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STANDING ROOM ONLY: Cait Conley Rallies With Pete Buttigieg in Tarrytown as Momentum Builds Against Mike Lawler
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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STANDING ROOM ONLY: Cait Conley Rallies With Pete Buttigieg in Tarrytown as Momentum Builds Against Mike Lawler
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Buttigieg: "Cait is as serious as it gets about keeping our country safe, just like she is serious about bringing down the cost of housing, health care and energy."
As momentum continues to grow behind Army combat veteran Cait Conley, New Yorkers are seeing wall-to-wall coverage of her fight to lower costs, take on corruption, and put Hudson Valley families first.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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STANDING ROOM ONLY: Cait Conley Rallies With Pete Buttigieg in Tarrytown as Momentum Builds Against Mike Lawler
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Buttigieg: "Cait is as serious as it gets about keeping our country safe, just like she is serious about bringing down the cost of housing, health care and energy."
As momentum continues to grow behind Army combat veteran Cait Conley, New Yorkers are seeing wall-to-wall coverage of her fight to lower costs, take on corruption, and put Hudson Valley families first.
Takingthe stage with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last night in Tarrytown, Conley made the contrast between her record of service and Mike Lawler's record of partisan politics and self-dealing crystal clear.
"All that time when I was putting my life on the line defending this country, Mike Lawler was profiting off of it as a political operative and utility lobbyist, and now politician," Conley said.
With less than 50 days until the election, Buttigieg argued that "if Republicans like Mike Lawler have to run on their record, their positions, their policies, they will lose."
Conley and Buttigieg met a "standing room-only crowd" in Tarrytown, "where sign-waving supporters packed the theater and cheered for Conley to flip [NY-17] and help Democrats wrest control of the House."
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LoHud: Pete Buttigieg holds Westchester rally with Cait Conley in House race
* Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke to a fired-up crowd at a campaign rally with House candidate Cait Conley, seeking to boost the Democratic challenger's bid to unseat Rep. Mike Lawler in a nationally watched race.
* Zeroing in on soaring gas prices and other cost increases, Buttigieg said President Donald Trump had promised Americans lower prices when he campaigned in 2024 but produced the opposite with a GOP-controlled Congress.
* Speaking before Buttigieg at the Tarrytown rally, Conley recalled choosing to go to West Point after the 9/11 attacks while she was in high school, and drew a contrast that has become a defining theme of her campaign. While she served in Iraq and Afghanistan war zones in her six overseas deployments, she said, Lawler was pursuing a career in politics as a "political operative" and "utility lobbyist," as she put it, before he won his House seat.
* "That is the real difference between who Mike and I are," she said. "How did we spend the last 20 years of our lives? And it's a reflection of what type of representative we would be."
* Conley also went after Lawler for supporting Trump's Iran war and tariffs and for the higher costs they caused. Gas has cost more than $4 a gallon in New York for almost six months, and the price was averaging $4.62 in Westchester on the day of the rally, according to AAA figures.
* Lawler has staunchly defended the war Trump launched in concert with Israel on Feb. 28, saying it was needed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. He voted multiple times against resolutions in Congress to halt the military action, most recently in a vote the day before the rally.
Spectrum News: Pete Buttigieg rallies with Mike Lawler challenger in competitive Hudson Valley House race
* "When Nov. 3 comes, we send Mike Lawler packing and take back the House -let's go fight," Conley told supporters.
* Conley highlighted her military and national security background, contrasting it with Lawler's previous work as a political operative and utility lobbyist.
* She also tied Lawler to President Donald Trump, saying, "There is only one way Mike Lawler votes and that is the Donald Trump way."
* "A war, by the way, that your congressman, Mike Lawler, voted last night, for a third time, to continue," Buttigieg said.
* At Wednesday's rally, Conley criticized Lawler over data center construction. "Mike Lawler raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars from Big Tech, then voted to ease restrictions on data center construction," Conley said.
Politico New York Playbook: Mayor Pete hits the Hudson Valley
* The 17th District has a significant population of veterans and first responders. Buttigieg, like Conley, is a military veteran.
* "Cait is as serious as it gets about keeping our country safe, just like she is serious about bringing down the cost of housing, health care and energy," he said to a crowd of more than 1,000, including our own Katelyn Cordero, at the Tarrytown Music Hall. "She will take on corruption because she believes that politicians shouldn't profit off our democracy -which is a bit of a contrast in this race."
