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This Headline Says It All: "In NJ Midterms, Republicans Have A Recruitment Problem"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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This Headline Says It All: "In NJ Midterms, Republicans Have A Recruitment Problem" [The Gothamist]
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Democrats are on offense in NJ-07 while Republicans struggle to field a viable candidate in NJ-09
Things are not going well for New Jersey Republicans.
New reporting today highlights how the GOP is facing recruitment woes in New Jersey's 9th congressional district. Meanwhile in the 7th congressional district, Democrats are feeling "emboldened" and on offense against vulnerable
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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This Headline Says It All: "In NJ Midterms, Republicans Have A Recruitment Problem" [The Gothamist]
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Democrats are on offense in NJ-07 while Republicans struggle to field a viable candidate in NJ-09
Things are not going well for New Jersey Republicans.
New reporting today highlights how the GOP is facing recruitment woes in New Jersey's 9th congressional district. Meanwhile in the 7th congressional district, Democrats are feeling "emboldened" and on offense against vulnerableRepublican Tom Kean Jr. who "is expected to face a close race" after Governor-elect Sherrill carried his district last month.
Read more about how " Republicans have a recruitment problem " in New Jersey from the Gothamist:
* Democratic candidates in New Jersey are clamoring to run in what both parties see as competitive races in next year's midterm elections. The same cannot be said for the GOP.
* Political experts said the lack of candidate recruitment is a key indicator roughly a year out from the midterms that Republicans who hold the White House, Senate and House are anticipating a wave election, and not in their favor.
* " When you have a party that has lots of really good candidates jumping out of the gate and chomping at the bit, that's usually an indication that they think the party has good chances," said Micah Rasmussen, director of Rider University's Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics. "When you don't see people coming out of the woodwork, that's an indication that the candidates believe that the party is not going to have as good a shot."
* The results of this past November's off-year gubernatorial elections have emboldened Democrats. New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill beat Trump-aligned Republican Jack Ciattarelli by double digits.
* In the 9th District [...] Just two Republicans have entered the race. Air Force veteran Billy Prempah, who lost to Pou in 2024, is trying again. As of October, his campaign has raised just $16,000, according to campaign finance records, compared to Pou, who is sitting on a $1 million war chest.
* The other Republican is Rosie Pino, a Clifton city councilmember who recently left the Democratic Party but not before her grassroots organization endorsed Pou in the last election.
* [The] National Republican Congressional Committee [...] did not respond to questions about the party's ability to field candidates for competitive seats in New Jersey.
* And in the 7th District comprising all of Hunterdon and Warren Counties, as well as parts of Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Union Counties Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is expected to face a close race. Trump won the district by just 2 points in 2024. Sherrill carried the district by a point in 2025.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/this-headline-says-it-all-in-nj-midterms-republicans-have-a-recruitment-problem-the-gothamist/
NEW: Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home [Quad-City Times]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW: Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home [Quad-City Times]
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After lying to voters for months, new reporting reveals that Mariannette Miller-Meeks has quietly " changed her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home " *outside the district* after repeatedly insisting that she lived in IA-01.
Last year, Miller-Meeks faced an ethics complaint from a Le Claire voter for registering to vote in Scott County at an apartment complex owned by wealthy campaign
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW: Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home [Quad-City Times]
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After lying to voters for months, new reporting reveals that Mariannette Miller-Meeks has quietly " changed her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home " *outside the district* after repeatedly insisting that she lived in IA-01.
Last year, Miller-Meeks faced an ethics complaint from a Le Claire voter for registering to vote in Scott County at an apartment complex owned by wealthy campaigndonor and political operative David Barker, who " donated $52,900 to Miller-Meeks' campaign." Miller-Meeks claimed to live at this address in the district despite public records, including " tax records and Miller-Meeks' own campaign forms...indicat[ing] her primary address was in Wapello County."
Miller-Meeks had repeatedly " defended questions about her legal residency " and insisted she lived in Scott County. Now? She's moved her voter registration back to outside IA-01 because Miller-Meeks will do anything to avoid facing her voters.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith :
"Mariannette Miller-Meeks spent last year lying to Iowans' faces about living in Iowa's first district. Now, she's made it clear what everyone already knew: she doesn't live in IA-01 and she has so little respect for Iowans that she thinks they won't see through her BS."
Quad-City Times: Mariannette Miller-Meeks changes voting address back to Ottumwa home
* U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks changed her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home, according to voter records from Wapello County.
* After Miller-Meeks' long-time home in Ottumwa was drawn into the 3rd Congressional District in the redistricting after the 2020 census, Miller-Meeks said she took up residency in Scott County.
* At first, she registered to vote at a then-state senator's home in LeClaire. Then, Miller-Meeks rented an apartment in Davenport and registered there.
* Opponents criticized her for it and questioned whether she actually lived where she was voting, citing tax records and Miller-Meeks' own campaign forms that indicate her primary address was in Wapello County.
* Iowa law, though, requires voters to register to vote at their primary address and vote in the county where they primarily reside.
* A LeClaire resident filed a request for an ethics investigation and a Davenport attorney challenged her 2024 ballot cast in Scott County.
