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Politics: Democratic Party Newsletter for 2025-08-24 ( 32 items )  
"It's Not Going to be Enough Money": State Senator Deeds Says Sears' Rainy Day Scheme Is Mathematically Impossible (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * "It's Not Going to be Enough Money": State Senator Deeds Says Sears' Rainy Day Scheme Is Mathematically Impossible * # Sears keeps claiming she can use Virginia's "rainy day" reserve to cover the Medicaid cuts in the Trump tax bill she backed, but the math doesn't add up VIRGINIA - New reporting from Cville Right Now details how it's mathematically impossible for Winsome Earle-Sears to u more PR

"Trump Slump": With Lombardo's Blessing, Trump's Reckless Tariffs Tank Las Vegas Tourism and Steepen Inflation (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * "Trump Slump": With Lombardo's Blessing, Trump's Reckless Tariffs Tank Las Vegas Tourism and Steepen Inflation * Donald Trump's erratic trade war is steering Nevada's economy towards full-blown crisis, as tourism declines and inflation worsens -- yet, Joe Lombardo thinks Nevadans should "feel a little pain" from Trump's tariffs. As working families and businesses drown in financial uncertaint more PR

A Message from the Chair: Let's Be Honest About Budget Failures (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 22 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * A Message from the Chair: Let's Be Honest About Budget Failures * Idahoans want honesty from their leaders. So, let's be real: the current regime is bungling the economy and Idaho's revenue is plummeting. Governor Brad Little just announced mid-year "holdbacks," budget cuts usually reserved for emergencies. But you would not know it from his press release. He's spinning the su more PR

American Journal News: Lombardo Kills IVF Bill After Pressure From Far-Right Christian Nationalist Group (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 20 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * American Journal News: Lombardo Kills IVF Bill After Pressure From Far-Right Christian Nationalist Group * Joe Lombardo killed a bipartisan bill that would protect access to infertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF), in his latest effort to appease anti-choice extremists and rip away reproductive health care across Nevada. Reminder : Lombardo has vetoed more bipartisan legislatio more PR

As Sears Backs Trump's Attacks on Virginia Jobs and Healthcare Cuts, Experts Say the Costs Could Add Up for Virginians (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * As Sears Backs Trump's Attacks on Virginia Jobs and Healthcare Cuts, Experts Say the Costs Could Add Up for Virginians * # The Virginian Pilot : The cost of federal cuts could add up for Virginia, experts say VIRGINIA - As Winsome Earle-Sears backs Donald Trump's attacks on Virginia jobs and his healthcare cuts, experts say the federal cuts could add up for Virginians. Legislative fiscal more PR

As Sears Backs Trump's Attacks on Virginia Jobs, "Virginia Families Suffer" (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * As Sears Backs Trump's Attacks on Virginia Jobs, "Virginia Families Suffer" * # Fired Federal Worker Colleen Jones: "Not only did I have to scramble to look for future employment, but I had to scramble to ensure that my son was taken care of in all of his expensive therapies due to his special needs" VIRGINIA - New reporting from Public News Service details the devastating impact that D more PR

As Sears Backs Trump's Attacks on Virginia Jobs, the Commonwealth Is Projected to Lose Jobs This Year and Unemployment Is Expected to Hit Highs (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * As Sears Backs Trump's Attacks on Virginia Jobs, the Commonwealth Is Projected to Lose Jobs This Year and Unemployment Is Expected to Hit Highs * # Cardinal News Op-ed : "The report from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia says federal job cuts and tariffs will halt the state's job growth" VIRGINIA - A new column in the Cardinal News details that as more PR

DC Insider Michael Whatley Refuses To Leave The Beltway (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * DC Insider Michael Whatley Refuses To Leave The Beltway Whatley: "I have been in Virginia several times campaigning" * DC political hack Michael Whatley is hitting the campaign trail - in DC and Virginia. In an interview on radio show O'Connor and Company, Whatley admitted to campaigning in Virginia "several times" -- meanwhile, he is nowhere to be found in North Carolina and has dodged more PR

