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Mich. Democratic Party: What They're Saying - Mike Rogers Is "Manipulative" And Focused On "Getting Power" As He Prioritizes Trump Over Michigan
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026:
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Mike Rogers Is "Manipulative" And Focused On "Getting Power" As He Prioritizes Trump Over Michigan
Trump sycophant Mike Rogers was slammed on CNN and MS NOW this week after new reporting exposed how Rogers has prioritized "loyalty to Trump" over Michigan, including by pushing Trump's false claims of stolen elections and pledging to rubber stamp all of Trump's cost-raising policies.
In reaction to The New York Times' report about Rogers' embrace of election
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LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026:
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Mike Rogers Is "Manipulative" And Focused On "Getting Power" As He Prioritizes Trump Over Michigan
Trump sycophant Mike Rogers was slammed on CNN and MS NOW this week after new reporting exposed how Rogers has prioritized "loyalty to Trump" over Michigan, including by pushing Trump's false claims of stolen elections and pledging to rubber stamp all of Trump's cost-raising policies.
In reaction to The New York Times' report about Rogers' embrace of electiondenialism, former U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill ripped into Rogers on MS NOW for being "manipulative," "willing to abandon his integrity," and focusing on how to "get power" instead of fighting for Michiganders. On CNN, Rogers was called out for acting like it's "2020 all over again" as he "lean[s] into Trump's false election claims."
Watch and read more below:
MS NOW (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo6SEUUmiJM&feature=youtu.be): "MI GOP Sen. Candidate Mike Rogers' 180 On Election Conspiracies"
* ALICIA MENENDEZ, MS NOW: I want to illustrate the point [...] about Mike Rogers. This is what he wrote the day before the Capitol insurrection. The headline from his Washington Post op-ed: "The election was free and fair." He wrote that Trump and his allies questioned those results "without proof, only conspiracy and hearsay."
* ALICIA MENENDEZ: Fast forward a few years later, Rogers suggested he lost his last Senate race because of an unfounded claim about a "van of ballots," and he praises Trump for spouting voter fraud conspiracies from the White House.
* ALICIA MENENDEZ: Do any of them believe this? Does it make it easier for them, Claire, do you think? Now that they're like, "Well , maybe I didn't win because there was voter fraud in my election." Is it self-healing for them to spread this lie?
* FORMER U.S. SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL: I don't know. I think Mike Rogers goes in that category of "What happened to him?" [...] It is really discouraging, because Mike Rogers knows better, but he has decided that power is more important than principle. And he is trying to get power by becoming a United States Senator, so he's perfectly willing to abandon his integrity, frankly.
* FORMER U.S. SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL: This is what Michigan voters really need to think about: His integrity. Because do you really want to continue to go down the path where someone is so manipulative by the thought of having more power? I mean, his fundamental stuff has shifted.
CNN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4THstLfb0I0&feature=youtu.be): Mike Rogers "Lean[s] Into Trump's False Election Claims"
* TOM FOREMAN, CNN: It's like 2020 all over again for some Republican candidates. [...] In Michigan, where Senate candidate Mike Rogers posted "if our nation does not have security and confidence of our elections, then we do not have much of a nation at all."
* TOM FOREMAN: What do they all have in common? The backing of President Donald Trump, who has relentlessly claimed he was cheated in the Presidential election six years ago.
* DONALD TRUMP: It's a rigged election. They just rigged the election. The election was rigged. They rigged the election.
* TOM FOREMAN: Despite a brutal attack on the Capitol, scores of court challenges and investigations, evidence has persistently shown Joe Biden won that election. And at the time, Rogers, then a CNN contributor, said Trump's falsehoods were to blame for the violence.
* MIKE ROGERS (2021 CLIP): Well, you're damn right you had responsibility for this.
* TOM FOREMAN: As for claims of election fraud...
* MIKE ROGERS (2021 CLIP): You have to go home and say, "Listen, we lost. The president of the United States lost."
* TOM FOREMAN: The vast majority of voters have agreed all along: Trump lost fair and square. [...] But Republican voters overwhelmingly think that election was corrupt and Trump's suspicions are right.
