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ALL TALK, NO SPINE: Mike Lawler Mocks Trump in Private, Praises Him in Washington
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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ALL TALK, NO SPINE: Mike Lawler Mocks Trump in Private, Praises Him in Washington
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Behind closed doors, Lawler "hated" Trump and "made fun of him constantly" -but once Trump won, he's rubberstamped the MAGA agenda at every turn
Recent reporting exposes vulnerable Republican Mike Lawler as a two-faced coward who privately mocked Donald Trump for years, only to drop the act and fall in line the second Trump returned to power.
According to Marjorie Taylor Greene, in the years before
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WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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ALL TALK, NO SPINE: Mike Lawler Mocks Trump in Private, Praises Him in Washington
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Behind closed doors, Lawler "hated" Trump and "made fun of him constantly" -but once Trump won, he's rubberstamped the MAGA agenda at every turn
Recent reporting exposes vulnerable Republican Mike Lawler as a two-faced coward who privately mocked Donald Trump for years, only to drop the act and fall in line the second Trump returned to power.
According to Marjorie Taylor Greene, in the years beforeTrump won back the White House, Lawler "hated Donald Trump, made fun of him constantly, mimicked him, making fun of his voice." Greene told Tucker Carlson that Lawler would "come and find me on the House floor and make fun of me for supporting Donald Trump."
But since Trump returned to office, Lawler has sung his praises and voted to hurt his constituents in order to be in lockstep with him 100% of the time -rubberstamping his reckless agenda to raise costs, gut health care to give tax breaks to billionaires, and make life harder for Hudson Valley families. The same person who allegedly 'hated' Trump hasn't found the courage to cast a single vote against him in Washington and is now his most reliable foot soldier.
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi :
"Mike Lawler spent years privately mocking Donald Trump when he was sure Trump wasn't watching but doesn't have the courage to say a single word of it in public, let alone cast a single vote to back it up. Hudson Valley families deserve a leader with the backbone to stand up for them, not a coward who talks tough behind closed doors and folds the second it actually matters."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/all-talk-no-spine-mike-lawler-mocks-trump-in-private-praises-him-in-washington/
"Tucson Doctors & Healthcare Execs Share Troubling Prognosis with Dem Candidate Mendoza" [Tucson Sentinel]
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"Tucson Doctors & Healthcare Execs Share Troubling Prognosis with Dem Candidate Mendoza" [Tucson Sentinel]
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Southern Arizona on track to lose $110 million annually after Ciscomani broke his promise not to cut Medicaid
Arizona health care providers are sounding the alarm about Juan Ciscomani's health care cuts, the Tucson Sentinel reports.
Last week, Democratic candidate JoAnna Mendoza convened health care experts from across Southern Arizona to discuss the impacts of Ciscomani's
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WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"Tucson Doctors & Healthcare Execs Share Troubling Prognosis with Dem Candidate Mendoza" [Tucson Sentinel]
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Southern Arizona on track to lose $110 million annually after Ciscomani broke his promise not to cut Medicaid
Arizona health care providers are sounding the alarm about Juan Ciscomani's health care cuts, the Tucson Sentinel reports.
Last week, Democratic candidate JoAnna Mendoza convened health care experts from across Southern Arizona to discuss the impacts of Ciscomani'sdecision to gut Medicaid, cancel Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that help Arizonans afford insurance, and failure to get Arizona its fair share from a new rural health program.
REMINDER: Ciscomani repeatedly promised to protect Medicaid, the ACA tax credits, and rural health care - then cast the deciding vote against all three.
Because of Ciscomani, Southern Arizona hospitals are on track to lose $110 MILLION a year due to Medicaid cuts, 70,000 Arizonans have already dropped ACA coverage following the lapse in subsidies, and Arizona received the sixth lowest amount from the Rural Health Transformation Fund, despite Ciscomani saying he would be a "force at the table" to get Arizona its fair share.
DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
"Juan Ciscomani sold out Arizonans' health care to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Southern Arizonans are fed up with Ciscomani's broken promises, and that's why they'll send JoAnna Mendoza to Congress this November."
Read the coverage for yourself...
Tucson Sentinel: Tucson doctors & healthcare execs share troubling prognosis with Dem candidate Mendoza
* Congressional candidate Joanna Mendoza gathered together nine local experts on health care for an hour-long roundtable discussion of some of the biggest challenges facing hospitals and clinics in both urban and rural Arizona.
* Mendoza, who is seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani in the Nov. 3 midterm election, has said that healthcare cuts in the budget passed by Republicans last year - aka the One Big Beautiful Bill - are going to harm Southern Arizona healthcare programs, hospitals and clinics.
* Julia Strange, Tucson Medical Center's vice president of external affairs, said hospitals are bracing a financial crunch when the federal government reduces payments to hospitals for treating uninsured patients while also forcing low-income people off Medicaid, "which leads to bad debt and charity care hospitals."
