbie ultimately resigned from Trump's White House due to his offensive comments that not only targeted minorities, but also cla more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Tudor Dixon Raises More Questions Than Answers With Last Minute Tax Return Release That Doesn't Even "Cover a Full Year of Employment" (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: After initially refusing to release even a single year of her tax returns, then dodging "months of questions" as to when or if she ever would, Michiganders are still right where they started with Tudor Dixon - far from having anything close to a "complete picture" of her personal finances. Her consistent lack of transparency is a stark contrast with Governor Whitmer, who has set records as the most tr more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Tudor Dixon's Racist, Unhinged, Conspiracy Theory-Filled Rant (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: Rabid conspiracy theorist Tudor Dixon continues to come under scrutiny for the unhinged, racist, and disqualifying rants on her "far-right" show. New analysis from CNN exposes a lengthy tirade in which Dixon baselessly claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests were orchestrated by the Democratic Party to "topple" the country "as retaliation for losing the Civil War" more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: What People Are Saying About the Final General Election Debate (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: Tonight, voters in every corner of Michigan tuned to watch a rocky performance from Tudor Dixon as her canned criticisms fell flat stacked up against Governor Whitmer's detailed vision of what she has done and will continue to do to keep working families first. Throughout the hour, the DeVos sellout struggled to answer basic questions about her dangerous agenda to eliminate abortion a more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: What to Expect Ahead of Tonight's Last Debate of the 2022 Cycle (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: Tonight, Michiganders will have another chance to see DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon's backwards agenda stacked up against Governor Whitmer's extensive record of proven leadership. The televised debate is expected to feature the following key moments: Tudor Dixon Will Paper Over Her Abysmal Business Record That Undercut American Manufacturers Before Once Again Railing Against Job Creation more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Will Hornberger Give Back Lee Chatfield Donations in Light of Disturbing New Criminal Allegations? (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republican state Senate candidate Pamela Hornberger has been awfully quiet as stunning new details continue to come out about the criminal investigation into former GOP state House Speaker Lee Chatfield, including an alleged sexual assault recorded on a cell phone. On Monday, The Detroit News continued its bombshell reporting of the investigation's disturbing details, noting that Chatfield's sister-i more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Will Republican Huizenga Return $20,500 In Donations From Disgraced Former GOP Speaker? (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As disturbing new details continue to come out this week about disgraced former GOP Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield, Republican state Sen. Mark Huizenga must address whether he'll return $20,500 in campaign donations from Chatfield-connected campaign committees. Huizenga, R-Walker, has not addressed the stunning news about the criminal investigation into Chatfield, including allegations in a rep more PR

Montana Democratic Party: GOP Leaders Promise To Make "Significant Changes to Social Security and Medicare" - Believe Them. (10)
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 28 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: It is no longer a fringe or far-fetched position: mainstream GOP leadership has laid out their plan to make drastic cuts to Social Security and Medicare in order to make Democrats fall in line, if they take back the House this November. If Rep. Rosendale and Ryan Zinke are elected to serve as Montana's Representatives, will they vote to cut Social Security? Will they vote to put Medicare on the chopping more PR

Montana Democratic Party: New - Zinke Caught Saying on Video - "Post-Election, the Machines Were Tampered with (10)
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 26 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * THAT Is Proof." * * * In a 2021 video posted to conservative blog site Western MT News, Ryan Zinke is seen promoting dangerous election fraud conspiracy theories and undermining faith in our democracy. The truth is Zinke is a 2020 Election denier. Watch video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/683887546218108 "The Attorney General of Michigan - this is from a blog site so I don't know the veracity more PR

NCGOP Condemns Governor Cooper and Democrats for Racist Ad Against NC House Candidate Brian Echevarria (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 29 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Governor Roy Cooper appeared in a false attack ad targeting Republican NC House 73 candidate Brian Echevarria. The ad was paid for by the campaign of Democrat NC House 73 candidate Diamond Staton-Williams, a radical Democrat endorsed by the far-left Progressive Caucus of the N.C. Democratic Party, and features Governor Roy Cooper serving as a shill while depictions of Mr. Echevarria 'mugshots' fa more PR

New Hampshire Democratic Party: Bob Burns Highlights Record of Extremism in NHPR Debate (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 29 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2022: This afternoon, NHPR hosted the first debate between Congresswoman Annie Kuster and her Republican opponent Bob Burns. It was definitely... interesting, to say the least. Among the bizarre and out-of-touch comments Bob Burns made was his admission that he personally has "looked for these white supremacist groups" in New Hampshire, and that "it's up to states" if politicians more PR