* TOM FOREMAN: So after Trump warned about possible voting shenanigans in the Michigan primary, the formerly skeptical Congressman has posted this: "I am thankful for President Trump's commitment to transparency."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/what-theyre-saying-mike-rogers-ismanipulative-and-focused-on-getting-power-as-he-prioritizes-trump-over-michigan/
Democratic Governors Association: Ramaswamy Hired His Mother to "Massage Data" in "Pump-and-Dump" Pharma Scheme That Made Him Nearly $260 Million
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Aug. 12, 2026:
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Ramaswamy Hired His Mother to "Massage Data" in "Pump-and-Dump" Pharma Scheme That Made Him Nearly $260 Million
New reporting from Oligarch Watch reveals how Vivek Ramaswamy "served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and then cashed out weeks before its dramatic crash."
Ramaswamy reaped nearly $260 million from a company that he "used to buy the rights to an inauspicious Alzheimer's drug that had repeatedly failed in clinical trials." Then, he hired his mother -- who
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Aug. 12, 2026:
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Ramaswamy Hired His Mother to "Massage Data" in "Pump-and-Dump" Pharma Scheme That Made Him Nearly $260 Million
New reporting from Oligarch Watch reveals how Vivek Ramaswamy "served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and then cashed out weeks before its dramatic crash."
Ramaswamy reaped nearly $260 million from a company that he "used to buy the rights to an inauspicious Alzheimer's drug that had repeatedly failed in clinical trials." Then, he hired his mother -- who"appears to have never conducted a clinical trial before or during her time at Axovant" -- to "massage data from old clinical trials to make the drug appear more promising."
"Pathological scammer Vivek Ramaswamy continues to show at every turn that there's no low he won't sink to if he thinks he can make a buck," said DGA spokesperson Izzi Levy. "Ramaswamy will put himself and his bottom line first every chance he gets, no matter who pays the price, and Ohioans know they can't afford him anywhere near the governor's office."
Oligarch Watch (https://oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/how-vivek-ramaswamys-mom-manipulated?r=v3v5l&utm_medium=ios): How Vivek Ramaswamy's mom manipulated Alzheimer's data and made her son rich
* Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio's gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and then cashed out weeks before its dramatic crash.
* In 2014, Ramaswamy founded Axovant, a company he used to buy the rights to an inauspicious Alzheimer's drug that had repeatedly failed in clinical trials. Axovant then hired Ramaswamy's mother, who, despite lacking relevant research experience, helped massage data from old clinical trials to make the drug appear more promising. The extent of the elder Ramaswamy's role has not been previously reported.
* In 2015, touting his mother's reinterpretation of the data to potential investors and regulators, Ramaswamy led Axovant to a $1.4 billion initial public offering, the largest in biotech history at the time. He spent the ensuing two years promoting the drug intepirdine as a possible breakthrough for the millions of Americans who have Alzheimer's disease.
* Then, after structuring the company to insulate himself and other insiders from potential losses, he cashed out through a private back door weeks before another clinical failure cratered the stock price.
* Ramaswamy, whose gubernatorial candidacy has received tens of millions in combined financial backing from fellow right-wing billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Yass, and Bill Ackman, reaped an estimated $260 million from Axovant's parent company.
* The Ramaswamy campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
* After the collapse of the Phase 3 trial, the value of Axovant shares held by the California State Teachers' Retirement System fell from $1,228,000 to $68,000, per SEC filings. Axovant eventually rebranded to Sio Gene Therapies and lost 99.8% of its value before shuttering completely.
* Since winning the Republican nomination in the Ohio gubernatorial race, Ramaswamy has shied away from discussing his time in biotech, choosing instead to cast his business success story in more vague terms, noted David Niven, a political scientist at the University of Cincinnati.
* "One of the defining questions of the campaign will be, are Ohioans talking about this in October -- are they aware of how well he did, and how poorly most other folks did on that Alzheimer's drug?" Niven said in an interview with Oligarch Watch.