* "No matter what your insurance is, you're going to be affected by this bill," said Strange, who warned that patients would overwhelm emergency rooms if they couldn't find care elsewhere.
* A study by Third Way estimated that 10 hospitals in and around Congressional District 6 could close as a result of the GOP budget signed into law by President Donald Trump because it cuts nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid and other healthcare programs.
* Daniel Derkson, director of the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health, said he was concerned about the "incredibly scary" provisions in the GOP budget plan that are "basically implementing things that make it harder for people to stay enrolled in Medicaid."
* "That's a huge concern," Derkson said. "I don't care if you practice in a rural area or urban area, hospital or clinic, no one can absorb a loss of 10 to 15 percent of those who have a payment source from their thing and still operate the types of services we need, like maternal healthcare."
* Cisccomani's office did not respond to the Sentinel's questions regarding concerns about hospital closures and overcrowding.
* Mendoza held the roundtable discussion on Tuesday in a public meeting room of the Murphy-Wilmot Library, inviting members of the press to attend. Ciscomani held a closed-door meeting with area healthcare executives and controversial Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the beginning of April, putting out a press release after the event.
* A shortage of healthcare workers in Southern Arizona was mentioned by several participants at Tuesday's roundtable.
* Sue Heck, a retired nurse practitioner, said the Trump administration had moved to reduce the loan amounts available for people studying to become nurses.
* Mendoza herself recalled struggling to find a pediatrician when she retired from the Marines and moved back to Pinal County in 2016.
* "It was really stressful, not only newly out of the military after 20 years, but now being a brand-new mom and trying to find health care for my son," she said. "This is an issue that is very near and dear to my heart personally, not only because of my personal experience, but also just seeing the sticking points, the challenges that a lot of folks face in obtaining access to health care."
* At the close of the discussion, Heck said she was concerned about how HHS Secretary Kennedy is changing vaccine protocols, especially for children.
* Mendoza said she agreed with concerns about Kennedy's leadership, given how he was upending decades of vaccine protocol and curtailing research projects, such as ending support for mRNA vaccines that allowed the United States to swiftly develop and test COVID-19 vaccines within a year of the 2020 outbreak.
* Ciscomani's office did not respond to questions regarding cuts in federal funding for healthcare programs or Kennedy's changes in vaccine protocols and research efforts.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/tucson-doctors-healthcare-execs-share-troubling-prognosis-with-dem-candidate-mendoza-tucson-sentinel/
BREAKING: Brian Fitzpatrick is So Afraid of Bob Harvie That He's "Meddling" With Democratic Voters
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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BREAKING: Brian Fitzpatrick is So Afraid of Bob Harvie That He's "Meddling" With Democratic Voters
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Fitzpatrick is spending money on mailers and advertisements targeting Democratic voters in latest sign that he fears Bob Harvie
New bombshell reporting from PoliticsPA reveals that vulnerable Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is terrified to face off against Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie in November.
According to the report, Fitzpatrick is spending his own campaign
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WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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BREAKING: Brian Fitzpatrick is So Afraid of Bob Harvie That He's "Meddling" With Democratic Voters
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Fitzpatrick is spending money on mailers and advertisements targeting Democratic voters in latest sign that he fears Bob Harvie
New bombshell reporting from PoliticsPA reveals that vulnerable Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is terrified to face off against Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie in November.
According to the report, Fitzpatrick is spending his own campaigncash on anti-Harvie mailers and digital ads in a desperate attempt to meddle with Democratic primary voters. PoliticsPA reports:
"It appears that this is happening in 2026 in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District. And the Brian Fitzpatrick For All campaign seems to be all in on the strategy."
The report reveals that Fitzpatrick transferred a whopping $350,000 to the Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, which is now sending anti-Harvie mailers to Democratic voters. Additionally, Fitzpatrick For All of Us has spent thousands of dollars on digital ads targeting Harvie.
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin :
"Brian Fitzpatrick is so scared of Bob Harvie that he's spending his own campaign cash to try and meddle with Democratic voters. It's just the latest sign that even Fitzpatrick knows he's facing the toughest race of his political career, and that after nearly a decade in Washington he can't defend his own record."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/%f0%9f%91%80-breaking-brian-fitzpatrick-is-so-afraid-of-bob-harvie-that-hes-meddling-with-democratic-voters/
DCCC Chair Statement on Signing of Florida's Further Gerrymandered Congressional Map
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DCCC Chair Statement on Signing of Florida's Further Gerrymandered Congressional Map
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Following the signing of Florida's new, further gerrymandered congressional map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement:
"The American people hate the Republican scheme to rig the midterm elections and, in elections across the country, voters have made that clear. Meanwhile, Republicans have shown they couldn't care less what the people want.