* Buttigieg isn't the only Democrat whose name has been floated for higher office backing Conley. Sens. Mark Kelly (Ariz.) and Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) have also endorsed her, as has New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
* During her speech, Conley hit plenty of familiar notes, bashing Lawler over affordability, health care and tariffs. She also addressed data centers -a hot-button issue that Lawler has taken to the airwaves, accusing Conley of wanting to build them because of work she's done for tech firms.
News 12 Hudson Valley: Former US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg rallies for Cait Conley in Tarrytown
* In her remarks, Conley agreed, saying "This fight isn't about the Hudson Valley, but is truly about the nation."
* The standing room-only crowd at Tarrytown Music Hall did not exactly need to be convinced. Many held signs and chanted Conley's name throughout the night.
* "If Republicans like Mike Lawler have to run on their record, their positions, their policies, they will lose," Buttigieg said to cheers.
* When he brought up President Trump's May visit, he wondered, "What exactly were they celebrating?"
* "We swore an oath to this Constitution to defend the country, to put this country over any part or person, and that is the message I want to bring - we win this district by unifying people," she said.
PIX 11: Buttigieg rallies for Democrat Cait Conley in New York's 17th district
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/standing-room-only-cait-conley-rallies-with-pete-buttigieg-in-tarrytown-as-momentum-builds-against-mike-lawler/
Monica De La Cruz Votes To Rubberstamp Price-spiking War of Choice - AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Monica De La Cruz Votes To Rubberstamp Price-spiking War of Choice - AGAIN
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As Texans are paying more in high gas prices, De La Cruz votes AGAIN for higher costs
With diesel prices at all-time highs, Texas gas prices at nearly $4 a gallon, and grocery prices rising through the roof, Monica De La Cruz voted to allow Trump's war in Iran to continue and ignore rising costs. The war has cost taxpayers nearly $40 billion and fueled inflation.
Last night's vote is the latest indicator
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Monica De La Cruz Votes To Rubberstamp Price-spiking War of Choice - AGAIN
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As Texans are paying more in high gas prices, De La Cruz votes AGAIN for higher costs
With diesel prices at all-time highs, Texas gas prices at nearly $4 a gallon, and grocery prices rising through the roof, Monica De La Cruz voted to allow Trump's war in Iran to continue and ignore rising costs. The war has cost taxpayers nearly $40 billion and fueled inflation.
Last night's vote is the latest indicatorof how out of touch De La Cruz is from Texans on an issue that is 20 points underwater.
In ceding all War Powers authority to Trump, De La Cruz is reminding everyday Texans that she doesn't work for the hardworking families that she was elected to represent, she just does what her D.C. bosses tell her to.
DCCC Spokesperson Madison Andrus:
"Monica De La Cruz is once again proving that she doesn't care about Texans struggling with rising costs. She would rather put Trump's reckless war in Iran ahead of the needs of everyday Texans. Voters know De La Cruz is responsible for making their lives more expensive, and they'll vote her out."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/monica-de-la-cruz-votes-to-rubberstamp-price-spiking-war-of-choice-again/
Mich. Democratic Party: Winnie Brinks Slams Jay DeBoyer for Floating Abortion Ban
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Winnie Brinks Slams Jay DeBoyer for Floating Abortion Ban
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Winnie Brinks called out John James' running mate, Jay DeBoyer, for claiming he'd back a constitutional convention so Republicans could repeal Michiganders' reproductive rights.
Reproductive freedoms were enshrined by voters in 2022, and Winnie Brinks made it clear that the Benson-Brinks ticket is committed to upholding the votes of
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LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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September 16, 2026
Winnie Brinks Slams Jay DeBoyer for Floating Abortion Ban
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Winnie Brinks called out John James' running mate, Jay DeBoyer, for claiming he'd back a constitutional convention so Republicans could repeal Michiganders' reproductive rights.
Reproductive freedoms were enshrined by voters in 2022, and Winnie Brinks made it clear that the Benson-Brinks ticket is committed to upholding the votes ofMichiganders, and leaving reproductive freedoms intact. Meanwhile, John James and Jay DeBoyer will do everything in their power to pass conservative restrictions on abortion -- and they have both been caught on tape admitting to it.
