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$100K to Nuke Dem Incumbents? DCCC Says Yes (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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$100K to Nuke Dem Incumbents? DCCC Says Yes
The Democrat civil war isn't cooling down, it's getting worse by the hour.
Yesterday, DNC Vice Chair David Hogg's group, Leaders We Deserve, the same group leading a $20 million crusade to primary sitting House Democrats, cut a $100,000 check to the DCCC. To add to the chaos, Hogg said the donation is "not me playing nice...we need a better democratic party and need to get rid of the democrats more PR
As Trump Policies Hurt the Hampton Roads Economy, Winsome Earle-Sears Cheers Them On (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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As Trump Policies Hurt the Hampton Roads Economy, Winsome Earle-Sears Cheers Them On
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Winsome Earle-Sears on Tariffs: "I think that's good"
VIRGINIA - As Trump's tariffs and attacks on Virginia jobs cause chaos for the Hampton Roads economy, Winsome Earle-Sears has backed his policies saying she thinks the tariffs are " good " and that she doesn't think losing your job is a " huge thing."
"As the Hampton Roads economy is hurt by the more PR
As Trump's Tariff Chaos Causes Uncertainty for Virginia Businesses, Sears Thinks It's "Good" (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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As Trump's Tariff Chaos Causes Uncertainty for Virginia Businesses, Sears Thinks It's "Good"
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VIRGINIA - As Donald Trump's tariff chaos causes uncertainty for Virginia businesses and families, Winsome Earle-Sears thinks it's " good " and a " benefit." Sears' comments from behind closed doors come after her campaign refused to answer questions from the media about Trump's reckless tariffs.
"While Virginians deserve a governor who will f more PR
Virginia Democrats Launch New Ad Highlighting Sears Downplaying Attacks on Virginia Jobs as Unemployment Rate Jumps (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 15 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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NEW: Virginia Democrats Launch New Ad Highlighting Sears Downplaying Attacks on Virginia Jobs as Unemployment Rate Jumps
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Sears: "It happens all the time... And the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing, and I don't understand why"
VIRGINIA - Today, Virginia Democrats released a new ad highlighting Winsome Earle-Sears - in her own words - downplaying the attacks on Virginia jobs as the unemployment rate in Virginia increases. more PR
CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Senate Republicans Vote Against Financial, Contribution Transparency Bill (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 16 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Senate Republicans Vote Against Financial, Contribution Transparency Bill
Senate Bill 414 would close "Lombardo Loophole" on dark money inaugural committees and require elected officials to disclose stock ownership and financial interests
Today, Republicans in the Nevada State Senate unanimously voted against Senate Bill 414, a bill to require more transparency in Nevada's campaign finance and financial disclosure laws more PR
DNC: IN THE STATES - While Republicans Hide, Democrats Hold Trump and MAGA Republicans Accountable For Their Disastrous Agenda Hurting Working Families (10)
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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IN THE STATES: While Republicans Hide, Democrats Hold Trump and MAGA Republicans Accountable For Their Disastrous Agenda Hurting Working Families
Last week, the DNC, DCCC, and ASDC announced a second People's Town Hall nationwide blitz as Republicans continue to hide from their constituents. Democrats are taking advantage of the April recess to meet voters in Republican districts and hold constituent-dodging Republicans accountable for voting more PR
Hidden Fees Cost Nevada Renters Millions of Dollars, but Joe Lombardo Refused to Crack Down on Them Anyway (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 16 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Hidden Fees Cost Nevada Renters Millions of Dollars, but Joe Lombardo Refused to Crack Down on Them Anyway
A breaking report from the Las Vegas Review Journal found that real estate giant Greystar collected more than $100 million in "hidden fees" from tenants in Nevada and other states. Joe Lombardo vetoed AB218 and SB78 from the 2023 legislative session, which would have protected renters from such hidden and predatory fees from landlords. La more PR
ICYMI: "Gov. Wes Moore's Sales Pitch in Tokyo is Turning a Few Heads" [Baltimore Sun] (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 16 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news:
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ICYMI: "Gov. Wes Moore's Sales Pitch in Tokyo is Turning a Few Heads" [Baltimore Sun]
Japanese business leader: "From what I heard today, I'm kind of really convinced that maybe Maryland really is the best place for me"
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.