"Florida's new illegal map is Republicans'
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WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DCCC Chair Statement on Signing of Florida's Further Gerrymandered Congressional Map
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Following the signing of Florida's new, further gerrymandered congressional map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement:
"The American people hate the Republican scheme to rig the midterm elections and, in elections across the country, voters have made that clear. Meanwhile, Republicans have shown they couldn't care less what the people want.
"Florida's new illegal map is Republicans'latest attempt to put self-preservation over persuasion -to shield themselves from their disastrous record of rising costs and broken promises, and to hide from the voters they represent. But their plan will backfire.
"It's simple. Voters want to choose their representatives, not the other way around. That's why voters are fighting back on every front from the courts to the ballot box. Florida's constitution explicitly prohibits partisan gerrymandering, and Florida Republicans will need to defend their actions in court."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/dccc-chair-statement-on-signing-of-floridas-further-gerrymandered-congressional-map/
Ahead of JD Vance's Visit to Des Moines Tomorrow, Here's What to Know About the IA-03 Race
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Ahead of JD Vance's Visit to Des Moines Tomorrow, Here's What to Know About the IA-03 Race
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Tomorrow, JD Vance will campaign with failed politician Zach Nunn, who has been a reliable rubberstamp for every Washington policy hurting Iowans.
Nunn promised Iowa families he'd make life easier. But instead, Nunn became just another DC politician who, when push comes to shove, doesn't stand up for Iowans.
While Nunn has failed to lower costs or tackle corruption because he's too busy
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WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Ahead of JD Vance's Visit to Des Moines Tomorrow, Here's What to Know About the IA-03 Race
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Tomorrow, JD Vance will campaign with failed politician Zach Nunn, who has been a reliable rubberstamp for every Washington policy hurting Iowans.
Nunn promised Iowa families he'd make life easier. But instead, Nunn became just another DC politician who, when push comes to shove, doesn't stand up for Iowans.
While Nunn has failed to lower costs or tackle corruption because he's too busyfollowing his Washington bosses' marching orders, Sarah Trone Garriott will put Iowans first and work for families like her own.
Get the Facts on Zach Nunn :
1. After promising to reject cuts to Medicaid, Nunn voted for the largest Medicaid cuts in history - decimating rural health care, raising prices for families, and making Iowa's rural health care crisis worse.
* Nunn said it was a " myth " that his Medicaid cuts would force hospitals to close. Now, hospitals and clinics - including the MercyOne clinics in Ottumwa and South Des Moines - are closing down, reducing services, laying off staff, and raising costs thanks to Nunn's Medicaid cuts.
* Nunn supports repealing the Affordable Care Act. He failed to extend the ACA tax credits, and now tens of thousands of Iowans will be forced to pay health care premiums that are skyrocketing or lose care altogether.
2. Nunn fully backs the reckless tariffs hurting Iowa's farmers and raising prices for everyone, even saying we're " winning " from tariffs.
* Nunn-backed tariffs have hit Iowa hard: causing farm incomes to decline, bankruptcies to increase, input costs to skyrocket while facing market uncertainty, and families to shoulder the rising cost of it all.
3. Nunn has gone totally Washington. When push comes to shove, he doesn't stand up for Iowans - because he doesn't even care enough to meet with them face to face.
* Zach Nunn has not held a single public town hall since being elected to represent Iowans. Nunn called town halls " taxpayer-funded protest event[s] " - insulting the Iowans who deserve to hear from their elected representative.
* Nunn tried to ditch IA-03 and run in *both* the governor's race and the IA-04 race, before being put in his place by Trump and not having the guts to even stand up for himself. Embarrassing for a guy so dedicated to climbing the political ladder.
* Every time it counts, Nunn sides with his DC party bosses, not Iowans.
Get the Facts on Sarah Trone Garriott :
1. Sarah Trone Garriott is a mom, a Lutheran minister, and a State Senator who is driven by her faith to serve her neighbors : as a hospital chaplain, a parish pastor, a food pantry leader, and in the Iowa State Senate. Whether it's...
* Holding regular town halls and listening to Iowans as a legislator
* Taking her church's directory to knock on every member of her congregation's door
* Being there for children and families in their hardest times as a hospital chaplain...
2. Sarah's life has been about serving her neighbors: and now, she is running for Congress because Washington is completely broken and Zach Nunn is part of the problem. Sarah knows what Iowa families are going through and how the corrupt politicians looking out for themselves are making things harder.
3. Sarah has always worked for only Iowans: in the State Senate, she pushed for ethics reforms like banning stock trading and instituting term limits, worked across the aisle to cut taxes, and voted to lower prescription drug costs and cap insulin prices.
4. In Congress, Sarah will keep up that work to make life less expensive for families like her own: push to undo the Medicaid cuts and make health care more affordable, ban stock trading, take on corruption, and work to protect Social Security and Medicare.