In case you missed it...
On the airwaves:
WOOD-TV -- Grand Rapids, MI: The Republican nominee for Michigan's next lieutenant governor, State Representative Jay DeBoyer is walking back comments he made about abortion, that happened during an event Saturday in Battle Creek. You can hear him on a recording, which the Detroit news has, saying a constitutional convention might be a way to place limits on abortion access. He told the same outlet two days later, the abortion issue is settled in Michigan. Advocates for planned parenthood and leaders with the state Democratic party emphasized that that's true. That Michigan voters added abortion protections to the state constitution through a 2022 ballot proposal. The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, State Senator Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids posted on X yesterday calling on voters to reject attempts from Republicans to quote, restrict our freedoms.
WWJ-AM -- Detroit, MI: In response to Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Jay DeBoyer's reported comments on abortion, Jocelyn Benson's running mate, Winnie Brinks, is pushing back. DeBoyer reportedly said he would consider supporting a constitutional convention on November's ballot that would ban abortions after 12 weeks. Michigan voters approved legislation that made abortion legal under the state's constitution in 2022. Brinks said this is an important decision for Michigan voters: "Michiganders must reject James and Boyer's out-of-touch, rights-restricting agenda this November. And the only way they can be sure their freedoms will be protected is by electing Jocelyn Benson as their next Governor."
In print:
Michigan Advance: A constitutional convention to limit abortion rights? Democrats push back on DeBoyer suggestion
[Katherine Dailey, 9/15/26]
At a news conference Tuesday, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, Democratic lieutenant governor nominee, called the remarks shocking. During a Saturday event in Battle Creek, DeBoyer proposed banning abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy by enshrining those limits in the state constitution through a convention. The comments were first reported by The Detroit News. Michigan's voters will decide in November whether to hold a constitutional convention in 2027.
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Although DeBoyer did not dispute the statement, he walked back the sentiment to the News, saying that the issue was "settled," similar to language used by James in 2024 in his re-election bid for Congress, when he said, "the fact of the matter is that abortion is enshrined in our (state) constitution."
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However, Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), the Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor, disputed that framing in a call with reporters. Brinks said that "the reproductive freedom issue is clearly not settled so long as John James and Jay DeBoyer have a shot at becoming governor and lieutenant governor."
Brinks said DeBoyer and James, and the GOP as a whole, were "clearly trying to say one thing and do another, or say nothing and then go after our rights."
James' vote record on reproductive rights has been celebrated by anti-abortion groups, and in his 2018 U.S. Senate bid, he compared abortion to "genocide."
DeBoyer's statements similarly drew the ire of reproductive rights organizations.
"We need to believe John James and Jay DeBoyer when they tell us they are anti-abortion extremists," said Shanay Watson-Whittaker, the director of Michigan campaigns for Reproductive Freedom for All, during the Tuesday press call. "Voters are watching, and they will hold DeBoyer and James accountable at the polls."
Watson-Whittaker also warned that, while DeBoyer had floated the idea of putting in place abortion restrictions by way of a constitutional convention, she would expect them to "use any means possible" to do so if the constitutional convention ballot measure fails.
"This is not the only avenue, we have to stay vigilant," Watson-Whittaker said.
Detroit Free Press: John James' running mate just put abortion back on the ballot | Opinion
[Nancy Kaffer, 9/16/26]
These days, GOP candidates aren't supposed to admit they want to ban abortion. At least, not Republican candidates who want to win statewide in Michigan, and not where people can hear ... or make surreptitious recordings that later make wind up in reporters' inboxes.
But here's DeBoyer, a sitting state GOP rep from Clay Township and the running mate of GOP gubernatorial candidate John James, apparently caught on tape telling attendees at a Sept. 12 event in Battle Creek that rewriting the state constitution may be the only way to ban some abortions and save "some of the babies."
The audio was initially reported by the Detroit News; the Detroit Free Press independently obtained and reviewed a recording. A James campaign spokesperson didn't respond to a text message seeking to confirm the veracity of the recording, but in comments to other media outlets, has not challenged its legitimacy, so I'm proceeding in the reasonable belief that this is authentic audio, fairly representing the positions DeBoyer - and James, for that matter - have previously expressed.
Before 2022, that is.