Baltimore Sun: Gov. Wes Moore's Sales Pitch in Tokyo is Turning a Few Heads
April 14, 2025
By Sam Janesch
* "This is a great support," Nonaka said after attending a seminar with Moore and then speaking d more PR
ICYMI: State Republicans Admit Roads Plan Could Rob Michiganders of Critical Services Funding (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: State Republicans Admit Roads Plan Could Rob Michiganders of Critical Services Funding
Despite promises otherwise, Michigan Republicans' road plan risks funding for health and human services, universities, and law enforcement
LANSING -- In case you missed it, Crain's Business Detroit dove into MAGA Matt Hall and House Republicans' roads plan -- and the lies they've been telling about it. Time and again, the MAGA MIGOP House Caucus ha more PR
ICYMI: Trump's Chaos Jeopardizes Michigan Families and US Economy (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Trump's Chaos Jeopardizes Michigan Families and US Economy
LANSING -- In case you missed it, NBC News did a full review of the beginning of Trump's presidency, and much like cheap fake tans, it wasn't a flattering picture. Like a bull in a China shop, Trump's been wrecking havoc on everything he's touched: the economy, Social Security, veterans' services, and more. With his chaotic on-again off-again tariffs, Trump has thrown countles more PR
Idaho Democratic Party: A Message From the Chair - Disappearances, Due Process and Democracy (10)
BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea:
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A Message from the Chair: Disappearances, Due Process and Democracy
Liberty and justice are under attack as the Trump regime's assault on due process and unlawful deportations escalates. It's happening in plain sight, with little to no resistance from the Republican-controlled Congress.
The Fulbright Program is a proud American tradition. Since 1946, the international academic exchange program has increased mutual understandi more PR
Maura Sullivan's lame attempt to hide her extremism (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Maura Sullivan's lame attempt to hide her extremism
Extreme Democrat Maura Sullivan is finding herself on the wrong side of overwhelmingly popular issues, because she just can't hide the fact that she's too far out of touch with Granite Staters.
In her latest public appearance, Sullivan was caught red-handed trying to dodge questions about her far-left stance on men playing in women's sports.
"Maura Sullivan is so far out of touch wit more PR
MDP Statement on Dual Actions of Trump Admin Refusing to Return Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father AND Trump's Promise to Detain American Citizens in El Salvador Gulags (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 15 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 14, 2025:
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MDP Statement on Dual Actions of Trump Admin Refusing to Return Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father AND Trump's Promise to Detain American Citizens in El Salvador Gulags
Following breaking news that the President of El Salvador's refuses to release Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the Trump Administration admitted to wrongfully deported to a foreign gulag, and Trump's hot mic moment saying he is going to detain Amer more PR
Michigan Dems Chair Calls Out Republicans for Raising Costs on Working Michiganders (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Michigan Dems Chair Calls Out Republicans for Raising Costs on Working Michiganders
LANSING -- As millions of Americans and Michiganders file their taxes, Republicans are pursuing an agenda to raise costs on working families while giving their billionaire buddies a break.