Read more about who Sarah is:
* Associated Press : "In polite company or otherwise, the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott is very comfortable talking to people about religion and politics. She delivered an impassioned sermon last Sunday, encouraging the people in the pews at Grace Lutheran Church to welcome strangers as Jesus did. The day before, she campaigned for Congress in rural Iowa, decrying Medicaid cuts and their impact on people's access to health care."
* Des Moines Register : Sarah Trone Garriott holds roundtable discussion on rural healthcare
* Iowa Capital Dispatch : Iowa Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott criticizes Nunn for not holding public town halls
* Des Moines Register : "Sarah Trone Garriott...criticized incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn of failing to deliver for Iowans. 'Gas prices are skyrocketing across Iowa and across the country, but today's temporary waiver only highlights Zach Nunn's failure to deliver year-round E15,' Trone Garriott said in a statement. ' Zach Nunn is all talk and no action, and Iowans deserve better than his broken promises and sorry excuses.'"
* Iowa News Now : "Two Iowa Democrats are teaming up to introduce a couple bills to impose term limits on lawmakers and forbid them from trading stocks while in office... State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D-West Des Moines) said in a press release Thursday the legislation is meant to shakeup the political establishment and restore public trust and integrity in state government by 'preventing power from becoming too deeply entrenched.'"
* Roll Call : "In an Iowa swing district, Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott recounts how her work as a hospital chaplain and a Lutheran minister set her on a path to public service. 'Faith is about how we live together, and so is politics,' Trone Garriott said in an interview. 'There is a sense that your politics and... your faith are private and personal, and you need to keep them separate. But your faith... shapes who you are and how you engage in the world.'"
* 19th News : "I was looking for a way forward. How can I have hope in this moment? What can I do next? Because whenever I see a problem, my response is, how can I make things better?" Trone Garriott said. Trone Garriott said her district voted for Trump, but it also voted for her. She said it's important to be open about faith..."
* MS NOW : "Garriott, who has served as a chaplain and works for a food pantry network, told MS NOW there is a need for me to bring my whole self to my civic life. And truly, that's what the Christian faith is all about.'"
* Religion News Service : "Navigating difficult issues, being in relationship with people who see things different than me, trying to work through conflict together, loving people that you disagree with -those are things that I bring because of that experience," [Sarah Trone Garriott] said.
* Reuters : "Sarah Trone Garriott, an Iowa state senator and Lutheran minister, has never shied away from putting faith at the center of her political campaigns. 'It is really important that people of faith speak to issues in the public realm, because faith is about how we live together,' Trone Garriott told Reuters. 'So is politics.''
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/ahead-of-jd-vances-visit-to-des-moines-tomorrow-heres-what-to-know-about-the-ia-03-race/
DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene on Why GOP is Pursuing Their Corrupt Power Grab: "They're losing across the country, so they want to rig the system."
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene on Why GOP is Pursuing Their Corrupt Power Grab: "They're losing across the country, so they want to rig the system."
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DelBene also weighs in on Supreme Court's recent decision to gut the Voting Rights Act: "This is judicial overreach and a sad day day for our country"
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling to gut the Voting Rights Act and subsequent moves by Republicans to rig the midterms with new gerrymandered maps, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene stopped
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WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene on Why GOP is Pursuing Their Corrupt Power Grab: "They're losing across the country, so they want to rig the system."
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DelBene also weighs in on Supreme Court's recent decision to gut the Voting Rights Act: "This is judicial overreach and a sad day day for our country"
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling to gut the Voting Rights Act and subsequent moves by Republicans to rig the midterms with new gerrymandered maps, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene stoppedby MSNOW's "The Weeknight" talk about what's really behind Republican schemes to ignore the will of the voters and try cling on to their microscopic House majority. DelBene also laid out how Democrats are fighting back against Republican gerrymanders, and that despite these attempts to cheat, they are actually creating opportunities for Democrats to pick up seats in the midterms on their way to take back the majority in November.
See highlights from Chair DelBene's conversation below:
MSNOW: 'Appalling!': DCCC chair slams GOP gerrymandering push, calls ruling a 'sad day for democracy'
"This is judicial overreach, and is a sad day for our country. We need to make sure that we are upholding the incredible accomplishments of the Voting Rights Act. We need to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to continue to move forward, and continue to make sure we have fair representation all across the country.
"But let's be clear, they know what they want to do. Republicans are losing. They're losing across the country, so they want to rig the system so they have a chance of winning.
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"When Trump asked Texas to give them five more seats, and they said, 'Yes, sir,' they drew a map that did not go to the people. They drew a map and put it in place. And you know, they should be careful what they ask for, because we actually have opportunities to pick up seats, even with their new map.
