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ODP Statement Following Today's Rally Featuring Bernie Moreno
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 18 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 16, 2024:

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After today's rally featuring Bernie Moreno, Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Katie Smith issued the following statement.

"Today, Bernie Moreno proved once again that he's out for himself, not Ohioans. From refusing to pay his employees the overtime they had earned and going so far as to deliberately destroy evidence to cover it up, to supporting a national abortion ban which would overrule Ohioans, to opposing the bill that would crack down on fentanyl coming from China and Mexico ... Show Full Article

NEVADA MAGA MAYHEM- WEEKLY SENATE UPDATE 3/15
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 16 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 15, 2024:

Another week, another round of infighting for Nevada Senate Republicans who are making this the messiest and ugliest Senate primary in the country. This is Nevada MAGA Mayhem, your weekly update on the latest news from the Nevada Senate Republican Primary.

KEY TAKEAWAYS: New reporting highlights Sam Brown's notable absence from the campaign trail and he, naturally, refused to comment, Trump opened the door to ax Social Security and Medicare - leaving all the other MAGA candidates to ... Show Full Article

Montana Democratic Party: Elsie Arntzen and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
HELENA, Montana, March 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release:

Report cards have gone out and Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen is flunking out - at least that's what both Republicans and Democrats from the Education Interim Budget Committee (EDIC) are saying.

Montana legislators from the EDIC penned a letter this week expressing concern over OPI's implementation of several laws enacted during the 2023 legislative session, as well as Arntzen's unwillingness to appear before the committee to discuss and resolve their concerns.

The Montana Free Press ... Show Full Article

Michigan Democratic Party: Senate Showdown - Pensler Slams Rogers' "Disgusting" "Selfish Pattern" to "Personally Profit" From Business Partnerships With Chinese Firms
LANSING, Michigan, March 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:

It's been a terrible, no good, very bad week for Mike Rogers as he faces more scrutiny for selling out our national security to China so he could get rich. And on top of that? Republicans had some choice words to describe Rogers, including (but not limited to) "corrupt," "wrong," and the "worst Deep State candidate."

Here's the latest on the Michigan Republicans' "brutal intraparty battle:"

* Going, going, gone (Michigan and our national security). Sold (to help Mike Rogers get richer). New reporting ... Show Full Article

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Hard Work Pays Off - Rep. Schrier Secures Funding for Local Infrastructure and Community Projects
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release:

Rep. Kim Schrier is continuing to deliver for her community, this time securing more than $12.8 million in federal funding for an array of local infrastructure and community projects.

Schriers' work will fund airport safety technology, firefighters, water treatment plants, and other projects throughout Washington's 8th Congressional District.

In addition, Schrier worked with Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray to secure $19 million for water and land conservation projects in the state ... Show Full Article

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: "Republican Prasanth Reddy Took Thousands From Election Deniers and Anti-Abortion Zealots" [American Journal News]
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release:

Prasanth Reddy may be hiding his positions from voters but one look at his campaign donors tells Kansans exactly who he stands with: the MAGA extremists who are bankrolling his campaign.

With nearly his entire campaign funded by PACs and megadonors, Reddy is backed by the most extreme members of his party who have co-sponsored a national abortion ban and voted to overturn the 2020 election.

After receiving an endorsement from Elise Stefanik, who's only backing candidates supporting Trump, ... Show Full Article

CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC PARTY: GEORGE LOGAN LURCHES TO THE MAGA RIGHT
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 16 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 15, 2024:

George Logan, Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District, will welcome ultra-conservative Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to Connecticut for a fundraising gala on Saturday, further cementing his lurch into extreme MAGA politics.

Logan, who has never conceded that Joe Biden won the 2020 election and has also hosted Kentucky Congressman James Comer whose groundless impeachment of the President has collapsed after the arrest of their "key" witness, will now accept ... Show Full Article