"Since day one, Donald Trump has made it crystal clear that his priority never has and never will be helping working families," said Chair of the Michigan Democratic Part more PR
Michigan Republican Oversight Committee Once Again Abuses Power to Attack Political Enemies (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Michigan Republican Oversight Committee Once Again Abuses Power to Attack Political Enemies
Following in Trump's dangerous footsteps, MAGA Matt Hall is weaponizing his position for political persecution
LANSING -- Earlier today, MAGA Matt Hall's pet Oversight Committee announced it was giving itself even broader subpoena power, changing committee rules to give themselves the ability to depose witnesses in private settings and the discretion more PR
MOVIE NIGHT TONIGHT: HBO to Air Documentary on Senator Husted's Corruption Scandal (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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MOVIE NIGHT TONIGHT: HBO to Air Documentary on Senator Husted's Corruption Scandal
Columbus, Ohio- This evening at 9 p.m., HBO will air a documentary on Ohio's House Bill 6 corruption scandal, during which Ohio Republicans, led by then Speaker Larry Householder and current Senator Jon Husted, raised energy bills for Ohioans while bailing out the billionaires who had bribed them. Husted still refuses to answer questions about his involvement even after repo more PR
MUST ASK: Sears Owes Virginians Answers on Her Extreme Record on Abortion (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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MUST ASK: Sears Owes Virginians Answers on Her Extreme Record on Abortion
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This week, Sears refused to comment on her extreme record on abortion
VIRGINIA - Yesterday, new reporting from Virginia Scope highlighted Winsome Earle-Sears' dangerous record on abortion and contraception including her support of an extreme abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest and her recent tie-breaking vote against the Right to Contraception Act more PR
MUST READ: Columbus Dispatch: Are the feds going to say FirstEnergy execs bribed more Ohio public officials? (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 17 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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MUST READ: Columbus Dispatch: Are the feds going to say FirstEnergy execs bribed more Ohio public officials?
Columbus, Ohio- Today, reporting from the Columbus Dispatch highlighted new filings in the bribery case against former FirstEnergy Executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling that indicated bribes may have been paid to more public officials than previously known.
This latest development comes on the heels of a new HBO documentary that spotlighted O more PR
NEW AD: Joe Lombardo Thinks Nevadans Should "Feel A LIttle Pain" As Tariffs Raise Prices, Stifle Tourism And Nevada's Economy (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 16 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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NEW AD: Joe Lombardo Thinks Nevadans Should "Feel A LIttle Pain" As Tariffs Raise Prices, Stifle Tourism And Nevada's Economy
Today, the Nevada State Democratic Party launched an ad to remind voters that in the midst of GOP-manufactured hardship, Joe Lombardo thinks they should "feel a little pain" from Trump's tariffs.
The tariffs that Lombardo supports are hurting Nevada's small businesses and are hitting Nevadans directly in their wallets more PR
NEW REPORT: Under Joe Lombardo, Nevada's Unemployment Rate Remains Highest In The Nation for 10th Consecutive Month (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 18 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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NEW REPORT: Under Joe Lombardo, Nevada's Unemployment Rate Remains Highest In The Nation for 10th Consecutive Month
Lombardo : "The unemployment rate hasn't gotten better."
A new report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that under Joe Lombardo, Nevada's unemployment rate in March remained the highest in the nation at 5.7%. Since March 2024, Nevada's unemployment has increased.6% and is higher today than when Lombardo too more PR
NV Dems Fight Against Mental Health Funding Cuts, Joe Lombardo Surrenders on "First Priority" Being Gutted By Trump (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 15 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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NV Dems Fight Against Mental Health Funding Cuts, Joe Lombardo Surrenders on "First Priority" Being Gutted By Trump
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is demanding answers after Elon Musk's DOGE cut federal funding for mental health services and immunization, causing nearly 50 people to lose their jobs and further straining the state's already-stressed mental health and immunization infrastructure. About 474,000 Nevadans experience mental hea more PR
OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATS ENERGIZED AS CYNDI MUNSON LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATS ENERGIZED AS CYNDI MUNSON LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR
Oklahoma Democrats are rallying around House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson as she launches her campaign for Governor.