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"You're going to see states across the country - and definitely blue states - respond to Republicans' attempts to take away all of our rights by trying to lock in a permanent Republican majority. Folks are going to stand up. And I think it's been a clear throughline, all along, that we have gone to the people, and the people have voted. Notice Republicans are not talking about ever going to the people. The governor of Tennessee didn't say they were going to ask voters if they wanted to change their maps. They are pushing forward. And frankly, people across the country hate this.
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"In special elections that we have seen since November of 2024, Democrats are running ahead by double digits. So take a Republican seat where a Republican might have won by 10 points. We're seeing huge swings, huge swings in state legislative seats. You saw the seat in Florida, the legislative seat where Mar-a-Lago is located, and that was over a 30-point swing in a very short period of time. It's because people have soured on the Republican agenda. People are struggling. Prices are skyrocketing. Housing, food, healthcare, childcare, energy costs, gas prices - all skyrocketing directly because of actions of this administration.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/dccc-chair-suzan-delbene-on-why-gop-is-pursuing-their-corrupt-power-grab-theyre-losing-across-the-country-so-they-want-to-rig-the-system/
CHUCK EDWARDS VOTES TO PROTECT TARIFFS THAT RAISE NORTH CAROLINIANS' FOOD COSTS
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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CHUCK EDWARDS VOTES TO PROTECT TARIFFS THAT RAISE NORTH CAROLINIANS' FOOD COSTS
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Edwards has now voted NINE times to protect price-hiking tariffs
Chuck Edwards had a choice last week: stand with North Carolinians who are being crushed by reckless tariffs, or once again cave to D.C. party leaders.
Shocking no one, Edwards bent the knee and voted AGAINST reigning in tariffs that are specifically increasing North Carolinians' food costs.
The vote marks the NINTH TIME Edwards cast
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WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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CHUCK EDWARDS VOTES TO PROTECT TARIFFS THAT RAISE NORTH CAROLINIANS' FOOD COSTS
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Edwards has now voted NINE times to protect price-hiking tariffs
Chuck Edwards had a choice last week: stand with North Carolinians who are being crushed by reckless tariffs, or once again cave to D.C. party leaders.
Shocking no one, Edwards bent the knee and voted AGAINST reigning in tariffs that are specifically increasing North Carolinians' food costs.
The vote marks the NINTH TIME Edwards casta vote to protect tariffs - even as they crush North Carolina small businesses and could cost families an extra $2,500 a year.
DCCC Spokesperson Nebeyatt Betre:
"Chuck Edwards keeps making life harder for North Carolinians struggling with rising costs."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/chuck-edwards-votes-to-protect-tariffs-that-raise-north-carolinians-food-costs/
National Republican Senatorial Committee: Bernie Sanders Heads to Michigan for Next Round of Schumer Proxy War
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release:
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Bernie Sanders Heads to Michigan for Next Round of Schumer Proxy War
Fresh off the heels of his first proxy war win against Chuck Schumer in Maine, Bernie Sanders is heading to Michigan to rally in Detroit with Abdul El-Sayed. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is releasing a new digital ad showcasing how the socialist pair are too progressive for Michigan.
Sanders-backed El-Sayed is currently locked in a messy primary with Chuck Schumer-backed Haley Stevens and the Michigan-hating
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WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release:
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Bernie Sanders Heads to Michigan for Next Round of Schumer Proxy War
Fresh off the heels of his first proxy war win against Chuck Schumer in Maine, Bernie Sanders is heading to Michigan to rally in Detroit with Abdul El-Sayed. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is releasing a new digital ad showcasing how the socialist pair are too progressive for Michigan.
Sanders-backed El-Sayed is currently locked in a messy primary with Chuck Schumer-backed Haley Stevens and the Michigan-hatingMallory McMorrow. Like Platner, El-Sayed has taken the lead on betting markets by carving his progressive lane: wanting to implement Medicare for All, supporting the Green New Deal, pushing for higher taxes, and calling to abolish ICE.
"Bernie Sanders already defeated one Schumer-preferred primary candidate, and now he's ready to do the same in Michigan. Sanders and Abdul El-Sayed are two peas in a progressive pod desperate to implement Medicare for All, enact the Green New Deal that would decimate Michigan's auto industry, and abolish ICE," said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell.
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Original text here: https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/bernie-sanders-heads-to-michigan-for-next-round-of-schumer-proxy-war-2026-05-01/
ICYMI: New York Times - Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 1, 2026:
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ICYMI: New York Times: Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/obamacare-enrollment-decline.html): Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
* Millions of Americans appear to be dropping Obamacare coverage in the months since Congress failed to extend the generous subsidies that had become a defining feature of
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WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 1, 2026:
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ICYMI: New York Times: Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/obamacare-enrollment-decline.html): Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
* Millions of Americans appear to be dropping Obamacare coverage in the months since Congress failed to extend the generous subsidies that had become a defining feature ofthe Affordable Care Act.
