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Politics: Democratic Party Newsletter for 2026-02-08 ( 38 items )  
"Blatant Special Treatment": Lombardo Continues to Prioritize the Richest Man in the World's Interests Over Nevadans' Safety (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 5 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * "Blatant Special Treatment": Lombardo Continues to Prioritize the Richest Man in the World's Interests Over Nevadans' Safety * Joe Lombardo and his administration's coverup continues after they let Elon Musk's Boring Company off the hook for "willful" safety violations, deleted the evidence, and then he skipped an oversight hearing investigating this scandal. Lawmakers called out Lombardo's admi more PR

DGA: Democratic Committees, Leaders Schumer and Jeffries Successfully Block Several Provisions of Trump's EO to Undermine Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * BREAKING: Democratic Committees, Leaders Schumer and Jeffries Successfully Block Several Provisions of Trump's EO to Undermine Elections Democrats defeat Trump's unconstitutional and illegal attempt to attack the rights of members of the military and make it more difficult for married women who've changed their names to register to vote Today, in response to the Democratic Party's law more PR

DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Votes to Advance 12 States to Next Phase of 2028 Presidential Calendar Selection Process (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Votes to Advance 12 States to Next Phase of 2028 Presidential Calendar Selection Process Today, at the January meeting of the Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC), the RBC reviewed applications for the early nominating window of the 2028 presidential calendar. The RBC received 12 applications for the early window and voted to advance all 12 of those states to the next p more PR

DNC Unveils New Voter Contact Strategy, Organizing Blitz to Reach Over One Million Infrequent Voters in the Coming Months (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * DNC Unveils New Voter Contact Strategy, Organizing Blitz to Reach Over One Million Infrequent Voters in the Coming Months Local Listeners is the most aggressive voter engagement and volunteer training program by the DNC to start a midterm year New program targets voters who voted in 2020 but did not vote in 2024 * Today, the DNC launched Local Listeners, a new voter contact program to engage ov more PR

DNC: Democratic Committees, Leaders Schumer and Jeffries Successfully Block Several Provisions of Trump's EO to Undermine Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Democratic Committees, Leaders Schumer and Jeffries Successfully Block Several Provisions of Trump's EO to Undermine Elections Democrats defeat Trump's unconstitutional and illegal attempt to attack the rights of members of the military and make it more difficult for married women who've changed their names to register to vote * Today, in response to the Democratic Party's lawsuit, a  more PR

Following Retirement Announcement, NV Dems Recognizes Amodei's Innumerable Contributions to the State of Nevada (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Following Retirement Announcement, NV Dems Recognizes Amodei's Innumerable Contributions to the State of Nevada * Today, Rep. Mark Amodei announced his retirement from Congress following a 15 year tenure. Over more than a decade of service, Amodei has quite the record to show for it. Check out some of his most memorable moments below. While representing Northern Nevada in the House of Represen more PR

From Washington Examiner: DC Republicans Panic Over Whatley's Lackluster Campaign, Failure As "Recovery Czar" (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * NEW FROM WASHINGTON EXAMINER: DC Republicans Panic Over Whatley's Lackluster Campaign, Failure As "Recovery Czar" As the crowded GOP Senate primary gets messier and as DC insider Michael Whatley's failure as "recovery czar" stays in the spotlight, Whatley's fellow DC Republicans are beginning to worry behind closed doors about his flailing and uninspiring campaign. Washingt more PR

Here's What Ohioans Should Know As Vivek 'Medicare Was a Mistake' Ramaswamy Officially Files to Run for Governor (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 4 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Here's What Ohioans Should Know As Vivek 'Medicare Was a Mistake' Ramaswamy Officially Files to Run for Governor * Columbus, Ohio - Yesterday afternoon, billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy officially filed to appear on the ballot in the 2026 gubernatorial election. Here's what Ohioans need to know: * Ramaswamy called Ohioans lazy and mediocre in a bizarre social media rant that he still hasn't apologized for more more PR

HUSTED TRIAL TRACKER: Jon Husted At The Center Of FirstEnergy Corruption Trial (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 4 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * HUSTED TRIAL TRACKER: Jon Husted At The Center Of FirstEnergy Corruption Trial * Day 1 Trial Tracker: Husted Mentioned 21 Times Columbus, Ohio -As the FirstEnergy bribery trial kicks off in Akron, one thing is already clear: Jon Husted is more deeply connected to the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history than already known. On the very first day of proceedings, Husted was mentioned twenty one times, more PR

