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DGA: With Social Media Rant, Garrity Reminds Pennsylvanians She Opposes Reproductive Freedom and Won't Protect Their Rights
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 21, 2026:
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With Social Media Rant, Garrity Reminds Pennsylvanians She Opposes Reproductive Freedom and Won't Protect Their Rights
Following yesterday's ruling by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court that the state's constitution guarantees an affirmative right to reproductive freedom, Stacy Garrity took to social media to rail against the decision, reminding voters yet again of her extreme opposition to abortion rights.
Garrity's comments are in line with her long track record of opposing personal
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 21, 2026:
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With Social Media Rant, Garrity Reminds Pennsylvanians She Opposes Reproductive Freedom and Won't Protect Their Rights
Following yesterday's ruling by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court that the state's constitution guarantees an affirmative right to reproductive freedom, Stacy Garrity took to social media to rail against the decision, reminding voters yet again of her extreme opposition to abortion rights.
Garrity's comments are in line with her long track record of opposing personalfreedoms. In the past she's said that efforts to protect reproductive care in Pennsylvania are "really disgusting," and that her "100% pro-life" position on abortion has "never changed." She celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade and has made clear she would fight to strip Pennsylvanians of abortion access if elected.
"Stacy Garrity's social media outburst yesterday served as a reminder to voters across Pennsylvania that their most fundamental freedoms are on the ballot this November," said DGA spokesperson Izzi Levy. "Pennsylvanians know that instead of protecting their reproductive rights, Garrity would gladly work to roll them back, and they're ready to reject her resoundingly in November."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/with-social-media-rant-garrity-reminds-pennsylvanians-she-opposes-reproductive-freedom-and-wont-protect-their-rights/
DGA: John James Panders to Trump With Big Lie as His Campaign Flops
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 22, 2026:
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John James Panders to Trump with Big Lie as His Campaign Flops
New reporting from American Journal News reveals how two-time statewide loser John James desperately spread election conspiracies at a recent event, saying: "Who here believes the president won in 2020? All right, well, if you do, I outperformed President Trump in 2020, and there are five judges that agree with you..."
James has previously spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, including his own loss, claiming
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 22, 2026:
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John James Panders to Trump with Big Lie as His Campaign Flops
New reporting from American Journal News reveals how two-time statewide loser John James desperately spread election conspiracies at a recent event, saying: "Who here believes the president won in 2020? All right, well, if you do, I outperformed President Trump in 2020, and there are five judges that agree with you..."
James has previously spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, including his own loss, claimingwithout evidence that he got "screwed."
James is resorting back to desperate lies and pandering to Trump as his campaign has been stuck in a humiliating stretch of tough weeks, including losing massive ground in GOP primary polling, facing backlash for skipping debates and votes, and even getting caught on a tropical vacation by TMZ instead of doing his job. Meanwhile, James and the rest of the GOP field, like Perry Johnson, continue to go all-in on Trump's disastrous policies that are raising costs and cutting health care - even as polls show the president completely underwater with Michiganders.
"John James knows his campaign is in shambles, but he continues to run it back on the only play he has in the book - cater to Trump in an attempt to bury his own past as a two-time statewide loser," said DGA Communications Director Sam Newton. "As he makes excuses and spreads lies, he should know that baseless election conspiracies aren't popular with Michiganders, and neither is the cost-raising agenda that every Republican in this race supports."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/john-james-panders-to-trump-with-big-lie-as-his-campaign-flops/
DGA: Garrity Praised Violent January 6th Rioters in Unearthed Social Posts
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 22, 2026:
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Garrity Praised Violent January 6th Rioters in Unearthed Social Posts
New reporting from American Journal News uncovers social posts from Stacy Garrity "praising the violent rioters" who "broke windows, assaulted police officers, and defecated in hallways," at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. New posts show that Garrity "was more sympathetic to the rioters and their cause than previously known," repeatedly referring to them as "patriots" and saying she was "proud" of them.
Today's
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 22, 2026:
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Garrity Praised Violent January 6th Rioters in Unearthed Social Posts
New reporting from American Journal News uncovers social posts from Stacy Garrity "praising the violent rioters" who "broke windows, assaulted police officers, and defecated in hallways," at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. New posts show that Garrity "was more sympathetic to the rioters and their cause than previously known," repeatedly referring to them as "patriots" and saying she was "proud" of them.