* Initial sign-ups had already fallen by about 1.2 million people. But insurance companies, state officials and industry analysts are reporting that many more have lost Obamacare coverage now that people are facing long-term higher costs.
* Many insurers and analysts are estimating overall declines of about 20 percent, dropping to around 19 million from the 24 million who were covered under the A.C.A. last year.
* In Georgia, where coverage had nearly tripled since Congress first authorized the extra financial help in 2021, state data show enrollment has fallen by more than a third.
* In many states, around 10 percent of people who are still insured have chosen less generous coverage by picking so-called bronze plans, which carry deductibles as high as $10,600 a year.
* When Joyce Rena Bumbray-Graves, a 63-year-old home care worker from Woodbridge, Va., saw premiums for her husband and herself more than double, from $544 a month to over $1,300, she had to give up her insurance.
* Megan Burkett, 49, a nurse practitioner in Arroyo Grande, Calif., dropped coverage for herself, her husband and her son in the face of escalating costs. ... When she went to sign up for A.C.A. coverage for this year, she found the policy for her family would cost roughly $2,500 a month, in line with her mortgage payment. That contrasts with the $307 a month she paid when she qualified for a federal subsidy last year.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/icymi-new-york-times-since-congress-let-obamacare-subsidies-expire-millions-are-dropping-coverage/
ICYMI: 'It's a Mess' - With No Trump Endorsement in Texas Senate Race, Cornyn and Paxton are Locked in an Expensive Brawl [CNN]
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 1, 2026:
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ICYMI: 'It's a mess': With no Trump endorsement in Texas Senate race, Cornyn and Paxton are locked in an expensive brawl [CNN]
In case you missed it, national Republicans are continuing to melt down over the "mess" of a Senate primary in Texas, noting that Republicans have "spent tens and tens of millions of dollars" and left donors "drained of resources because of this race alone."
Now, as the "brass-knuckled, dregs-scraping, cash-consuming GOP runoff" drags on, floundering
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WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 1, 2026:
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ICYMI: 'It's a mess': With no Trump endorsement in Texas Senate race, Cornyn and Paxton are locked in an expensive brawl [CNN]
In case you missed it, national Republicans are continuing to melt down over the "mess" of a Senate primary in Texas, noting that Republicans have "spent tens and tens of millions of dollars" and left donors "drained of resources because of this race alone."
Now, as the "brass-knuckled, dregs-scraping, cash-consuming GOP runoff" drags on, flounderingincumbent John Cornyn and scandal-plagued Ken Paxton are left to continue tearing each other down. "Republicans have reason to be concerned" as their "damaging runoff that could make things easier for Talarico," who "led both Cornyn and Paxton" in recent polls.
See for yourself:
CNN: 'It's a mess': With no Trump endorsement in Texas Senate race, Cornyn and Paxton are locked in an expensive brawl (https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/politics/texas-senate-runoff-john-cornyn-ken-paxton-donald-trump)
* Nearly two months ago, President Donald Trump promised he would make an endorsement "soon" in the Republican primary runoff for US Senate in Texas.
* That endorsement still has not arrived -- and its absence is keeping the race highly competitive.
* Three people involved in the race said they no longer expected Trump to get involved in the battle between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
* [...] [Democrats] have a Senate nominee in state Rep. James Talarico who is energizing liberals ahead of the November midterms and raising massive sums. Republicans long wanted to avoid a damaging runoff that could make things easier for Talarico, in part by having Trump boost one candidate and pressure the other to back down.
* A poll released Wednesday by the University of Texas suggests Republicans have reason to be concerned about Talarico. He led both Cornyn and Paxton by single digits in hypothetical general-election matchups [...]
* Washington Republicans had long hoped a Trump endorsement of Cornyn would effectively end an intraparty fight and allow the GOP to fully focus on Talarico.
* "It's a mess," one national Republican strategist said. Speaking on condition of anonymity to assess the race, the strategist blamed a "failure by multiple entities to do their part."
* Some Cornyn supporters have conceded that Trump is unlikely to save the day for the incumbent.
* Supporters of each candidate continue making the case for a Trump endorsement.
* "The impact of him staying out of the race, I think, has been unfortunate because now we've spent tens and tens of millions of dollars in a competitive US Senate seat in Texas that could've otherwise be used for competitive House seats ... against Democrats in the fall," said US Rep. Nathaniel Moran of Texas, who endorsed Cornyn after the primary.
* "I know, talking to donors across Texas, that they are drained of resources because of this race alone, and as a result, you're going to see the impact, I think, in the election cycle in November because many of the competitive House seats that needed money coming out of Texas won't happen," Moran added.