That's the year a whopping 57% of Michiganders voters cast ballots in favor of abortion rights, Democrats incentivized at least in part by the U.S. Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade won a governing trifecta for the first time in 40 years and Republicans learned that in statewide elections, opposition to abortion rights was a non-starter.
So they stopped talking about it.
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DeBoyer clarified in the recording that he is a "staunch pro-life individual," who is "not, like, pro-abortion at all, like, zero," but added, "We've gone so hard left, so hard left, that, it's, you never take it back in one bite. It's incremental. You got to take a little bit back, and a little bit back, and a little bit back, and a little bit back. You know."A 12-week ban, he said, "would improve the problem," and might be "our only way to make some of these modifications."
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The 2022 election was a daunting moment for foes of reproductive rights. Having succeeded in its half-century campaign to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade, which found state level abortion bans unconstitutional, the pro-life movement now had to live with the political environment it had wrought.
Led by the ACLU of Michigan and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, reproductive rights advocates hustled to get Proposal 3 on the fall ballot, ensuring that Michigan women retained the full autonomy and personhood conferred by Roe. It passed with two-thirds of the vote.
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Women's right to bodily autonomy, to manage our own health care decisions and to claim full humanity was on the ballot in 2024. It's on the ballot in 2026, and in 2028, and every year after that.
Gongwer: Brinks: Dems risk losing abortion protections if they support Prop 1 after DeBoyer remarks
[Lily Guiney, 9/15/26]
Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, said Tuesday that members of her party and voters statewide should take her Republican counterpart Rep. Jay DeBoyer at his word regarding his stance on using a Constitutional Convention to repeal Michigan's abortion protections.
Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, spoke on a press call about a recording of comments made by DeBoyer, R-Clay, over the weekend in which he said he was considering his vote on Michigan's proposal to open a constitutional convention based in large part on the opportunity it would present for Republicans to roll back or replace landmark citizen-approved constitutional amendments regarding abortion and marijuana.
"We fought so hard to make sure that we've enshrined so many rights in our constitution - voting rights and reproductive rights," Brinks told reporters on Tuesday. "Among them, we are very concerned that they do have their eye on eroding or eliminating those essential rights, and I think what we heard from DeBoyer is proof that that's the case. We really need to make sure that people understand who is looking out for their rights and who is looking to take them away."
DeBoyer was asked about his plans for voting on Proposal 1 during a Calhoun County Republican Party event on Sept. 12, to which he responded he had "gone round and round in (his) brain on this." In audio reported by The Detroit News, he said Michigan currently has "abortion on demand up until birth and virtually unregulated marijuana sales" due to constitutional amendments.
DeBoyer said he was weighing the negatives of voting for Proposal 1 against Democrats "weaponizing constitutional amendments" on issues like abortion and marijuana.
"You could argue that we lost a lot of races because of them weaponizing those two ballot proposals in 2018 and 2022," he said. "Marijuana; abortion. They used it as a tool to get people to turn out."
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Brinks said it will be necessary for Democrats to remind their electorate and the wider swath of voters who supported Proposal 2022-3 that voting in favor of this year's Proposal 1, the measure to convene delegates for a constitutional convention, opens up the possibility of hard-won citizen-driven policy achievements being diminished or stricken entirely.
"The same people who have effectively enshrined reproductive rights and other rights and voting rights are the same folks who have been saying we need change. I think helping them understand that the things that they have worked for over the last decade or so are at risk if we let the Republicans fool us into putting this on the table and opening it up, (will be important), because we know their intentions are clear," Brinks said. "They want to erode things that have passed with popular support in recent years, in particular, so I have confidence that when we help connect those ideas, that we'll be able to share that message as we are out on the trail, talking with voters throughout the state."
WZMQ: Democrats focus on reproductive rights for 2026 midterm
[Sophia Murphy, 9/15/26]
Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan and Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, held a press call Tuesday to lay out that strategy. The call came a day after the Detroit News reported on private comments from John James' running mate, Jay DeBoyer, about a possible path to a 12-week abortion ban, comments the James campaign did not dispute making.
Shanay Watson-Whitaker, director of Michigan campaigns for Reproductive Freedom for All, said the group's focus is on turning out its members for Democratic Gov. candidate Jocelyn Benson and running mate Brinks.
