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Less Than 100 Days From the Midterms, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene Lays Out Democrats' Path to the House Majority
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Less Than 100 Days From the Midterms, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene Lays Out Democrats' Path to the House Majority
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"We have great candidates. We have the momentum. We have the message."
Less than 100 days from the midterm elections, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene talked with MS NOW, Univision, CNBC, and POLITICO about Democrats' path to winning the House majority in November.
MS NOW: DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene Joins PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
* "The stakes couldn't be higher this
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WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Less Than 100 Days From the Midterms, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene Lays Out Democrats' Path to the House Majority
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"We have great candidates. We have the momentum. We have the message."
Less than 100 days from the midterm elections, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene talked with MS NOW, Univision, CNBC, and POLITICO about Democrats' path to winning the House majority in November.
MS NOW: DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene Joins PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
* "The stakes couldn't be higher thiselection, and we are united in winning in districts all across the country and having a governing majority taking back the gavels, and that's in districts everywhere in the country."
* "We have candidates who are farmers, teachers, veterans, doctors, even a Grammy-winning musician, who are all running because they are connected to their communities, they are talking about the issues that matter, and they are really authentic, independent-minded voices for these communities. That's how you win in these purple districts, which really are going to decide the majority."
Univision: Suzan DelBene habla sobre la estrategia democrata para recuperar la Camara
* "We've been on offense across the country. People are angry with the broken promises they have seen from this administration -the high cost of living, the struggles that communities are going through -and Republicans don't care. We have great candidates, we have the right message, and we have the resources to get that message out."
* "When they redrew these maps, they actually created opportunities for us. Look in South Texas, we have Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar who are going to win re-election. They were trying to take away their seats, they're in a strong position. And they've also created opportunities for us to pick up seats in places like TX-15 and TX-35 with our candidates Bobby Pulido and Johnny Garcia."
CNBC: 100 days until midterm election: DCCC Chair DelBene says Democrats have the momentum
* "We have great candidates. We have the momentum. We have the message. And I think the thing that's been really critical too is that the American people are with us. They want folks who are going to stand up for the issues they're facing and support them. And Republicans don't care. They are a rubber stamp for Donald Trump."
* "[T]he number one issue across the country is affordability. Families are struggling with housing, food, healthcare, childcare, energy costs, gas prices. It's hard when you're just trying to get by day-to-day to think about anything else."
POLITICO: 99 days to go
* "The American people are with us. They are struggling right now and are tired of the broken promises from Republicans, and are ready to elect folks who are going to stand up for them, not be rubber stamps for Donald Trump."
From the start of the 2026 cycle, the DCCC has purposefully and methodically expanded the House battlefield, targeting districts Vice President Harris won that are still represented by a Republican to districts that President Trump won by double-digits -all while shoring up Frontliners for their own reelections. No matter if the district is suburban, rural, or redistricted, we are decidedly on offense in an election cycle that is defined by voter outrage at spiraling costs and the Iran war spiraling out of control, disappointment with the Republicans in charge, and a resonate message and enthusiasm among Democrats to turn out and vote in November.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/less-than-100-days-from-the-midterms-dccc-chair-suzan-delbene-lays-out-democrats-path-to-the-house-majority/
ICYMI: Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde Talks With NBC4's Colleen Marshall About Democrats' Winning Message
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde Talks With NBC4's Colleen Marshall About Democrats' Winning Message
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COLUMBUS, OH - In just 14 weeks, Ohioans will be heading to the polls on Election Day in Ohio, and Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde spoke with NBC4about Ohio Democrats' work to connect with Ohioans of all political backgrounds in every corner of the state around our candidates' focus on lowering costs for Ohio families. While Republicans up and down the ballot have to own Donald
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde Talks With NBC4's Colleen Marshall About Democrats' Winning Message
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COLUMBUS, OH - In just 14 weeks, Ohioans will be heading to the polls on Election Day in Ohio, and Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde spoke with NBC4about Ohio Democrats' work to connect with Ohioans of all political backgrounds in every corner of the state around our candidates' focus on lowering costs for Ohio families. While Republicans up and down the ballot have to own DonaldTrump and Washington Republicans' economic policies that are sky-rocketing costs, like their healthcare cuts, reckless war with Iran, and tariffs that are devastating Ohio families, Ohio Democrats are bringing our winning message to every corner of the state in urban, suburban, and rural communities.