* Miller-Meeks changed her voter registration to her Ottumwa home on July 11 of this year, according to Wapello County records.
* She did not vote in Wapello County in Iowa's November 2025 city/school elections. The last time she voted was in Scott County in 2024, according to the Wapello County Auditor's Office.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/new-mariannette-miller-meeks-changes-voting-address-back-to-ottumwa-home-quad-city-times/
NEW CLIP: Tom Barrett Says ACA Tax Credits Michiganders Rely On "Are Not Real Tax Credits" and That The Affordable Care Act Has "Failed Americans"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW CLIP: Tom Barrett Says ACA Tax Credits Michiganders Rely On "Are Not Real Tax Credits" and That The Affordable Care Act Has "Failed Americans"
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Tom Barrett's message to the 23,000 people in MI-07 who depend on ACA tax credits to afford their health care?
Barrett : "Despite its name, these are not real tax credits."
But that's not all. Barrett's message to the nearly 32,000 people in MI-07 who get their health care through the Affordable Care Act?
Barrett : "The bottom line
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW CLIP: Tom Barrett Says ACA Tax Credits Michiganders Rely On "Are Not Real Tax Credits" and That The Affordable Care Act Has "Failed Americans"
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Tom Barrett's message to the 23,000 people in MI-07 who depend on ACA tax credits to afford their health care?
Barrett : "Despite its name, these are not real tax credits."
But that's not all. Barrett's message to the nearly 32,000 people in MI-07 who get their health care through the Affordable Care Act?
Barrett : "The bottom lineis that Obamacare has failed Americans. "
WATCH:
" Barrett : The bottom line is that Obamacare has failed Americans.
" Barrett : Despite its name, these are not real tax credits. They don't go to patients..."
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
"Tom Barrett has made his number one priority raising Michiganders' health care costs and kicking them off their health care. While Michigan families struggle to get by, career politician Tom Barrett wants to make it worse by ending tax credits they depend on to afford their coverage and making them pay even more for health care."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/new-clip-tom-barrett-says-aca-tax-credits-michiganders-rely-on-are-not-real-tax-credits-and-that-the-affordable-care-act-has-failed-americans/
Josh Riley Leads Bipartisan Effort to Stop Utility CEOs From Cashing In on Rate Hikes
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Josh Riley Leads Bipartisan Effort to Stop Utility CEOs From Cashing In on Rate Hikes
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Riley: "When the people footing the bill get squeezed and the folks at the top walk off with massive bonuses, something's seriously broken - and I'm fighting to fix it."
Congressman Josh Riley is fighting to ensure that corporate executives aren't rewarded at the expense of everyday New Yorkers by introducing the No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act - bipartisan legislation to prevent utility
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Josh Riley Leads Bipartisan Effort to Stop Utility CEOs From Cashing In on Rate Hikes
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Riley: "When the people footing the bill get squeezed and the folks at the top walk off with massive bonuses, something's seriously broken - and I'm fighting to fix it."
Congressman Josh Riley is fighting to ensure that corporate executives aren't rewarded at the expense of everyday New Yorkers by introducing the No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act - bipartisan legislation to prevent utilitycompany CEOs from receiving bonuses when they raise rates faster than inflation.
As working families across Upstate New York continue to feel the strain of rising electric bills, companies like Fortis and Avangrid not only pleaded for higher rates but paid their CEOs more than $10 million all while Upstaters struggled to keep up with skyrocketing monthly costs.
Read more on the Congressman's efforts:
Mid-Hudson News: Riley introduces bipartisan bill to ban bonuses for utility CEOs when they hike rates
* Congressmen Josh Riley (D, NY-19) and Jeff Van Drew (R- NJ-02) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would prohibit utility company executives from receiving bonuses whenever they raise rates faster than inflation.
* The No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act would stop bonuses when utilities raise rates faster than inflation; would cap bonuses in years when rates stay stable; would enforce the rules with real oversight and penalties; and would apply to foreign-owned, state-regulated electric utilities.
* "Upstate New Yorkers are getting crushed by high utility bills," said Riley. "Foks are cutting back on everything from groceries to school clothes just to keep the lights on. Meanwhile, the utility monopolies are rewarding their CEOs with millions of dollars per year. When the people footing the bill get squeezed and the folks at the top walk off with massive bonuses, something's seriously broken - and I'm fighting to fix it."
* He said his legislation would stop utility monopolies from "rewarding the corporate executives who are ripping us off."
WBNG 12: Rep. Josh Riley proposes legislation limiting bonuses for utility executives
* Congressman Josh Riley has introduced legislation aimed at reducing high utility bills and limiting bonuses for utility executives, called the "No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act."
* "The more we get crushed, the more they get rich, and the whole thing's got to stop," says Riley. "So, my legislation says no more bonuses for corporate executives if they're going to jack up the utility prices. It's absolutely ridiculous."