"We have more than 150,000 members here in Michigan fighting to elect Jocelyn Benson and Winnie Brinks, alongside Democratic candidates down the ballot," Watson-Whitaker said.
Brinks pointed back to 2022, when Michigan voters added the right to reproductive freedom to the state constitution by a wide margin, as the foundation of the party's pitch to voters this cycle.
"In 2022, Michiganders voted to enshrine access to reproductive freedom as a constitutional right by an overwhelming 13-point margin," Brinks said.
Brinks framed reproductive rights as connected to broader economic concerns for families, not just abortion access on its own, saying decisions about having children affect careers, health care costs and a family's overall financial stability.
Reproductive Freedom for All has formally endorsed the Benson-Brinks ticket and says it plans to spend the next several weeks knocking on doors, phone banking and text banking across the state. The group is also watching a separate ballot question this fall, a proposed constitutional convention, which Brinks and Watson-Whitaker said they're concerned could become another avenue to roll back rights voters already approved.
MIRS: Brinks Accuses Republicans Of Wanting To Open Up Con-Con To Erode Abortion Rights
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Senate Majority Leader Winnie BRINKS (D-Grand Rapids), the Democrats' lieutenant governor nominee, today accused some Republicans of wanting to open up a state constitutional convention this fall to "erode" abortion access guarantees currently in Michigan's constitution.
Brinks pointed to Republican lieutenant governor nominee Jay DEBOYER (R-Clay), who said in a recording obtained by The Detroit News that a constitutional convention "might be our only way" to pursue a ban on abortions after 12 weeks.
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"We fought so hard to make sure that we've enshrined so many rights in our constitution, voting rights and reproductive rights," Brinks said. "We are very concerned that they do have their eye on eroding or eliminating those essential rights, and I think what we heard from DeBoyer is proof that's the case."
Proposal 3 of 2022, approved by 56.7% of voters, added a constitutional right to reproductive freedom, including abortion. It permits the state to regulate abortion after fetal viability but prohibits it from banning a medically indicated abortion needed to protect the patient's life or physical or mental health.
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Shanay WATSON-WHITTAKER of Reproductive Freedom for All stopped short of committing resources specifically to defeating Proposal 1, instead describing the Republican ticket more broadly as a threat to abortion rights.
"I think you can say that the GOP ticket will find any avenue for a backdoor abortion ban, not just Prop One. We're looking at John James' votes in the past. We're looking at Jay DeBoyer's votes in the past," Watson-Whittaker said. "They'll use any means possible to overturn what 56% of Michiganders voted for - reproductive freedom - so this is not the only avenue."
WGHN: Brinks Says Republicans Want Constitutional Convention To End Abortion Rights
[Mary Ellen Murphy, 9/16/26]
State Senate Majority Leader and Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Winnie Brinks says some Republicans want a constitutional convention to end abortion rights in Michigan. Brinks says Republican lieutenant governor nominee, Representative Jay DeBoyer, mentioned in a recording obtained by The Detroit News that it "might be our only way" to ban abortions in the state after 12-weeks. Republican nominee for governor John James says he would vote against the convention.
Brinks says Democrats fought very hard to enshrine reproductive rights in the constitution and they are very concerned that the GOP has "their eye on eroding or eliminating those essential rights."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/winnie-brinks-slams-jay-deboyer-for-floating-abortion-ban/
Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy Refuses to Sell Stock in Data Centers
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy Refuses to Sell Stock in Data Centers
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Columbus, Ohio -In the Columbus Dispatch, Vivek Ramaswamy refused to commit to selling his sweeping data center investments if elected governor. Ramaswamy has millions invested in data centers, has repeatedly said he wants more data centers in Ohio, and praised them as "good" and a "good thing." In just over one month, he praised data centers on 10 separate occasions. His desperate data center scam did nothing to convince Ohioans he's out
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy Refuses to Sell Stock in Data Centers
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Columbus, Ohio -In the Columbus Dispatch, Vivek Ramaswamy refused to commit to selling his sweeping data center investments if elected governor. Ramaswamy has millions invested in data centers, has repeatedly said he wants more data centers in Ohio, and praised them as "good" and a "good thing." In just over one month, he praised data centers on 10 separate occasions. His desperate data center scam did nothing to convince Ohioans he's outfor anyone but himself and was slammed by energy policy experts.