In case you missed it, check out Chair Clyde's conversation with Colleen Marshall about how Ohio Democrats are on offense connecting with voters about our mission to tackle high costs, deliver real relief, and get our state and country back on track.
NBC4: How political parties are reaching Ohio voters before midterm election
* In approximately 100 days, Ohioans will pick a new governor, and both major political parties are doing everything they can to get you to the polls and win your vote.
* Each party needs to inspire enthusiasm because turnout in a midterm election is vital, so they are figuring out how to reach core demographics. Democrats, for example, started a rural caucus to talk to voters in outlying and Appalachian counties about affordability.
* "It's important for us to reach all types of votes in all 88 counties across Ohio; young voters, veterans, our rural voters," Ohio Democratic Party Chairperson Kathleen Clyde said. "We're leaving no rock unturned and making sure that we're getting out there and talking about that critical message of lowering costs."
* Each party is trying to decide how to deal with the Trump factor. The president has been very popular in Ohio, and Republicans believe he will continue to help their ticket here, but Democrats said that with the ongoing war in Iran and rising costs, his waning popularity will help them.
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Original text here: https://ohiodems.org/icymi-ohio-democratic-party-chair-kathleen-clyde-talks-with-nbc4s-colleen-marshall-about-democrats-winning-message/
Sam Forstag Added to DCCC's Coveted 'Red to Blue' Program
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Sam Forstag Added to DCCC's Coveted 'Red to Blue' Program
Forstag will flip MT-01 blue and help take back the House majority
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Today, the DCCC announced that Sam Forstag has been added to the committee's highly competitive 'Red to Blue' program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Forstag, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as he runs for Montana's First Congressional District.
"Sam Forstag is a smokejumper and union
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WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Sam Forstag Added to DCCC's Coveted 'Red to Blue' Program
Forstag will flip MT-01 blue and help take back the House majority
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Today, the DCCC announced that Sam Forstag has been added to the committee's highly competitive 'Red to Blue' program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Forstag, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as he runs for Montana's First Congressional District.
"Sam Forstag is a smokejumper and unionleader who puts his life on the line to protect his neighbors and community from wildfires. Deeply committed to Western Montana, Sam is the kind of authentic, dynamic leader that working people want fighting for them in Washington. While Aaron Flint pledges himself to a corrupt political system and a reckless, cost-hiking agenda, Sam is making it clear his top priority is and will always be working Montanans," said DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene.
Sam Forstag is a working Montanan, union leader, and smokejumper who is running to put working people first - to lower costs, raise wages, and fight corruption in Washington. After putting himself through school at the University of Montana, Sam climbed the ranks in the U.S. Forest Service to become a smokejumper, an elite firefighter who puts their life on the line parachuting into the wilderness to fight wildfires. As Vice President of National Federation of Federal Employees' (NFFE) Local 60, Sam took a stand when Elon Musk took a chainsaw to public land agencies, organizing against the cuts and trying to get Ryan Zinke to act. Fed up with Zinke's failure to fight for Western Montana as workers lost their jobs and costs skyrocketed, Sam decided to run for Congress himself to finally give working people a voice. While Zinke's hand-picked successor Aaron Flint prioritizes shady backroom deals and championing reckless, cost-hiking policies, Sam is focused on finally delivering for Western Montana.
An open seat that former Montana Senator Jon Tester won in 2024, Montana's First Congressional District is a prime pickup opportunity for Democrats - especially with a top tier candidate like Sam, who already has bipartisan support, on the ballot.