Munson, who made history as the first Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma Legislature, has spent her career breaking barriers and delivering results for working Oklahomans. Raised in Lawton, she is the daughter of a Vietnam War veteran more PR
ON REPEAT: Sears Can't Escape Her Comments Downplaying and Dismissing Attacks on Virginia Jobs (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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ON REPEAT: Sears Can't Escape Her Comments Downplaying and Dismissing Attacks on Virginia Jobs
Sears: "Oh you mean it's not unusual? It happens all the time... And the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing, and I don't understand why"
Winsome Earle-Sears can't escape the audio first reported by Meidas Touch where she downplays and dismisses the attacks on Virginia jobs saying "the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing. more PR
On Tax Day, A Reminder That Taylor Robson and Biggs Back The Largest Tax Increase On Arizonans In 50 Years (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, April 15 -- The Arizona Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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On Tax Day, A Reminder That Taylor Robson and Biggs Back The Largest Tax Increase On Arizonans In 50 Years
April 15, 2025
On Tax Day, today is a reminder that Republicans in Arizona - including Karrin Taylor Robson and Andy Biggs - are lining up to cheer on Trump's tariff tax hike that could cost the average household $5,200 and represents the largest tax hike in nearly five decades. Arizona Democratic Party Chair Robert E. Branscomb, II rel more PR
Parents, Educators Slam Trump's Education Secretary's Visit to Nevada After Trump Signs EO to Dismantle Dept. of Education (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 18 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Parents, Educators Slam Trump's Education Secretary's Visit to Nevada After Trump Signs EO to Dismantle Dept. of Education
Today, educators and parents held a virtual press conference to condemn Donald Trump's Education Secretary, Linda McMahon's visit to Nevada after Trump signed an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, which Joe Lombardo fully supports, as well as Republicans' latest effort to strip $29 million in grant f more PR
REMINDER: After Lombardo Lied About Threat They Posed And Vetoed Bill Banning Them, Nevada State Supreme Court Upheld Ghost Guns Ban (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 17 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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REMINDER: After Lombardo Lied About Threat They Posed And Vetoed Bill Banning Them, Nevada State Supreme Court Upheld Ghost Guns Ban
One year ago, after Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have cracked down on untraceable, unregulated weapons known as ghost guns claiming the bill didn't " pass constitutional muster ", the Nevada State Supreme Court upheld AB286, a similar law banning the sale and possession of ghost guns. Lombardo was previo more PR
REMINDER: Joe Lombardo Blamed Skyrocketing Evictions on Working Families' "Lack of Performance" (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 15 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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REMINDER: Joe Lombardo Blamed Skyrocketing Evictions on Working Families' "Lack of Performance"
One year ago, Joe Lombardo told KTNV that legislation keeping working families in their homes is just a "crutch for lack of performance of the renter." Lombardo said he vetoed legislation that would have kept more Nevadans in their homes by catching up on rent because he wanted to "remove the excuse of government taking care of [renters]" and renter more PR
SAVE THE DATE: Trump Rally with Sears Coming Soon? (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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SAVE THE DATE: Trump Rally with Sears Coming Soon?
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Sears' Campaign Staff: "...If you want to be clear, I think she's more conservative than Donald Trump..."
In a recent interview with WVTF, Virginia Republican Party Chair Mark Peake invited Donald Trump to campaign in Virginia. This comes as Winsome Earle-Sears defends Trump's attacks on Virginia's workforce and economy and follows Sears' campaign boasting about private conversations more PR
Sears Has No Comment When Asked About Her Dangerous Record on Abortion (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Sears Has No Comment When Asked About Her Dangerous Record on Abortion
New reporting from Virginia Scope highlights Winsome Earle-Sears' extreme record on abortion and contraception including her support of the extreme Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks and her recent tie-breaking vote against the Right to Contraception Act. Continuing her ongoing pattern of dodging the media, Sears declined to provide a comment for the story.
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Sears Still Owes Virginians Answers on Her Vote Against the Right to Contraception Act (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Sears Still Owes Virginians Answers on Her Vote Against the Right to Contraception Act
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VIRGINIA - After her tie-breaking vote, Winsome Earle-Sears has dodged the media and refused to answer why she voted against the Right to Contraception Act and wants to leave the door open to extreme restrictions on access to birth control and emergency contraception.