New Hampshire Democratic Party: Sununu Jets Off Again, Leaving Granite Staters in His Dust (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 28 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2022: * * * Following last night's New England College debate, where Governor Chris Sununu spent the night running from his record of signing an abortion ban, causing energy prices to skyrocket, and squandering tens of millions of dollars in federal rental assistance funding, Sununu has jetted out of the Granite State to build his national profile yet again. He's headed out of stat more PR

New Hampshire Democratic Party: Sununu Tries to Skirt Blame For His Abortion Ban (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 27 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: During today's NHPR gubernatorial debate, Governor Chris Sununu tried to run from his abortion ban that he previously touted. Sununu claimed he couldn't veto a budget over an abortion ban, despite having vetoed the 2019 budget for not including a provision allowing deep tax cuts for millionaires. In June of 2021, Sununu signed a state budget that included those tax cuts for more PR

New Mexico Democratic Party: Just In - Mark Ronchetti Secretly Met With Architect of Texas Abortion Ban Who Now Has Sights Set On New Mexico (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 28 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: Mark Lee Dickson, the fiercely anti-abortion Texas preacher who has been promoting the criminalization of reproductive health care and the punishment of women and doctors, has been drawn to New Mexico to help his ally in extremism: former TV weatherman Mark Ronchetti. Huffington Post reported today that Dickson, whom NARAL has called "the primary face and architect of bringing t more PR

New Mexico Democratic Party: Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez Decisively Wins Debate and Illustrates Her Vision for a More Prosperous New Mexico (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 29 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: Rep. Leger Fernandez has decades of experience serving New Mexico and tonight clearly articulated her accomplishments and vision for tackling New Mexico's key challenges including expanding our economy, reducing costs, and supporting working families. In contrast, Alexis Martinez Johnson has supported a complete and total abortion ban and again proved that she can't be trusted to tell the truth o more PR

New Report: Ronchetti Failed in Attempt to Hide Record of Cheering on Dobbs Decision (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 26 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, the Santa Fe New Mexican yesterday reported on former T.V. weatherman Mark Ronchetti's failed effort to get television stations to stop airing an ad highlighting his intention to ban abortion. "Mark Ronchetti has been caught red-handed trying to hide his record of cheering the Supreme Court's abortion ban ruling." said DPNM Communications Director Daniel Garcia. "Now, he's more PR

North Carolina Democratic Party: Congressman Budd Rewarded For Working to Ban Abortion (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 28 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Congressman Budd repeatedly has made it clear that in the U.S. Senate he will fight to ban abortion without exceptions - and now he's being rewarded for it. The National Pro-Life Alliance, which supports banning abortion "from the moment of conception" with no exceptions, sent Budd's campaign a $5,000 check to ensure another reliable vote in the Senate for a dangerous national abortion ban - even more PR

North Carolina Democratic Party: GOP Senate Nominee Ted Budd Was Part Of Business Scheme Accused Of Defrauding Farmers (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 28 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: A bombshell new report finds that Congressman Ted Budd faced allegations of fraud related to his involvement in a bankruptcy that left farmers out more than $50 million. The report includes language from a filing that "accused Richard Budd of creating 'Budd Figure Eight LLC' and other financial entities 'with the active concert and participation' of Ted Budd and other family members to transfer as more PR

North Carolina Democratic Party: ICYMI - North Carolina Farmers Phillip & Dorathy Barker, Farm Advocate Ken Cooper Highlight Congressman Budd's Record of Failing Farmers (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 29 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2022: Phillip and Dorathy Barker from Olusanya Farm, and Ken Cooper, an advocate for North Carolina farmers, held a press conference on Congressman Ted Budd's record of failing farmers. The event followed news that Congressman Budd faced allegations of fraud related to his involvement in a bankruptcy that left farmers out more than $50 million. Watch the event (https://fb.watch/grK2q_T more PR

ODP Statement On J.D. Vance Campaigning With National Abortion Ban Sponsor Lindsey Graham (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26 (TNStalk) -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2022: * * * J.D. Vance is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Senator Lindsey Graham, whose national abortion ban legislation Vance endorsed as "reasonable" - even as other Republicans scrambled to distance themselves from this dangerous attack on women's reproductive freedom. J.D. Vance has made his extreme feelings on abortion known - he's compared abortion to slavery and called rape "in more PR

Ohio Democratic Party: Nearly 200 DeWine-Husted Campaign Donors Rewarded with State Appointments (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Mike DeWine, who has long been plagued by questions of pay-to-play misdeeds, has appointed nearly 200 of his campaign donors to various state boards and commissions since his term as governor began in 2019. In total, those donors have given nearly a million dollars to the DeWine-Husted campaign since 2017. It's the latest example of DeWine looking out for his own political interests and the interests of the wealthy  more PR