Red to Blue is a highly competitive and battle-tested DCCC program that arms top-tier candidates with organizational and fundraising support to help them continue building winning campaigns. Additionally, through Red to Blue the DCCC provides strategic guidance, staff resources, candidate trainings, fundraising support, and more.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/sam-forstag-added-to-dcccs-coveted-red-to-blue-program/
REJECTED: DGA Statement on John James Using Trump Rally to Focus on Denying 2020 Election
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on July 27, 2026:
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DGA statement on John James Using Trump Rally to Focus on Denying 2020 Election
DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released the following statement on John James using the rally with Donald Trump in Michigan today to continue his long record of election denialism and spreading lies that undermine democracy:
"As Michiganders are hurting from John James' votes to raise everyday costs, continue an unpopular war, and cut health care, he is focusing his campaign on pandering to
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WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on July 27, 2026:
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DGA statement on John James Using Trump Rally to Focus on Denying 2020 Election
DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released the following statement on John James using the rally with Donald Trump in Michigan today to continue his long record of election denialism and spreading lies that undermine democracy:
"As Michiganders are hurting from John James' votes to raise everyday costs, continue an unpopular war, and cut health care, he is focusing his campaign on pandering toDonald Trump's lies and conspiracies. It's not only pathetic, but also deeply out of touch with the concerns of Michigan voters. If James survives this nasty and expensive GOP primary, it's never become more clear he'll be a three-time statewide loser in November."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/dga-statement-on-john-james-using-trump-rally-to-focus-on-denying-2020-election/
DGA Announces Initial $10 Million Investment in the Arizona Governor's Race
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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DGA Announces Initial $10 Million Investment in the Arizona Governor's Race
The Democratic Governors Association is announcing it will make an initial investment of $10 million to support Governor Katie Hobbs' re-election campaign.
"The DGA is proud to make this initial investment to support Governor Katie Hobbs. While Arizona is always one of the toughest battleground states, Gov. Hobbs is entering the general election from a strong position because she's brought both parties together to deliver results
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WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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DGA Announces Initial $10 Million Investment in the Arizona Governor's Race
The Democratic Governors Association is announcing it will make an initial investment of $10 million to support Governor Katie Hobbs' re-election campaign.
"The DGA is proud to make this initial investment to support Governor Katie Hobbs. While Arizona is always one of the toughest battleground states, Gov. Hobbs is entering the general election from a strong position because she's brought both parties together to deliver resultsthat make life better for working families - just like the one she grew up in," said DGA Chair Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. "In contrast, Andy Biggs is running with the full-throated support of Donald Trump and Turning Point USA after leading the charge to overturn the 2020 election, voting as a rubber stamp for the GOP's cost-hiking policies, and even making us all less safe by covering for predators."
"As national Republicans are set to pour millions into this race to try to make Andy Biggs the first election denier in charge of a swing state, the stakes are incredibly high and the DGA is keeping its foot on the gas to ensure Gov. Hobbs is re-elected and can continue putting Arizona first."
Arizona is always a very competitive state, where Republicans start with an advantage of more than 300,000 registered voters than Democrats. While it was the closest race for governor in the country when Gov. Hobbs won in 2022, Arizona was the swing state that Trump won by the largest margin in 2024. Polls and independent race raters have shown that this year's race is a true toss-up.
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/dga-announces-initial-dollar10-million-investment-in-the-arizona-governors-race/
DC Insider Michael Whatley is Dodging Questions About PFAS While Raking in Chemours Cash
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 28 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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DC Insider Michael Whatley is Dodging Questions About PFAS While Raking in Chemours Cash
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WUNC: "The company behind the PFAS environmental disaster in Southeast North Carolina has contributed to Michael Whatley's U.S. Senate campaign."
DC insider Michael Whatley continues to be in the spotlight for taking thousands of dollars from the Chemours Company PAC while dodging questions about the forever chemicals Chemours dumped into Eastern North Carolina, the federal government's recent settlement
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 28 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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DC Insider Michael Whatley is Dodging Questions About PFAS While Raking in Chemours Cash
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WUNC: "The company behind the PFAS environmental disaster in Southeast North Carolina has contributed to Michael Whatley's U.S. Senate campaign."
DC insider Michael Whatley continues to be in the spotlight for taking thousands of dollars from the Chemours Company PAC while dodging questions about the forever chemicals Chemours dumped into Eastern North Carolina, the federal government's recent settlementwith Chemours, or the EPA rolling back regulations limiting PFAS in drinking water.
As North Carolina families suffer the consequences of forever chemicals, Whatley needs to answer for putting his campaign coffers over families.
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* Host: "Adam, you reported that Chemours, the company behind the PFAS environmental disaster in Southeast North Carolina, has contributed to Michael Whatley's U.S. Senate campaign."