ICYMI: Democratic Committees, Leaders Schumer and Jeffries Successfully Block Several Provisions of Trump's EO To Undermine Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Democratic Committees, Leaders Schumer and Jeffries Successfully Block Several Provisions of Trump's EO To Undermine Elections On Friday, in response to the Democratic Party's lawsuit, a federal judge permanently blocked several key provisions of Trump's illegal executive order and sharply rebuked the President for his unconstitutional power grab. In the words of the judge,  more PR

ICYMI: Democrats and Republicans Demanding Answers from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen (10)
HELENA, Montana, Feb. 3 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democrats and Republicans Demanding Answers from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen * Tuesday, February 3, 2026 CONTACT press@montanademocrats.org Helena, MT - The Daily Montanan is reporting this week that both Democratic and Republican legislators from the Legislative Audit Committee are demanding answers from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen about a taxpayer-funded political m more PR

ICYMI: DNC Launches Major Voter Contact Program, Organizing Blitz to Reach Over One Million Infrequent Voters in Key Congressional Districts (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * ICYMI: DNC Launches Major Voter Contact Program, Organizing Blitz to Reach Over One Million Infrequent Voters in Key Congressional Districts Yesterday, the DNC launched Local Listeners, our latest and most aggressive voter contact program to engage more than one million infrequent voters -- people who voted in 2020 but sat out 2024 -- across key congressional districts. The program more PR

ICYMI: Lombardo SKIPS Oversight Hearing After Covering Up For Musk's Boring Co. and Deleting the Evidence (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 4 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lombardo SKIPS Oversight Hearing After Covering Up For Musk's Boring Co. and Deleting the Evidence * Las Vegas Review Journal: "Boring Co., Lombardo's office no-shows at state Vegas Loop meeting" Joe Lombardo refused to answer lawmakers' questions after his office helped Elon Musk's Boring Company get away with serious and "willful" safety violations that led to two Clark County firefi more PR

Idaho Democratic Party Chair Necochea Warns State Budget Faces Deep Cuts From Republican Tax Changes (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * A Message from the Chair: Every Part of the Idaho Budget Now Under Attack * Idaho's state budget is on fire. Emergency cuts were already underway when the Legislature convened in January. You might have hoped the Republican supermajority would bring fire hoses. Instead, they're pouring gasoline on it. Republicans are ramming through a tax conformity bill to match changes made i more PR

Legislators Slam Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen for Ignoring Montana's Privacy Laws, Lack of Transparency (10)
HELENA, Montana, Feb. 5 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Legislators Slam Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen for Ignoring Montana's Privacy Laws, Lack of Transparency * Thursday, February 5, 2026 CONTACT press@montanademocrats.org Helena, MT - Members of the Legislative Audit Committee are speaking out this week against Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and her office for sending out a political mailer to voters last month and turning over con more PR

MDP Chair Encourages Michiganders to Head to the Polls for Senate District 35 Primary (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * MDP Chair Encourages Michiganders to Head to the Polls for Senate District 35 Primary Ahead of today's special election primary in state Senate District 35, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "Today, thousands of Michiganders across Saginaw, Bay, and Midland counties will head to the polls and make their voices heard in the most fundamental aspect  more PR