Ohio Democratic Party: Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action, Stands with Chair Walters, Ohio Democrats to Lay Out Stakes of November Election (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2022: Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action, stood with Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters, Mayor Aftab Pureval, Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey and Councilmember Greg Landsman, candidate for Ohio's 1st Congressional District, to lay out the stakes of November's election. "For four years, when given a choice between doing what's right and doing what's politically expedient, DeWine caved ever more PR

Ohio Democrats Release Digital Ad Hammering Pat DeWine and Pat Fischer's Extreme Abortion Agenda (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: The Ohio Democratic Party released a new digital ad "Dangerous" that outlines the extreme agenda of Ohio Supreme Court candidates Pat DeWine and Pat Fischer. Both candidates have been endorsed by Ohio Right to Life, which has made clear that they only endorse candidates who don't support abortion in cases of rape or incest. The ad will run digitally statewide, and is backed by a six-figure buy. "Pat DeWine and Pat  more PR

Oregon Democratic Party: Anti-Choice Lobbying Groups Continue Push to Elect Drazan & Ban Abortion With New Ad (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 29 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Tina Kotek has been traveling the state to discuss the importance of protecting reproductive rights, Representative Christine Drazan's anti-choice allies at Oregon Right to Life are rushing to prop up her campaign with new digital ads. This is just the latest attempt from Drazan's anti-choice allies to make banning abortion a core issue in this race. Earlier this week, Oregon Right to Life and one of th more PR

PA DEMS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO OZ CALLING THE US SENATE RACE A "TV SHOW" (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26 (TNStalk) -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2022: * * * Following the Pennsylvania Senate debate, Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Jack Doyle issued the following statement. "Mehmet Oz is an out of touch TV millionaire who referred to the US Senate race as a 'TV show' and said abortion should be between 'women, doctors, and local political leaders.' "The future of Pennsylvania and this country are not a more PR

Pa. Democratic Party: Oz Wants 'Local Political Leaders' To Make Abortion Decisions For Women. Here's What That Would Mean. (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: During last night's debate, Mehmet Oz admitted that he believes "local political leaders" should make abortion decisions for Pennsylvania women. If Oz had his way, 'local political leaders' like Doug Mastriano - who supports a ban on abortion with no exceptions and has said that women who violate his proposed ban should be charged with murder - would control Pennsylvania women's most personal heal more PR

STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO GOVERNOR YOUNGKIN AND HIS ADMINISTRATION FOR AWARDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO HIS POLITICAL ADVERTISING FIRM (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 27 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: State Inspector General Michael Westfall announced today that the Office of the State Inspector General will open an investigation into how Governor Youngkin's political advertising firm was awarded hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars outside of normal procurement protocols. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports: The state inspector general said Wednesday that he'll investigate more PR

The Oregonian Reports on Drazan's Deep Ties to Insurrectionists, Refusal to Condemn Election Deniers (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: A new report from The Oregonian today details how Christine Drazan is putting her own politics ahead of defending our democracy as she refuses to condemn elections deniers because she needs to "lock down support from a GOP base that includes some voters sympathetic to Trump's lie that he won the 2020 presidential election - including some party faithful who traveled to Washington,  more PR

Undecided Republican Voters Blast "Extreme" "Nutjob" Kari Lake (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 26 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, even Republican voters are abandoning Kari Lake for her extreme and out-of-touch views. During a recent interview with 12 News, The Bulwark publisher and Republican strategist Sarah Longwell talked about her recent focus group with key undecided voters who labeled Kari Lake as a "nutjob" and "extreme." In the segment, GrubHub delivery driver Nick said, "Lake just seems extreme."  more PR

Virginia Democratic Party: KIGGANS ABRUPTLY ENDS INTERVIEW AFTER BEING ASKED WHY SHE VOTED AGAINST MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 27 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Jen Kiggans is under fire for voting against a bill that would crack down on predatory loan practices that target military members and their families - after she took $20,000 from a PAC funded by the predatory payday loan industry. During an interview with WAVY 10, when asked why she took the predatory loan industry's money and then voted against protecting military members and their families, Kigga more PR

Virginia Democratic Party: WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE READING - STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO GOVERNOR YOUNGKIN AND HIS ADMINISTRATION (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: Yesterday, State Inspector General Michael Westfall announced that the Office of the State Inspector General will open an investigation into how Governor Youngkin's political advertising firm was awarded hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars outside of normal procurement protocols. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports: The state inspector general said Wednesday that he'll invest more PR

Yesli Vega Denies Existence of Audio Recording Where She Doubts Likelihood of Pregnancy from Rape (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesli Vega, an anti-abortion extremist, is now trying to deny the existence of the audio recording of her saying women who are raped cannot become pregnant. In a story from CBS19, Yesli Vega attempts to flat-out lie to Virginians about her dangerously false statements made in the past - a lie U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger called a "last ditch effort to save a failing campaign." WATCH CBS19: https:// more PR