* Riley highlights that the idea behind the legislation is to help combat the rising energy costs. "We need to focus on lowering the cost, not raising them, raising the wages for the workers, and actually fixing the grid instead of taking all of that money and shoving it in the pockets of a bunch of corporate executives and politicians," he says.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/josh-riley-leads-bipartisan-effort-to-stop-utility-ceos-from-cashing-in-on-rate-hikes/
House Republicans are Freaking Out About Losing the Majority and Don't Know What to Do
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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House Republicans are Freaking Out About Losing the Majority and Don't Know What to Do
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Deputy Speaker Johnson faces internal revolt
After yet another string of stinging defeats at the ballot box and in state houses this week, Republicans are growing increasingly depressed about their chances of keeping the House majority. The Chair of the RNC this week predicted a midterm disaster, saying that Republicans " are facing almost certain defeat." Former GOP Speaker Newt Gingrich said
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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House Republicans are Freaking Out About Losing the Majority and Don't Know What to Do
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Deputy Speaker Johnson faces internal revolt
After yet another string of stinging defeats at the ballot box and in state houses this week, Republicans are growing increasingly depressed about their chances of keeping the House majority. The Chair of the RNC this week predicted a midterm disaster, saying that Republicans " are facing almost certain defeat." Former GOP Speaker Newt Gingrich saidthat Republicans are " in real trouble " over the economy.
Things are so bad that House Republicans are turning on Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson and calling for his removal.
The American people are rejecting Republicans' broken promises to lower costs, with 68% of American adults saying the economy is "poor." Things will only get worse for House Republicans as they continue to dig their heels in and refuse to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol:
"House Republicans are losing the American public and they are freaking out so much that they are turning against Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson because they know they are going to lose the House majority."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/house-republicans-are-freaking-out-about-losing-the-majority-and-dont-know-what-to-do/
Cook Political Report: "Democrats See Affordability as Their Path Back to a Majority of Governors"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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Cook Political Report: "Democrats See Affordability as Their Path Back to a Majority of Governors"
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After two landslide victories in Virginia and New Jersey, Cook Political Report released a new analysis detailing how Democratic governors and candidates for governor across the country remain focused on the economy and affordability. See below for more.
Cook Political Report: Democrats See Affordability as Their Path Back to a Majority of Governors
* To paraphrase one of the most famous taglines
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news:
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Cook Political Report: "Democrats See Affordability as Their Path Back to a Majority of Governors"
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After two landslide victories in Virginia and New Jersey, Cook Political Report released a new analysis detailing how Democratic governors and candidates for governor across the country remain focused on the economy and affordability. See below for more.
Cook Political Report: Democrats See Affordability as Their Path Back to a Majority of Governors
* To paraphrase one of the most famous taglinesin politics, Democratic gubernatorial candidates plan to run on an "It's affordability, stupid" message in the upcoming midterm election.
* Candidates in Virginia and New Jersey notched double-digit wins this fall with a message focused on affordability.
* And virtually all of the 21 candidates I interviewed over the Democratic Governors Association winter meeting this past weekend at the Arizona Biltmore resort invoked it in some capacity as their key to winning their respective races from top-tier challengers in purple states to long-shot candidates in red ones.
* To be sure, the term "affordability" encompasses not just the price of groceries and gas but also the pending healthcare subsidy cliff, home and rent prices and childcare costs. It is also the case that many voters especially Democratic and independent voters lay the blame for the weak economy squarely on President Donald Trump's shoulders.
* The races for governor are often less sexy than those for Congress but they're equally, if not more, consequential. Governors can have more of a direct influence on their citizens' lives than the federal government at times.
* Democrats were clearly hopeful their candidates in competitive, and even some red states, can overperform the national averages again.
* After Democrats flipped Virginia to their side, the GOP will hold a narrow 26 to 24 advantage once Abigail Spanberger is inaugurated next month.
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/cook-political-report-democrats-see-affordability-as-their-path-back-to-a-majority-of-governors/
Anti-Worker, Two-Faced Tom Barrett Votes NO On Restoring Federal Workers' Union Rights
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Anti-Worker, Two-Faced Tom Barrett Votes NO On Restoring Federal Workers' Union Rights
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Yesterday, Tom Barrett voted NO on restoring bargaining rights for federal employees.
Earlier this year, Trump stripped federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. Barrett refused to stand up to his party bosses then, and he refused to stand up to them yet again last night when he voted AGAINST collective bargaining.
Barrett claims to support federal workers - but his refusal to
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Anti-Worker, Two-Faced Tom Barrett Votes NO On Restoring Federal Workers' Union Rights
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Yesterday, Tom Barrett voted NO on restoring bargaining rights for federal employees.
Earlier this year, Trump stripped federal workers of their collective bargaining rights. Barrett refused to stand up to his party bosses then, and he refused to stand up to them yet again last night when he voted AGAINST collective bargaining.
Barrett claims to support federal workers - but his refusal tostand up for their right to bargain for fair wages shows you where he really stands.
REMINDER: As of 2024 there were an estimated 6,245 federal workers in MI-07.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
"Tom Barrett made it clear where he stands: AGAINST Michigan's workers who deserve the right to collective bargaining. Barrett won't side with Michigan workers because he puts his party bosses first."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/anti-worker-two-faced-tom-barrett-votes-no-on-restoring-federal-workers-union-rights/