MDP Chair Hertel Calls Out Trump's Threat to Have Feds Take Over Detroit's Elections (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * MDP Chair Hertel Calls Out Trump's Threat to Have Feds Take Over Detroit's Elections In response to Donald Trump still spreading conspiracy theories about his 2020 election loss and now brazenly threatening to have the federal government get involved in Detroit's elections, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement in response: "Donald Trum more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: After Mike Rogers Said the Economy Was "Booming," U.S. Job Openings Plummet, Layoffs Surge to Record Highs (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * After Mike Rogers Said the Economy Was "Booming," U.S. Job Openings Plummet, Layoffs Surge to Record Highs After multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers swore up-and-down that the economy was "booming" and Trump "has America working again," a torrent of gloomy economic data shows Michiganders are facing a very different reality of job layoffs and rising unemployment: * U more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: Breaking - Trump's Toxic Policies Led to More Than 29,000 Layoffs in Michigan Last Year (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * BREAKING: Trump's Toxic Policies Led to More Than 29,000 Layoffs in Michigan Last Year Under a year of the Trump administration, Americans have seen the largest number of layoffs nationally since 2009 * Today, Challenger, Gray & Christmas released a new report (https://www.challengergray.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CR126007123.pdf) on the number of layoffs in the past year, more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: Dem Turnout Surges In SD-35 Primary - Significantly Outpaces GOP (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Dem Turnout Surges In SD-35 Primary; Significantly Outpaces GOP In yesterday's primary election in the 35th State Senate District, Democratic turnout significantly exceeded Republican turnout--another sign of growing Democratic enthusiasm and energy both here in Michigan and across the country. More than 26,000 votes were cast in the Democratic primary, compared to 18,000 in t more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: Fact Check - After Getting Called Out For Silence, Duggan Now Lying About Record On ICE (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * FACT CHECK: After Getting Called Out For Silence, Duggan Now Lying About Record On ICE Today at a gubernatorial candidate forum in Detroit, Mike Duggan lied about his record, claiming that "we've done everything we can to protect our residents from ICE." But the reality is under Duggan's watch, Donald Trump's ICE was targeting Detroit high schoolers and conducting controversia more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: GOP Candidates for Gov. Support Higher Prices as Health Care Remains a Top Concern for Voters (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * GOP Candidates for Gov. Support Higher Prices as Health Care Remains a Top Concern for Voters As the Republican candidates for governor all stand behind Donald Trump's disastrous agenda that is ripping away health care and causing prices to skyrocket, new polling from KFF shows that rising health care costs are a top concern for voters, with more than 4 in 10 voters saying the issue will have a more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: Groundhog Day - Mike Rogers Keeps Reliving the Issues That Plagued His Failed 2024 Campaign (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * GROUNDHOG DAY: Mike Rogers Keeps Reliving the Issues That Plagued His Failed 2024 Campaign This Groundhog Day, multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers might be feeling a sense of deja vu. Like Bill Murray's character reliving the same day over and over, Rogers seems to be trapped in his own endless loop--once again facing scrutiny for selling out Michiganders, once agai more PR

Mich. Democratic Party: Reminder - Mike Rogers Lied About Detroit Voters, Falsely Claimed a "Van in Detroit With Ballots" Cost Him the 2024 Senate Election (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * REMINDER: Mike Rogers Lied About Detroit Voters, Falsely Claimed a "Van in Detroit with Ballots" Cost Him the 2024 Senate Election With Donald Trump continuing to spread deranged conspiracy theories about this 2020 election loss and now threatening an unconstitutional federal takeover of Detroit's elections, a reminder that multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers has been more PR

Michigan Dems Celebrate Beginning of Black History Month (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2026: * * * Michigan Dems Celebrate Beginning of Black History Month With Black History Month beginning today, Michigan Democrats are uplifting the impact of Black Michiganders on Michigan's history, economy, and legacy. Under the Democratic trifecta, Michigan Democrats expanded access to the ballot box, worked to reduce maternal mortality inequities, and supported Black-owned businesses a more PR

Montana Democratic Party Executive Board Statement (10)
HELENA, Montana, Feb. 2 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Montana Democratic Party Executive Board Statement * Monday, February 2, 2026 CONTACT press@montanademocrats.org Helena, MT - Today, the Montana Democratic Party Executive Board released the following statement addressing the erasure of signage at the Little Bighorn Battlefield by President Trump: "The Montana Democratic Party adamantly opposes the erasure of exhibit language mentioning t more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: 10 Days Later, Michael Whatley Still Silent on Death of American Citizen (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * 10 Days Later, Michael Whatley Still Silent on Death of American Citizen Ten days after ICE's fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, DC insider Michael Whatley is still silent, even as Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd join bipartisan calls for an independent investigation. Even on the rare occasion he comes out of hiding, Whatley refuses to directly comment on the death of an American c more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: Former Trump Staffer - DC Insider & Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley "The Wrong Candidate," "Needs To Drop Out" (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Former Trump Staffer: DC Insider & Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley "The Wrong Candidate," "Needs To Drop Out" On the Matt Gaetz show, former Trump staffer Matt Braynard slammed Michael Whatley's weak candidacy and career as a Big Oil lobbyist and DC political hack, saying Whatley "needs to drop out" of the U.S. Senate race. According to Braynard, "very senior" Trump administration official more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: GOP Senate Candidate Michele Morrow - Recovery Czar Michael Whatley "Has Been Nowhere," Is "Lost Up In DC" (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * GOP Senate Candidate Michele Morrow: Recovery Czar Michael Whatley "Has Been Nowhere," Is "Lost Up In DC" As the GOP primary for Senate gets messier, Michele Morrow is slamming "recovery czar" Michael Whatley for his absence in Western North Carolina, saying "he has been nowhere." Morrow called out Whatley for not "engag[ing] with the people of North Carolina" and instead being "lost up in  more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: New From Charlotte Observer - Michael Whatley Called Out For Running Away From His Failed Record As "Recovery Czar" (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 7 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * NEW FROM CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: Michael Whatley Called Out For Running Away From His Failed Record As "Recovery Czar" A new column in the Charlotte Observer is slamming DC insider Michael Whatley for "try[ing] to distance himself" from his failed record as "recovery czar." Whatley has "dodg[ed] and deflect[ed]" his responsibility to deliver federal relief to Western North Carol more PR