* The basic reality of how Ramaswamy ran Axovant, Niven added, "was heads I win and tails I also win, in terms of the outcomes of the trials or whether the drugs actually proved useful or not."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/new-ramaswamy-hired-his-mother-to-massage-data-in-pump-and-dump-pharma-scheme-that-made-him-nearly-260-million/
Michael Whatley Supports Raising Health Care Costs While He Profits From His Big Pharma Stock
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 12 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Michael Whatley Supports Raising Health Care Costs While He Profits From His Big Pharma Stock
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As North Carolina faces one of the largest drops in ACA enrollment in the nation, here's a reminder that DC insider Michael Whatley cheered on Washington Republicans as they refused to extend the ACA tax credits that kept monthly premiums low. Now, premiums have doubled for nearly a million North Carolinians:
N&O: "Black Mountain resident and small business owner Madison Maxwell decided this
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 12 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Michael Whatley Supports Raising Health Care Costs While He Profits From His Big Pharma Stock
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As North Carolina faces one of the largest drops in ACA enrollment in the nation, here's a reminder that DC insider Michael Whatley cheered on Washington Republicans as they refused to extend the ACA tax credits that kept monthly premiums low. Now, premiums have doubled for nearly a million North Carolinians:
N&O: "Black Mountain resident and small business owner Madison Maxwell decided thisyear to forgo health insurance coverage after seeing her premium more than double."
KFF: "The Tobiassens decided to cancel their insurance when Rebecca saw the cost of their monthly premiums would jump from $130 to more than $550. 'It makes no sense,' she said. 'It's not worth it anymore.'"
Carolina Public Press: "The price hike left many healthy people with marketplace plans wondering whether it was even worth it to keep their coverage. Enrollment in marketplace plans has decreased significantly so in 2026, with North Carolina's drop-off the steepest of any U.S. state."
As Whatley supports making monthly premiums skyrocket, he has also helped pass legislation that raises prescription drug costs for seniors while benefiting his Big Pharma stocks:
Charlotte Observer: "Drug companies profited from the Big Beautiful Bill. So did Michael Whatley"
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/michael-whatley-supports-raising-health-care-costs-while-he-profits-from-his-big-pharma-stock/
Democratic Governors Association: Andy Biggs Still Can't Explain Why He Protected A Cult of Pedophiles
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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Andy Biggs Still Can't Explain Why He Protected A Cult of Pedophiles
New reporting from AZ Family digs into how a "controversy from more than a decade ago is resurfacing in the race for governor," after Andy Biggs' history of protecting "child sex predators and a corrupt polygamous sect in Colorado City," is becoming a "central issue before the general election."
AZ Family reports that "some of his own Republicans said he had a chance to stop the abuse of children in Colorado City, but did nothing,"
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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Andy Biggs Still Can't Explain Why He Protected A Cult of Pedophiles
New reporting from AZ Family digs into how a "controversy from more than a decade ago is resurfacing in the race for governor," after Andy Biggs' history of protecting "child sex predators and a corrupt polygamous sect in Colorado City," is becoming a "central issue before the general election."
AZ Family reports that "some of his own Republicans said he had a chance to stop the abuse of children in Colorado City, but did nothing,"and some are still "very upset about what happened."
When pressed on his record, Biggs offered no real explanation and told AZ Family that these are questions that he's "already addressed."
However, AZ Family noted that when they pressed Biggs on why he protected predators last year, he said, "I can't remember the procedure. I do remember the bill." Previously, a reporter for AZ Family said Biggs "blew me off" when he tried to ask questions.
This follows a recent investigation from the Washington Post detailing how Biggs' record of protecting the cult "accused of sexually abusing girls" that has caused him to receive backlash from Republicans "may haunt" his campaign.
"It's completely unacceptable that Andy Biggs still cannot explain his record of blocking bipartisan reforms to protect an extremist cult of pedophiles in Arizona," said DGA Communications Director Sam Newton. "Biggs can try to hide in the basement all he wants, but his dangerous record isn't going away."
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WATCH (https://www.azfamily.com/video/2026/08/11/andy-biggs-controversy-resurfaces-amid-arizona-gubernatorial-bid/) AZ Family's reporting on how Biggs protected predators.