Detroit News: Rep. John James sidesteps question on Medicaid cuts (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Detroit News: Rep. John James sidesteps question on Medicaid cuts * "U.S. Rep. John James, a 2026 gubernatorial candidate, declined to answer a question Tuesday about whether he would get rid of Michigan's Medicaid expansion program if elected governor next year." LANSING -- After voting to gut Medicaid for more than 500,000 Michiganders, John James is now keeping the door open to ending Me more PR

DNC on the Passage of Trump's Gerrymandered Congressional Map Through the Texas House (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * DNC on the Passage of Trump's Gerrymandered Congressional Map Through the Texas House Texas Democrats fought like hell and rallied the entire nation * Today, Texas House Republicans voted to pass Trump's rigged congressional maps out of the Texas House of Representatives. Texas Democrats fought valiantly against this passage, breaking quorum for two weeks and enduring bomb threats, threats of more PR

Ethics Complaint Filed Over John James' Misuse of Taxpayer-Funded Resources to Promote His Campaign (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Ethics Complaint Filed Over John James' Misuse of Taxpayer-Funded Resources to Promote His Campaign * LANSING -- Today, a constituent of the 10th Congressional District filed an ethics complaint with the U.S. House of Representatives' Ethics Committee over Rep. John James blatantly using taxpayer-funded federal government resources to promote his campaign for governor, which appears to be ill more PR

FACT CHECK: Despite What DC Insider Michael Whatley Says, Costs and Inflation Are On The Rise (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * FACT CHECK: Despite What DC Insider Michael Whatley Says, Costs and Inflation Are On The Rise In an interview on Spectrum News' Tying It Together this week, DC insider Michael Whatley falsely claimed costs and inflation are down. The truth? Tariffs are driving up the cost of groceries, and wholesale inflation is at its highest rate in three years, a sign that costs could "imminent(ly)" in more PR

Front Page News: "Charlottesville Dems Blast Earle-Sears' Education Platform -- Or Lack Thereof" (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Front Page News: "Charlottesville Dems Blast Earle-Sears' Education Platform -- Or Lack Thereof" * # Winsome Earle-Sears has a long record of supporting legislation that would cut funding from Virginia's public schools VIRGINIA - New reporting from the Daily Progress highlights local leaders slamming Winsome Earle-Sears for her extreme record attacking public education and wanting to def more PR

GOP Policies Lead to Residents, Tourists Cutting Back on Spending in Las Vegas (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 19 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * GOP Policies Lead to Residents, Tourists Cutting Back on Spending in Las Vegas * Under Joe Lombardo's failed leadership, consumer spending is plummeting across southern Nevada. Food, beverage, car, retail, and electronic sales all fell by hundreds of millions of dollars in the last year, further straining the economy as tourism declines. In June alone, Las Vegas' visitor total tanked 11.3 perce more PR

Happy National Aviation Week to Winsome Earle-Sears Who Refuses to Come Clean About Free Flights She Potentially Failed to Disclose (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Happy National Aviation Week to Winsome Earle-Sears Who Refuses to Come Clean About Free Flights She Potentially Failed to Disclose * # Sears appears to have violated Virginia law by failing to disclose a free private plane trip and previously failed to disclose gifted trips When asked about the potential violation, Sears' team said they were "still trying to figure it out" VIRGINIA - more PR

ICYMI: DC Insider Michael Whatley's Agenda Of Raising Costs On Families To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: DC Insider Michael Whatley's Agenda Of Raising Costs On Families To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires North Carolinians are watching Michael Whatley get blasted for his toxic budget that spikes costs for working families, all to give tax breaks to billionaires. Thanks to Whatley's agenda, the average household in North Carolina will lose money while the wealthiest Americans will ma more PR