* Still, Cornyn remains in the dire position of a longtime incumbent fighting for his political life. It took tens of millions of dollars in ad spending for Cornyn to get there, an ominous sign for a politician who has been running in statewide elections dating back to 1990.
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/icymi-its-a-mess-with-no-trump-endorsement-in-texas-senate-race-cornyn-and-paxton-are-locked-in-an-expensive-brawl-cnn/
DNC: Trump Travels to Florida to Sell His Deeply Unpopular Agenda as FL Republicans Push Their Illegal Gerrymandering Scheme
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on May 1, 2026:
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Trump Travels to Florida to Sell His Deeply Unpopular Agenda as FL Republicans Push Their Illegal Gerrymandering Scheme
Donald Trump traveled to Florida today in a desperate attempt to sell his deeply unpopular agenda that has hiked prices and slashed programs for Florida families and seniors, forcing them to dip even further into their hard-earned savings to make ends meet. Meanwhile, Florida Republicans are focused on unconstitutional map rigging and undermining the voting rights of
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WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on May 1, 2026:
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Trump Travels to Florida to Sell His Deeply Unpopular Agenda as FL Republicans Push Their Illegal Gerrymandering Scheme
Donald Trump traveled to Florida today in a desperate attempt to sell his deeply unpopular agenda that has hiked prices and slashed programs for Florida families and seniors, forcing them to dip even further into their hard-earned savings to make ends meet. Meanwhile, Florida Republicans are focused on unconstitutional map rigging and undermining the voting rights ofFloridians, rather than helping to lower costs and make life more affordable.
In response, DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin released the following statement:
"Donald Trump has sent prices soaring, slashed health care, and left seniors struggling to keep a roof over their heads, meals on the table, or gas in their tanks. Instead of focusing on our seniors, Trump and Florida Republicans are preoccupied with their illegal and unconstitutional gerrymandering scheme. Make no mistake: Democrats are fighting back hard every step of the way to stop their brazen power grab and lower costs for Florida families and seniors."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/trump-travels-to-florida-to-sell-his-deeply-unpopular-agenda-as-fl-republicans-push-their-illegal-gerrymandering-scheme/
DNC: As Older Americans Month Begins, Seniors Struggle Under Trump
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 1, 2026:
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As Older Americans Month Begins, Seniors Struggle Under Trump
Donald Trump promised to lower costs and protect seniors' benefits, but instead he has left America's seniors behind and forced them to dip into their hard-earned savings to make ends meet as his reckless policies drive up prices and slash programs they rely on.
Trump and Republicans' "One, Big Beautiful Bill" cut $1 TRILLION from Medicaid -- the largest cut in history -- which 4.4 million seniors rely on for long-term
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WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 1, 2026:
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As Older Americans Month Begins, Seniors Struggle Under Trump
Donald Trump promised to lower costs and protect seniors' benefits, but instead he has left America's seniors behind and forced them to dip into their hard-earned savings to make ends meet as his reckless policies drive up prices and slash programs they rely on.
Trump and Republicans' "One, Big Beautiful Bill" cut $1 TRILLION from Medicaid -- the largest cut in history -- which 4.4 million seniors rely on for long-termcare coverage. Health care costs for seniors are also set to increase. Medicare Part B premiums -- which are usually deducted from Social Security benefits -- rose by nearly 10% this year, eliminating roughly one-third of seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).
Reminder: Trump promised to protect Social Security, but multiple administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, admitted that Trump's Big Ugly Bill is a "backdoor" for privatizing Social Security. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz similarly suggested raising the retirement age to fund Trump's tax cuts for billionaires.
In response, DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin released the following statement:
"Under Trump, seniors are being forced to dip into their hard-earned savings to afford basic necessities like groceries, gas, and lifesaving care, while their Social Security and Medicaid benefits are slashed. Our seniors should be able to live comfortably with the benefits they worked their whole lives to earn, not robbed of them just so Trump can pay for tax handouts for the wealthy and well-connected. Democrats are committed to lowering costs for seniors and ensuring they can retire in dignity."
While Trump tries to spin his agenda and tout the "No Tax on Social Security" provision in his budget bill, it's another hollow promise -- the reality is nearly two-thirds of seniors already don't pay taxes on their Social Security benefits, and millions of seniors will continue to owe taxes despite the provision. To make matters worse, the COLA adjustment for 2026 was set at 2.8% but has already failed to keep up with skyrocketing inflation this year, with prices set to increase even more due to Trump's tariffs and disastrous war with Iran.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/as-older-americans-month-begins-seniors-struggle-under-trump/
DNC Statement on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on May 1, 2026:
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DNC Statement on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
DNC Chair Ken Martin, DNC Vice Chair Shasti Conrad, and DNC AAPI Caucus Chair Bel Leong-Hong released the following statement marking AANHPI Heritage Month:
"Throughout our country's history, generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders have contributed their skills, values, and talents to make our nation great. Today, they are the fastest-growing demographic group and are
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WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following statement on May 1, 2026:
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DNC Statement on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
DNC Chair Ken Martin, DNC Vice Chair Shasti Conrad, and DNC AAPI Caucus Chair Bel Leong-Hong released the following statement marking AANHPI Heritage Month:
"Throughout our country's history, generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders have contributed their skills, values, and talents to make our nation great. Today, they are the fastest-growing demographic group and area central part of the Democratic Party's coalition.