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/andy-biggs-still-cant-explain-why-he-protected-a-cult-of-pedophiles/
Democratic Governors Association Issues Statement on Ryan Fazio and Connecticut General Election
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026:
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DGA Statement on Ryan Fazio and Connecticut's General Election
As the general election in Connecticut begins, DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement on Republican nominee Ryan Fazio:
"Ryan Fazio is too out-of-touch, too anti-choice, and too MAGA for Connecticut. Fazio called Roe v Wade 'offensive', has voted with gun lobbyists over public safety, opposed much-needed investment in public schools, and opposed efforts to lower the cost of health
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026:
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DGA Statement on Ryan Fazio and Connecticut's General Election
As the general election in Connecticut begins, DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement on Republican nominee Ryan Fazio:
"Ryan Fazio is too out-of-touch, too anti-choice, and too MAGA for Connecticut. Fazio called Roe v Wade 'offensive', has voted with gun lobbyists over public safety, opposed much-needed investment in public schools, and opposed efforts to lower the cost of healthcare while rejecting tax cuts for parents. A Fazio administration would mean worse public schools, higher taxes for parents, more guns on the streets, less reproductive freedom, and a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. Ryan Fazio is too extreme for Connecticut - and that is why we are confident that Governor Lamont will be re-elected this fall."
As Ryan Fazio heads into the general election, here are 5 things you should know about his MAGA record:
1. Fazio called Roe v. Wade "offensive," voted against protecting access to abortion, and during his past campaigns was endorsed by a group that wants to make abortion illegal.
2. Fazio voted against investing in public education and against tax cuts for parents.
3. Fazio opposed legislation to keep health care premiums low, after Trump's budget law dramatically raised them.
4. Fazio has called commonsense gun legislation "unreasonable" and called gun safety legislation that was passed after the Sandy Hook massacre "beyond the pale."
5. Fazio said he "would love" Trump's endorsement and voted to let federal agents raid schools, hospitals, and houses of worship.
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/dga-statement-on-ryan-fazio-and-connecticuts-general-election/
DSCC Statement On Peggy Flanagan's Victory In Minnesota Senate Primary
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026:
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DSCC Statement On Peggy Flanagan's Victory In Minnesota Senate Primary
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan's primary victory in the Minnesota Senate race:
"Peggy Flanagan knows firsthand what Minnesota families are going through, and she will fight tirelessly against Trump's harmful agenda that has made their lives harder. In the
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026:
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DSCC Statement On Peggy Flanagan's Victory In Minnesota Senate Primary
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan's primary victory in the Minnesota Senate race:
"Peggy Flanagan knows firsthand what Minnesota families are going through, and she will fight tirelessly against Trump's harmful agenda that has made their lives harder. In theSenate, she will be a powerful advocate for working people.
"Michele Tafoya is a wealthy Republican activist who told struggling Minnesotans to 'take one less trip to Starbucks.' Her right-wing views of opposing affordable health care, supporting Donald Trump, and serving as a spokesperson for an anti-abortion group are out of touch with Minnesota. Minnesota hasn't elected a Republican to the Senate for more than 20 years, and in November they will reject Michele Tafoya and elect Peggy Flanagan."
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/dscc-statement-on-peggy-flanagans-victory-in-minnesota-senate-primary/
DNC Congratulates Mitchell Berman on His Victory in the Democratic Primary for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026:
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DNC Congratulates Mitchell Berman on his Victory in the Democratic Primary for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District
The DNC congratulates Mitchell Berman on his victory in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District -- a race that will help flip the House of Representatives in November.
In response to Berman's victory, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Congratulations to Mitchell Berman on earning the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin's
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026:
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DNC Congratulates Mitchell Berman on his Victory in the Democratic Primary for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District
The DNC congratulates Mitchell Berman on his victory in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District -- a race that will help flip the House of Representatives in November.
In response to Berman's victory, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Congratulations to Mitchell Berman on earning the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin's1st Congressional District. As a registered nurse who has spent years caring for veterans, service members, and their families, Mitchell has dedicated his career to serving his community. Wisconsin Democrats have chosen a leader who understands the challenges families face and is committed to lowering healthcare and grocery costs, expanding opportunity, making life more affordable, and delivering results. Democrats are united behind Mitchell Berman, and we are ready to work together to flip Wisconsin's 1st District, take back the House majority, and continue fighting for Wisconsin's working families."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/dnc-congratulates-mitchell-berman-on-his-victory-in-the-democratic-primary-for-wisconsins-1st-congressional-district/