N.C. Democratic Party: New From Politico - Michael Whatley's Oil Investments Spike Tens of Thousands of Dollars After Trump Admin's Actions in Venezuela (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 7 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * NEW FROM POLITICO: Michael Whatley's Oil Investments Spike Tens of Thousands of Dollars after Trump Admin's Actions in Venezuela Breaking reporting from POLITICO reveals DC insider Michael Whatley personally financially profited after the Trump administration pledged to increase oil production in Venezuela - in a single weekend reaping up to $63,000 from his investments in B more PR

Nevadans Are Throwing the Flag on the Lombardo-Trump Economy (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Nevadans Are Throwing the Flag on the Lombardo-Trump Economy * If you thought stadium ticket prices were expensive, just check out your local grocery store in the Lombardo-Trump economy. The cost of Super Bowl Sunday essentials, including wings, veggie trays, and chips, are high and to the right thanks to Donald Trump's erratic trade agenda -but Joe Lombardo thinks Nevadans should " feel a littl more PR

NEW: Ramaswamy Super PAC Accepted $275,000 Contribution from Organization Aiming to Outsource American Jobs (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW: Ramaswamy Super PAC Accepted $275,000 Contribution from Organization Aiming to Outsource American Jobs * Columbus, Ohio - New reporting from Signal Ohio revealed Vivek Ramaswamy's Super PAC Victors Not Victims took more than a quarter of a million dollars from IT Serve Alliance, then failed to refund the contributions until after Ramaswamy received backlash from online conservatives. In November 2025, more PR

Ohioans Could Pay 20% More for Everything Under Billionaire Private Jet Owner Vivek Ramaswamy (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Ohioans Could Pay 20% More for Everything Under Billionaire Private Jet Owner Vivek Ramaswamy * Columbus, Ohio- On day one of his campaign, billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy vowed to eliminate income and property taxes. But while Ramaswamy's scheme would mean a few extra dollars to fuel up his private jet, working families in Ohio could face a 20% sales tax on everything. Vivek Ramaswamy said workers who are str more PR

Ohioans Slam Jon Husted For Prioritizing Insurance Lobbyist Donors, Refusing to Lower Health Care Costs (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Ohioans Slam Jon Husted For Prioritizing Insurance Lobbyist Donors, Refusing to Lower Health Care Costs * Husted Has Taken Nearly $700K From Health Insurance Companies Raising Rates In Ohio Columbus, Ohio -Today, Ohio patients, small business owners, and health care providers rallied outside Jon Husted's Columbus office to call out his refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and lower health  more PR

RECAP: Jon Husted's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * RECAP: Jon Husted's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week * Columbus, Ohio -It's been a brutal week for Jon Husted, as new reporting and courtroom revelations underscore a troubling pattern of corruption, self dealing, and siding with the rich and powerful at the expense of Ohio families. First, as the FirstEnergy corruption trial kicked off this week, Jon Husted's name was mentioned twenty-one times  more PR

Vivek Ramaswamy's Four Worst Moments of 2026 (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 2 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Vivek Ramaswamy's Four Worst Moments of 2026 * Columbus, Ohio- The first month of 2026 is behind us, and it was a tough one for billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. First, it was revealed that his personal bodyguard was at the center of a massive drug trafficking scandal and it took Ramaswamy weeks to fire him. Reporting later revealed Ramaswamy's security firm was operating illegally in Ohio due to the fact that  more PR

Washington Post Editorial: Mike Rogers Dismissed the "Economic Anxiety" of Michiganders Facing Higher Costs From Tariffs (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Washington Post Editorial: Mike Rogers Dismissed the "Economic Anxiety" of Michiganders Facing Higher Costs from Tariffs A new editorial from the Washington Post warns multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers that his support for the GOP's reckless tariffs "could hurt" him in November after he "dismiss[ed] the economic anxiety" of Michiganders worried about higher costs. As the Post's e more PR