"There is no politician in the state of Ohio who stands to benefit more from Ohio's data center boom than Vivek Ramaswamy. His campaign is bought and paid for by data centers," said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. "Let's be clear; Vivek Ramaswamy wants more data centers in Ohio. Ramaswamy doesn't care about rising costs or what Ohioans want; he only cares about himself and his bottom line"
READ MORE about how Ramaswamy is the pro-data center candidate in this race:
The Columbus Dispatch: Amy Acton calls on Vivek Ramaswamy to sell stocks
* Machan did not say whether Ramaswamy, who made his fortune in biotech investments, would sell his individual stocks. Ramaswamy owns stock in data center companies Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia, according to his most recent financial disclosure form. He reported more than $20,000 in dividends from Microsoft on that report.
* In 2023, Ramaswamy reported investing between $1 million and $5 million in Microsoft, which is building data centers across the nation, according to disclosures reported in the New York Times.
Signal Ohio: Vivek Ramaswamy's thoughts on data centers
* Like other Republicans, Ramaswamy has become far more measured in his comments about data centers as his campaign has progressed. During a March 2025 appearance before the Jefferson County Republican Party, he described Ohio's data center boom as a "good thing."
TiffinOhio.net: Ramaswamy wants more data centers in Ohio -and profits from them
* Vivek Ramaswamy wants Ohio to welcome more AI data centers and Bitcoin mining operations. He has said so repeatedly -in speeches, in social media posts, and at campaign events across the state.
* He has called the data center boom "good" on his verified X account at least three times since March 2025, consistently framing it as an economic opportunity while blaming rising electricity costs on insufficient fossil fuel production rather than the facilities themselves.
Innovation Ohio: Vivek Ramaswamy's Data Center Portfolio
* Vivek Ramaswamy's [...] deep ties and investments in data centers call into question whether his policies will put Ohio, or himself, first.
* His 2025 financial disclosure, filed last month with the Ohio Ethics Commission, reveals a personal investment portfolio that spans the data center supply chain. Nearly every data center project built in Ohio puts money in Ramaswamy's pocket.
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Original text here: https://ohiodems.org/new-billionaire-vivek-ramaswamy-refuses-to-sell-stock-in-data-centers/
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AD FACT CHECK: Max Miller Distorts Brian Poindexter's Record On Health Care, Taxes To Distract From His Own
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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AD FACT CHECK: Max Miller Distorts Brian Poindexter's Record On Health Care, Taxes To Distract From His Own
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Miller attempts to hit Poindexter for securing funds for a local hospital that he voted to cut millions in funding from
Alleged abuser Max Miller and his DC party bosses are lying again.
In a desperate attempt to save his doomed campaign, national Republicans are resorting to demonstrably false claims against union ironworker Brian Poindexter - this time claiming he wants
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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AD FACT CHECK: Max Miller Distorts Brian Poindexter's Record On Health Care, Taxes To Distract From His Own
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Miller attempts to hit Poindexter for securing funds for a local hospital that he voted to cut millions in funding from
Alleged abuser Max Miller and his DC party bosses are lying again.
In a desperate attempt to save his doomed campaign, national Republicans are resorting to demonstrably false claims against union ironworker Brian Poindexter - this time claiming he wantshigher taxes.
Brian's position has been consistent and clear: he opposes tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and wants lower taxes for working families.
THE TRUTH: During his time on City Council, Brian voted to put the renewal of a levy -which was already in place, had overwhelming support from voters, and directly supported Southwest General Health Center -on the November ballot.
Meanwhile, Max Miller's vote for the Big, Ugly Bill last year put that very same local hospital at risk of losing $4.5 million because of his Medicaid cuts.
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
"Down in every single poll released so far, disgraced Congressman Max Miller and his allies are desperately trying to smear union ironworker Brian Poindexter. While Miller guts funding from local hospitals to cut taxes for the billionaires backing his campaign, Brian is focused on lowering costs for hardworking families."
Read the fact check for yourself...
American Journal News: Max Miller ad misrepresents Poindexter's positions on taxes, health care
* A new ad from Republican Rep. Max Miller distorts his Democratic opponent's stances on taxes and health insurance.
* The ad features voters from Ohio's 7th District deriding Democrat Brian Poindexter as a "socialist" for supporting "higher taxes" and "government-run health care," but neither of these are positions that Poindexter has actually taken.