* Adam Wagner: "[PFAS] just kind of stick around for eons. They've also been linked to a pretty wide range of health effects, some cancers [...] And starting around 1980 [Chemours] dumped a bunch of forever chemicals into the Cape Fear River and didn't disclose them in its permits, so that that is a water source for hundreds of thousands of people in southeastern North Carolina. It's where Wilmington's - the vast majority of Wilmington's drinking water comes from. [...] But this contribution to Whatley, $5,000 is really the first time it's stepping into a federal race, especially on this level. And based on when they gave it, which was right before the primary ended, they could give again during the general election."
* Host: "Right, because of the way that political donations, the schedule works, they can give again, and they can give how much?"
* Adam Wagner: "It'd be another $5,000."
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/dc-insider-michael-whatley-is-dodging-questions-about-pfas-while-raking-in-chemours-cash/
Michigan Democrats Respond to Trump's Rambling Speech
LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 27, 2026:
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Michigan Democrats Respond to Trump's Rambling Speech
LANSING -- Today, Donald Trump visited Michigan to spin his failed agenda--which has cut Michiganders' healthcare in order to give tax handouts to billionaires--in a desperate attempt to deceive Michiganders about his and Republicans' cost-raising, chaos-ensuring record.
"Michiganders are tired of Donald Trump and his Republican allies like John James, Mike Rogers, Tom Barrett, and Matt Hall making America more expensive,
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LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 27, 2026:
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Michigan Democrats Respond to Trump's Rambling Speech
LANSING -- Today, Donald Trump visited Michigan to spin his failed agenda--which has cut Michiganders' healthcare in order to give tax handouts to billionaires--in a desperate attempt to deceive Michiganders about his and Republicans' cost-raising, chaos-ensuring record.
"Michiganders are tired of Donald Trump and his Republican allies like John James, Mike Rogers, Tom Barrett, and Matt Hall making America more expensive,less prosperous, and less secure for working people," said Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel. "While Republicans focus on giving handouts to billionaires, the check engine light is on for the rest of America. Today's speech from Trump was a rambling mess, and Republicans like James, Rogers, and Barrett showed up to support the toxic agenda that's raising costs on Michigan families. The choice in November couldn't be clearer."
Michigan Republicans support Trump's cost-raising agenda:
* Both of the Republican candidates for governor have backed Trump's policies, with John James voting in support of Trump's Iran War and voting to protect Trump's cost-raising tariffs. James supported Trump's price-hiking tax law that cut Medicaid and failed to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, and James dismissed rising gas prices by saying that "President Trump's on the right track and we need to make sure we can support him." Perry Johnson has claimed that Michigan needs a governor "like President Trump," has run ads featuring pictures of him and Trump, and he's called Trump's Medicaid-cutting law a "win for Michigan."
* GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers has pledged to be a rubber stamp for Trump's cost-raising agenda, including his reckless tariffs, healthcare price hikes, and the Iran War that caused gas prices to skyrocket--all while telling Michiganders they're "nuts" and have "Trump Derangement" for blaming the policies he supports for raising costs. Learn more about Mike Rogers' pattern of dismissing Michiganders' concerns about rising costs at PriceHikeMike.com.
* Tom Barrett broke every promise he made to Michiganders, instead rubber stamping Trump's price-spiking agenda. Barrett promised to lower costs - but instead he voted TWICE to allow the war in Iran raising gas prices, gutted health care and raised premiums, and fully backed the reckless tariffs hiking grocery prices. All while giving the billionaires and special interests a payday and sticking Michigan families with the bill.
* Mike Bouchard Junior fully backs Trump's cost-raising agenda and said Trump is doing an "incredible job" as everything becomes more expensive. Bouchard literally "couldn't name any areas where he disagreed with Trump" - he'd rubber stamp the health care cuts, premium hikes, forever war in Iran he thinks is "necessary," and reckless tariffs making life harder.
* Every Michigan Republican in Congress--Bill Huizenga, Jack Bergman, John Moolenaar, Tim Walberg, and Lisa McClain--voted for Trump's budget law that's spiking health insurance costs and voted against extending ACA tax credits.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/michigan-democrats-respond-to-trumps-rambling-speech/