"As we honor the legacy of AANHPI trailblazers who came before, Democrats will continue to stand up for critical programs that care for the elderly, educate our children, ensure our safety, provide affordable health care and housing, and benefit small business owners and working families alike. We will keep fighting to bring sanity and humanity to our nation's immigration enforcement as we work to end discrimination and xenophobia in all of their forms.
"AANHPI voters have been critical in notching Democratic wins across the country -- especially in electing Governors Mikie Sherill and Abigail Spanberger as well as protecting fair elections in Virginia. We will always protect the sacred right to vote as we strive to elect Democratic champions who reflect the incredible diversity and lived experience of the AANHPI community."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/dnc-statement-on-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month/
DGA: After SCOTUS Decision, Burt Jones and Rick Jackson Push to Redraw Maps to End Fair and Equal Representation for Black Georgians
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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After SCOTUS Decision, Burt Jones and Rick Jackson Push to Redraw Maps to End Fair and Equal Representation for Black Georgians
Following the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act, Georgia's leading Republican gubernatorial candidates Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and health care executive Rick Jackson immediately called on the legislature to redraw maps and effectively end fair and equal representation and "erase" the political power of Black Georgians.
Jones applauded the decision,
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WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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After SCOTUS Decision, Burt Jones and Rick Jackson Push to Redraw Maps to End Fair and Equal Representation for Black Georgians
Following the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act, Georgia's leading Republican gubernatorial candidates Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and health care executive Rick Jackson immediately called on the legislature to redraw maps and effectively end fair and equal representation and "erase" the political power of Black Georgians.
Jones applauded the decision,saying "the Supreme Court made the right decision today" and called for the state to redraw its congressional and legislative maps. Not to be outdone, Jackson quickly called for a special session, arguing that "redrawing the maps must be added to the agenda," with "no time to waste."
Read more about what Georgians are reading about Jones' and Jackson's push to eliminate fair representation in Georgia below:
The New Republic: Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Has Just Unleashed (https://newrepublic.com/article/209830/trump-supreme-court-gerrymandering-voting-rights)
* Meanwhile, contests like the Georgia gubernatorial race have suddenly taken on new importance. Republicans control the state legislature there, and they're already threatening a gerrymander next year, but a Democratic governor could thwart it.
Georgia Recorder: Supreme Court decision weakening Voting Rights Act could impact future political maps in Georgia (https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/04/29/supreme-court-decision-weakening-voting-rights-act-could-impact-future-political-maps-in-georgia/)
* Some prominent Republicans started calling for Georgia lawmakers to redraw the state's political maps hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that dilutes a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
* Democrats have roundly condemned the decision, which they say risks fair representation for minority voters across the country, and urged Georgia residents to make their voices heard at the polls during this year's midterm elections.
* "The Supreme Court made the right decision today," Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican, said in a statement. "I support Georgia moving forward with new fair congressional maps that do not take race into account when drawing our districts."
* Wealthy healthcare executive Rick Jackson, who is running for governor and competing with Jones for front-runner status in the Republican primary, urged the Legislature to take up the issue during a special session later this year.
* "The legislature already needed a special session because Burt Jones put future Georgia elections at risk and failed to make our elections more secure," Jackson said in a statement. "In light of today's Supreme Court ruling, redrawing the maps must be added to the agenda."
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Supreme Court voting decision may not alter Georgia midterms. But 2028? (https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/04/supreme-court-voting-decision-may-not-alter-georgia-midterms-but-2028/)
* Prominent Republicans immediately celebrated the ruling as an opening. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire Rick Jackson, leading contenders for governor, were among those who swiftly called for a special session to overhaul the lines.
* Rahul Garabadu, who helped litigate a challenge to Georgia's 2021 election overhaul, said the ruling means state lawmakers are "now free to draw maps that erase the electoral power of racial minorities.
* Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project, said for decades Georgia's elected offices, from the local level to Congress, have been shaped by Section 2. She warned Georgia could be on the brink of "backpedaling all the way back to pre-Voting Rights Act-era of representation at all levels of government."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/after-scotus-decision-burt-jones-and-rick-jackson-push-to-redraw-maps-to-end-fair-and-equal-representation-for-black-georgians/