* The ad sources the health care claim to an August town hall event where Poindexter was asked how he would vote on a Medicare for All bill. Poindexter said he wants universal health coverage, but was clear he would not support any legislation without understanding how it affects Ohioans.
* "If it's just like Medicare for all starting tomorrow and it's just like instituted and now we got to figure it out on a whim," Poindexter said, "I don't know if I could support that."
* The claim that Poindexter wants higher taxes is even more dubious. The ad partially sources it to a new tax levy that Poindexter endorsed in 2020 as a member of the Brook Park City Council. Nearly 60% of voters in Cuyahoga County voted to enact the levy, which cost most households less than $3 a month and enabled the County Public Library to continue offering services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
* The ad also cites a similar circumstance in 2023 where Poindexter voted to allow the renewal of a tax levy to appear on a citywide ballot. More than 63% of voters approved levy's renewal, which supported the Southwest General Health Center.
* Ironically, the Southwest General Health Center is now at risk of losing $4.5 million because of Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a law Miller supported.
* [Miller] is considered more vulnerable this year, partially because of domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife.
* A Bedrock Polling survey of 866 likely voters found Poindexter leading Miller by eight percentage points.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/ad-fact-check-max-miller-distorts-brian-poindexters-record-on-health-care-taxes-to-distract-from-his-own/
RATINGS CHANGE: Sabato's Crystal Ball Shifts MI-04 to Toss-Up
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Sabato's Crystal Ball Shifts MI-04 to Toss-Up
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Non-partisan race rater Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted their prediction for Michigan's 4th Congressional District in Sean McCann's direction to "Toss Up" -the latest sign the Michiganders are ready to flip the district blue.
In part, Crystal Ball writes:
* [Bill Huizenga] finds himself in what appears to be a highly competitive contest in a Trump +5.5 southwest Michigan district against state Sen. Sean McCann (D)
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Sabato's Crystal Ball Shifts MI-04 to Toss-Up
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Non-partisan race rater Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted their prediction for Michigan's 4th Congressional District in Sean McCann's direction to "Toss Up" -the latest sign the Michiganders are ready to flip the district blue.
In part, Crystal Ball writes:
* [Bill Huizenga] finds himself in what appears to be a highly competitive contest in a Trump +5.5 southwest Michigan district against state Sen. Sean McCann (D)that is a top target (so far) of House outside spending.
* There's enough uncertainty that we see it as a Toss-up for now.
The ratings change comes as Michigan voters sour on Bill Huizenga's record of getting rich and looking out for himself in office while Michiganders foot the bill.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
"The status quo is working well for Bill Huizenga, who increased his wealth fivefold since entering Congress. Michiganders are sick and tired of Huizenga enriching himself while leaving hardworking families behind - in contrast, Sean McCann has spent his life standing up for Southwest Michiganders and that's why they'll send him to Congress."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8-ratings-change-sabatos-crystal-ball-shifts-mi-04-to-toss-up/
RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts FL-16 in Democrats' Direction
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts FL-16 in Democrats' Direction
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Non-partisan race rater Inside Elections just shifted Florida's 16th Congressional District in Democrats' direction - the latest sign that voters are ready to reject Sydney Gruters' cost-raising agenda and flip this seat.
The ratings change comes after Gruters admitted she chose to skip her party's midterm convention last week despite the fact her own husband organized it - a clear indication she's running
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts FL-16 in Democrats' Direction
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Non-partisan race rater Inside Elections just shifted Florida's 16th Congressional District in Democrats' direction - the latest sign that voters are ready to reject Sydney Gruters' cost-raising agenda and flip this seat.
The ratings change comes after Gruters admitted she chose to skip her party's midterm convention last week despite the fact her own husband organized it - a clear indication she's runningaway from her party's wildly unpopular record that's crushing Floridians.
Inside Elections writes in part that "polling suggests that race is tight. On paper, this seat is only slightly more Republican than the 13th and 22nd districts, where Democrats also have opportunities."
DCCC Spokesperson Nebeyatt Betre:
"Floridians are sick and tired of Gruters-backed policies making their lives more expensive. Polling shows this race is squarely in play and momentum is on our side to flip this seat in November."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8-ratings-change-inside-elections-shifts-fl-16-in-democrats-direction/