Today'sreporting comes after Garrity has repeatedly claimed "we know that [Trump] won" the 2020 election, and "defended Trump's election fraud lies" many times - including saying "there will always be fraud in Philadelphia." Loyalty to Trump has been a top priority for Garrity throughout the campaign.
American Journal News: Garrity praised rioters, questioned 2020 election in unearthed posts
* Newly unearthed Facebook posts show Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election and praising the violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
* The posts suggest that Garrity, who is now the presumptive Republican nominee for governor, was more sympathetic to the rioters and their cause than previously known.... The rioters broke windows, assaulted police officers, and defecated in hallways.
* As this chaos was unfolding, the official Facebook page for Garrity's 2020 campaign posted a statement condemning the violence and offering prayers for law enforcement. The post was written in Garrity's voice, but metadata indicates it was published by a hired consultant.
* Several commenters responded to this post defending the rioters. Garrity responded to one of these individuals from her personal Facebook account, seemingly referring to the rioters as "patriots" and noting that she had attended a protest against certifying the election the previous day.
* "I am proud of our Patriots," Garrity said.
* "I am not going to become part of the swamp!" Garrity shot back. "I spoke at the rally in Harrisburg yesterday condemning the election and lack of integrity. Just want to make sure that law enforcement and soldiers and our patriots don't get hurt."
* In another post, Garrity said she agreed with a commenter who said the riot was "caused by outside influencers." This is not the only time Garrity has defended Trump's election fraud lies.
* On the first day of his second term, Trump pardoned all of the Jan. 6 rioters and has since moved to have some of their criminal records expunged. In January 2025, Garrity told the Philadelphia Inquirer that she didn't have an opinion on the pardons.
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/garrity-praised-violent-january-6th-rioters-in-unearthed-social-posts/
DGA: Courting Disaster - Michigan's GOP Primary Goes From Ugly to Legal as Perry Johnson Sues John James
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 22, 2026:
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COURTING DISASTER: Michigan's GOP Primary Goes from Ugly to Legal as Perry Johnson Sues John James
New reporting from the Detroit News reveals that Michigan GOP primary candidate Perry Johnson has filed a lawsuit against his opponent John James over his campaign's website and commercials, contending that they aim to mislead voters in violation of Michigan statute.
This lawsuit is just the latest development in the extremely ugly primary Michigan Republicans have on their hands - John
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on April 22, 2026:
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COURTING DISASTER: Michigan's GOP Primary Goes from Ugly to Legal as Perry Johnson Sues John James
New reporting from the Detroit News reveals that Michigan GOP primary candidate Perry Johnson has filed a lawsuit against his opponent John James over his campaign's website and commercials, contending that they aim to mislead voters in violation of Michigan statute.
This lawsuit is just the latest development in the extremely ugly primary Michigan Republicans have on their hands - JohnJames has picked fights with GOP leaders in critical Oakland County and gotten boos from Republicans at the state's party convention, while Perry Johnson has made the race much more chaotic with millions in spending.
"John James and Perry Johnson were already dragging each other to the far right, and now they're dragging each other into court," said DGA Communications Director Sam Newton. "And no matter who wins, they're losing by embracing Trump's toxic agenda that's harming Michiganders and spiking costs."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/courting-disaster-michigans-gop-primary-goes-from-ugly-to-legal-as-perry-johnson-sues-john-james/
DGA Chair Governor Andy Beshear Statement on Redistricting Referendum Passing in Virginia
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on April 21, 2026:
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DGA Chair Governor Andy Beshear Statement on Redistricting Referendum Passing in Virginia
Tonight, DGA Chair Governor Andy Beshear released the following statement on the redistricting referendum passing in Virginia:
"Tonight, Virginia voters sent a clear message rejecting Donald Trump's attacks on our free and fair elections. The passage of this redistricting referendum is an important step to level the playing field, and a major loss for Donald Trump, who is trying to rig
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on April 21, 2026:
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DGA Chair Governor Andy Beshear Statement on Redistricting Referendum Passing in Virginia
Tonight, DGA Chair Governor Andy Beshear released the following statement on the redistricting referendum passing in Virginia:
"Tonight, Virginia voters sent a clear message rejecting Donald Trump's attacks on our free and fair elections. The passage of this redistricting referendum is an important step to level the playing field, and a major loss for Donald Trump, who is trying to rigthe midterms because he can't defend his agenda that has made Americans' lives harder and more expensive.