"Winsome Earle-Sears' tie-breaking no vote makes clear that she won't protect Virg more PR
STATEMENT: Michigan Dems Chair Statement on Mike Rogers' Senate Campaign Announcement (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 14, 2025:
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STATEMENT: Michigan Dems Chair Statement on Mike Rogers' Senate Campaign Announcement
LANSING -- Following Mike Rogers' Senate campaign announcement, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Curtis Hertel released the following statement:
"Mike Rogers has shown Michiganders time and again that he only fights for himself: he abandoned Michigan for a million-dollar mansion in Florida more than a decade ago, walked through the ' more PR
The Hill: Virginia Democrats Criticize Earle-Sears Over DOGE Cuts in New Ad (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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The Hill: Virginia Democrats Criticize Earle-Sears Over DOGE Cuts in New Ad
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Sears: "It happens all the time... And the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing, and I don't understand why"
VIRGINIA - Yesterday, Virginia Democrats released a new ad highlighting Winsome Earle-Sears - in her own words - downplaying the attacks on Virginia jobs as the unemployment rate in Virginia increases. In the audio first reported by Meidas To more PR
TOMORROW: Senator Husted's Corruption Scandal Featured in HBO Documentary (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 14 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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TOMORROW: Senator Husted's Corruption Scandal Featured in HBO Documentary
Columbus, Ohio- Tomorrow, HBO will air a documentary on Senator Husted's corruption scandal where he led the push to pass bailouts for billionaires while raising energy bills for Ohioans. Husted still refuses to answer questions about his involvement even after reporting has revealed his close involvement with the scandal.
Husted claimed he had no role in the legislative process su more PR
Trump's Tax Scam: Where the Rich Get Richer and Working Marylanders Are Left in the Dust (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 16 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news:
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Trump's Tax Scam: Where the Rich Get Richer and Working Marylanders Are Left in the Dust
Trump warned Americans they'd feel "pain" as a result of his economic agenda, and he was right about that at least. As he champions a disastrous tax plan that will devastate working families and put our economy on the verge of a "Trump recession," Maryland Democratic Party Spokesperson Joe Francaviglia released the following statement:
"In less than 100 days more PR
WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Sears Struggles to Escape Extreme Record and Out of Touch Comments (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Sears Struggles to Escape Extreme Record and Out of Touch Comments
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VIRGINIA - It's been another week of losses for Winsome Earle-Sears as the Virginia Democrats launched a new digital ad highlighting Sears downplaying and dismissing attacks on Virginia jobs. Sears can't hide from her extreme record and schemes to sell out Virginians.
SETTLING THIS WEEK'S SCORE
Winsome's Wins:
* Save the Date: In a recent inter more PR
WVDP Condemn Governor Morrisey's Good Friday Budget Cuts Targeting Veterans, Children, and Education (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 19 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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WVDP Condemn Governor Morrisey's Good Friday Budget Cuts Targeting Veterans, Children, and Education
Charleston, WV -- The West Virginia Democratic Party strongly condemns Governor Patrick Morrisey for vetoing critical state funding on Good Friday, targeting vulnerable populations including children, veterans, foster care, and other essential education and community services.
Governor Morrisey announced 29 line-item vetoes, inc more PR
WVDP Condemns Senate for Violating Senate Rules to Force Passage of Controversial Anti-DEI Bill (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 16 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 15, 2025:
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WVDP Condemns Senate for Violating Senate Rules to Force Passage of Controversial Anti-DEI Bill
The West Virginia Democratic Party sharply criticized Senate Republican leadership today for blatantly violating established Senate rules to pass Senate Bill 474, a controversial bill aimed at ending diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives statewide.
Senator Eric Tarr's unprecedented motion to suspend Joint Rul more PR
Youngkin Continues to Double Down on Trump's Economic Attacks - Even While Admitting They're Hurting Virginians (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Youngkin Continues to Double Down on Trump's Economic Attacks -- Even While Admitting They're Hurting Virginians
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This week on CNBC, Glenn Youngkin doubled down on his support for Donald Trump's attacks on Virginia's workforce and economy, despite openly acknowledging the "near-term pain" Trump's policies are causing Virginians. Following the interview, Arlington Now reported on how these policies are disproportionately harming the regio more PR
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