ICYMI: Democrats Connect Rogers With Cost Of Living Increases (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democrats Connect Rogers With Cost Of Living Increases * "Mike Rogers' cost-hike agenda is a direct attack on families like mine. I can't even imagine how much worse this will get because of the Medicaid cuts that Mike Rogers supports." LANSING - In case you missed it, Mike Rogers is taking heat for supporting a toxic budget law that is " raising the cost of everything from electricit more PR

ICYMI: Trump and Republicans' Budget Could Cut Hundreds of Billions from Medicare (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump and Republicans' Budget Could Cut Hundreds of Billions from Medicare * LANSING -- In case you missed it, not only is Trump's billionaire-first budget going to kick thousands of people off Medicaid, it will also devastate Michigan seniors on Medicare too. Despite their many promises not to, Trump and his Republican Congressional cronies are robbing Medicare of nearly $500 billion  more PR

IN THE STATES: Republican Senate Candidates Face Backlash As Their Toxic Plan Spikes Costs for Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Republican Senate Candidates Face Backlash As Their Toxic Plan Spikes Costs for Families * Senate Republicans' toxic plan is making everything from groceries to school supplies more expensive. From Michigan to New Hampshire to North Carolina, a wave of coverage highlights the backlash to Senate Republicans' plan to spike costs for families. See for yourself: MI - MI more PR

Michigan Democrats, Sen. Stephanie Chang, Rep. Jasper Martus and Advocates Slam Mike Rogers' Cost-Hike Agenda As Rising Prices Hit Families (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Michigan Democrats, Sen. Stephanie Chang, Rep. Jasper Martus and Advocates Slam Mike Rogers' Cost-Hike Agenda As Rising Prices Hit Families Rogers' agenda burdens Michigan families with thousands in additional costs while giving tax breaks to millionaires like himself  * On Wednesday, August 20th, the Michigan Democratic Party held a press call featuring MDP Chair Curtis Hertel, State Senat more PR

N.C. Republican Party: North Carolina Is The Next State To Flip Voter Registration (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina Is The Next State To Flip Voter Registration A bombshell report from The New York Times says Democrats have lost ground not just in North Carolina - but in every state tracking party registration. Republicans have outpaced Democrats nationwide by 4.5 million voters from 2020 through 2024! "The stampede away from the Democratic Party is occurring in battleground st more PR

NCDP Delivers Giant Check To NCGOP Slamming Michael Whatley's Agenda Of Spiking Costs To Give Tax Breaks To Billionaires (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 22, 2025: * * * NCDP Delivers Giant Check To NCGOP Slamming Michael Whatley's Agenda Of Spiking Costs To Give Tax Breaks To Billionaires Today, the North Carolina Democratic Party delivered a giant check to NCGOP Headquarters to show North Carolinians exactly what DC insider Michael Whatley's toxic agenda is - spiking costs for working families in order to fund tax giveaways to billionair more PR

Nesbitt Avoiding Questions on Shady GOP Network Funneling Money to His Campaign (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Nesbitt Avoiding Questions on Shady GOP Network Funneling Money to His Campaign * Detroit News : Nearly $1 in every $5 that Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt has raised for his campaign for governor has been funneled through a web of PACs linked back to a national Republican group. LANSING -- New reporting from the Detroit News uncovered that extreme Republican Aric Nesbitt's cam more PR

NEW REPORT: Under Lombardo, Nevada Ranks Among "Worst States" to Live In (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 18 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Under Lombardo, Nevada Ranks Among "Worst States" to Live In * New reporting found that Nevada is one of the "worst states" to live in under Joe Lombardo -- with some of the lowest homeownership, highest housing costs, and worst safety ratings in the nation. Nevada's ranking has tumbled since Lombardo took office and Nevadans' quality of life has worsened, with the state falling fro more PR