"This is another important reminder of why electing Democratic governors matters more than ever. Thank you to Governor Abigail Spanberger for her leadership to help pass this measure and fight back against this Administration's dangerous attempts to undermine our democracy."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/dga-chair-governor-andy-beshear-statement-on-redistricting-referendum-passing-in-virginia/
Brian Fitzpatrick Voter Tells CBS News He'll Vote Him Out
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Brian Fitzpatrick Voter Tells CBS News He'll Vote Him Out
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"The policy of the Republican Party right now is too one-sided."
Brian Fitzpatrick's own voters are jumping ship.
CBS News spoke directly with Catholic voters in Bucks County who expressed opposition to the cost-spiking war of choice in Iran that Fitzpatrick has supported, and to Trump's attacks on the Pope.
A former Fitzpatrick voter told CBS News that he is likely to vote Fitzpatrick out this time around, saying:
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Brian Fitzpatrick Voter Tells CBS News He'll Vote Him Out
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"The policy of the Republican Party right now is too one-sided."
Brian Fitzpatrick's own voters are jumping ship.
CBS News spoke directly with Catholic voters in Bucks County who expressed opposition to the cost-spiking war of choice in Iran that Fitzpatrick has supported, and to Trump's attacks on the Pope.
A former Fitzpatrick voter told CBS News that he is likely to vote Fitzpatrick out this time around, saying:"I just think that the policy of the Republican Party right now is too one-sided."
NPR also spoke with Bucks County Catholics about Fitzpatrick, who they declare is "one of the most vulnerable Republican members of Congress going into the 2026 midterms." When asked to interview for their reporting, "Fitzpatrick's office did not respond to requests for comment."
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin :
"Brian Fitzpatrick can't outrun his record of supporting a cost-spiking war in Iran, and he can't outrun a brutal political environment. His own voters jumping ship is proof that Fitzpatrick has never been more vulnerable."
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CBS News: "Let the pope have his say": Pennsylvania Catholics caught between Trump and Pope Leo
By Zak Hudak | April 22, 2026
* Catholic churches seem to be everywhere in this southeastern Pennsylvania county -33 parishes, to be exact -and for good reason. More than a third of Bucks County residents are Catholic, according to the privately run 2020 U.S. Religion Census.
* The Iran war, Pope Leo XIV's biting criticisms of it and, in turn, Mr. Trump's attacks on the pope have many Catholics in Bucks County watching closely in a midterm year.
* William Watkins, a Democrat from Bristol who has voted for GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in past elections, told CBS News after a Friday morning Mass that he would likely vote against the moderate Republican in the fall if the U.S. is still at war with Iran on Election Day.
* "I would do it as a protest," he said. "Not that I think he's not a good candidate. I just think that the policy of the Republican Party right now is too one-sided."
* When Fitzpatrick first won his seat, Republicans held a supermajority among county elected officials, controlling all but one of the county's 12 seats. Today, Democrats hold 11 of those 12 seats.
* Still, the war with Iran may be a bigger political issue for Fitzpatrick than the president's spats with the pope. Polling suggests most Americans oppose the war -including most Catholics.
* "I don't like [the GOP's] policies connected to the war," Watkins, the Democrat from Bristol, said. "I don't think they should have gone in the way they did, and I don't think they're going to be able to finish it the way they think they will. It's a lose-lose situation."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/brian-fitzpatrick-voter-tells-cbs-news-hell-vote-him-out/
DNC: Where Are Americans' Tariff Rebate Checks?
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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Where Are Americans' Tariff Rebate Checks?
The Trump administration's tariff refund process started, but experts warn that only businesses will get refunds while consumers are left empty-handed
This week, Donald Trump's administration is beginning to refund $166 billion in tariff revenue after the Supreme Court ruled in February that Trump's tariffs were illegal. Despite Trump's repeated promises that Americans will get rebate checks, consumers are unlikely to receive any refunds. American families
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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Where Are Americans' Tariff Rebate Checks?
The Trump administration's tariff refund process started, but experts warn that only businesses will get refunds while consumers are left empty-handed
This week, Donald Trump's administration is beginning to refund $166 billion in tariff revenue after the Supreme Court ruled in February that Trump's tariffs were illegal. Despite Trump's repeated promises that Americans will get rebate checks, consumers are unlikely to receive any refunds. American familiesare estimated to pay more than $330 billion in 2026 -- an additional $2,500 per family -- because of Trump's reckless tariffs.
Trump promised last year, "A dividend of at least $2,000 a person...will be paid to everyone" through tariff revenue and he repeated that promise as recently as February of this year. Just this morning, Trump said if the Supreme Court "had common sense, we would not be paying back" the tariff revenue.