One Week After Sears' Secret Flight Was Revealed She Has Yet to Answer for Potential Ethics Violation (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * One Week After Sears' Secret Flight Was Revealed She Has Yet to Answer for Potential Ethics Violation * # Sears appears to have violated Virginia law by failing to disclose a free private plane trip and previously failed to disclose gifted trips When asked about the potential violation, Sears' team said they were "still trying to figure it out" VIRGINIA - Winsome Earle-Sears has faile more PR

REMINDER: Sears Has an Extreme Record Attacking Public Education and Wants to Defund Public Schools (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * REMINDER: Sears Has an Extreme Record Attacking Public Education and Wants to Defund Public Schools * # Mayor Juandiego Wade : "Since her earliest days, Winsome Earle-Sears has attacked public schools and tried to roll back funding. She wants to defund public education, leaving students without the resources and the support they need." VIRGINIA - Winsome Earle-Sears has an extreme record more PR

State Sen. Camilleri on 'The Pulse': Chaotic Tariffs Supported by Mike Rogers Leading to Job Losses, Higher Costs in Michigan (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * State Sen. Camilleri on 'The Pulse': Chaotic Tariffs Supported by Mike Rogers Leading to Job Losses, Higher Costs in Michigan * LANSING -- In case you missed it, Sen. Darrin Camilleri appeared on FOX 2 Detroit's ' The Pulse,' slamming failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers for rubber-stamping Trump's chaotic tariffs that are spiking costs and devastating Michigan businesses. FOX 2 Detroit  more PR

State Sen. Camilleri on WJR: "Chaos" of Rogers-Supported Tariffs is Crushing Michigan Auto Workers (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * State Sen. Camilleri on WJR: "Chaos" of Rogers-Supported Tariffs is Crushing Michigan Auto Workers * Sen. Camilleri blasts Rogers for backing Trump's reckless tariffs that are devastating Michigan automakers and slashing UAW profit-sharing checks In case you missed it, state Sen. Darrin Camilleri appeared on WJR's Focus with Paul W. Smith, slamming failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers fo more PR

Thanks to Lombardo, Wall Street Tightens Chokehold on Nevada's Housing Crisis (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Thanks to Lombardo, Wall Street Tightens Chokehold on Nevada's Housing Crisis * As Joe Lombardo ordered Republicans to block a bill limiting corporate home purchases, a Dallas-based, Wall Street-traded firm had accumulated 3,397 rental homes in the Las Vegas Valley -- making them one of the largest homeowners in the Valley, second only to a New York-based hedge fund that owns nearly 4,500 homes more PR

The Democrat Party's downward spiral (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * The Democrat Party's downward spiral * Democrats are staring down the barrel of an existential crisis. Voter registration is collapsing, enthusiasm is evaporating, and no amount of spin can cover up the fact that voters are running away because they are too far out of touch with the American people. "Democrats know they're doomed, and no amount of spin will change the fact that their vot more PR

Virginia Democrats Launch New Digital Ad Slamming Sears for Cheering on Trump's Tax Bill That Will Take Healthcare Away from Virginians (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Virginia Democrats Launch New Digital Ad Slamming Sears for Cheering on Trump's Tax Bill That Will Take Healthcare Away from Virginians * # Sears : "The bill as you know now does so many great things" VIRGINIA - Today, Virginia Democrats released a new digital ad slamming Winsome Earle-Sears for cheering on Donald Trump's tax bill that will take healthcare away from 322,000 Virginians, f more PR

Will Ron Weiser, J.C. Huizenga, or Any of Duggan's Republican Donors Appear With Him Tomorrow? (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Will Ron Weiser, J.C. Huizenga, or Any of Duggan's Republican Donors Appear With Him Tomorrow? * LANSING -- As Mike Duggan is set to hold a campaign event tomorrow in Detroit, will any of the Republican megadonors that are currently funding his campaign be on hand to see how their investment is doing? Ahead of the event, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following s more PR