In response, DNC Spokesperson Jaelin O'Halloran released the following statement:
"Donald Trump promised Americans over and over that they would get a refund for shelling out thousands of dollars for his reckless tariffs. Now he's being forced to refund billions after the Supreme Court ruled that his tariffs were illegal -- so where are the checks? Americans have gotten nothing but skyrocketing prices, mounting layoffs, and cuts to health care and food assistance programs they depend on, while Trump and his wealthy donors are the only ones seeing more money in their pockets. Trump owes working families, small business owners, and farmers a check for the billions of dollars they paid for his unhinged trade war."
Only businesses that directly paid the tariffs are currently eligible to recover money. Even though consumers paid for Trump's tariffs through price increases, they are ineligible under the current plan to receive refunds. While large businesses are expected to be the main recipients of tariff refunds, few have committed to sharing that revenue with consumers, given that many expect Trump to double down on his reckless tariffs.
Meanwhile, small business importers paid an average of $306,000 in tariff costs last year, however many lack the legal and financial resources to recoup the money they lost because of Trump's tariffs. A Federal Reserve survey last month found that over 40% of small businesses called rising costs from tariffs a main financial concern, and some owners reported increasing lines of credits or even taking out a second mortgage just to stay afloat.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/where-are-americans-tariff-rebate-checks/
BREAKING: DEMOCRATS LEAD BY 6 POINTS IN BATTLEGROUND DISTRICTS
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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BREAKING: DEMOCRATS LEAD BY 6 POINTS IN BATTLEGROUND DISTRICTS
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Cook Political Report surveyed 36 Battleground House Districts
Democrats have taken a COMMANDING lead in the House battlefield, according to a new poll from Cook Political Report. The poll found Democrats are up SIX-POINTS across 36 House districts rated Toss-Up, Lean Republican or Lean Democrat.
Cook Political Report writes: "If that advantage were to hold come November, any district Trump carried by 10 points
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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BREAKING: DEMOCRATS LEAD BY 6 POINTS IN BATTLEGROUND DISTRICTS
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Cook Political Report surveyed 36 Battleground House Districts
Democrats have taken a COMMANDING lead in the House battlefield, according to a new poll from Cook Political Report. The poll found Democrats are up SIX-POINTS across 36 House districts rated Toss-Up, Lean Republican or Lean Democrat.
Cook Political Report writes: "If that advantage were to hold come November, any district Trump carried by 10 pointsor less could be in significant danger of flipping into Democratic hands."
This new poll is a massive warning sign for the phony Republican "moderates" who have rubber stamped Donald Trump's extreme agenda, including ripping away health care from millions of Americans to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires and giving the president a greenlight for a war of choice in the Middle East that is making costs go up - NOT DOWN.
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol :
"Extreme House Republicans are going down in November."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/breaking-democrats-lead-by-6-points-in-battleground-districts/
DNC: Breaking - Virginians Vote to Safeguard Fair Elections
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 21, 2026:
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BREAKING: Virginians Vote to Safeguard Fair Elections
Tonight, Virginians voted to pass the redistricting referendum and fight back against Donald Trump and Republicans' attempts to rig the congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
In election after election, the American people continue to reject Donald Trump and his toxic agenda of chaos, corruption, and skyrocketing costs. Trump and Republicans know the voters are against them, and Democrats are fighting fire
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WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 21, 2026:
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BREAKING: Virginians Vote to Safeguard Fair Elections
Tonight, Virginians voted to pass the redistricting referendum and fight back against Donald Trump and Republicans' attempts to rig the congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
In election after election, the American people continue to reject Donald Trump and his toxic agenda of chaos, corruption, and skyrocketing costs. Trump and Republicans know the voters are against them, and Democrats are fighting firewith fire to preserve the cornerstone of democracy: free and fair elections.
In response to the passage of the Virginia redistricting amendment, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Tonight, Virginians refused to let Trump play games with Americans' right to fair representation. Voters are turning out in droves to put an end to Trump's billionaire-first agenda and Republicans see the writing on the wall. Thanks to Virginians, Leader Jeffries, Governor Spanberger, and Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly, Republicans can't cheat their way out of accountability in 2026. The DNC was proud to support the Commonwealth in this fight, and we will keep working every day to protect our elections and elect Democrats who will fight for working families."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/breaking-virginians-vote-to-safeguard-fair-elections/
