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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts PA-01 in Democrats' Direction
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts PA-01 in Democrats' Direction
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Non-partisan race rater: "Democrats had a strong Election Day in Bucks County last month, flipping offices the party hasn't held since the 1800s"
Non-partisan race rater Inside Elections just shifted Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District toward Democrats' direction in just the latest sign that Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is more vulnerable than ever.
Inside Elections writes in part: "Democrats
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts PA-01 in Democrats' Direction
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Non-partisan race rater: "Democrats had a strong Election Day in Bucks County last month, flipping offices the party hasn't held since the 1800s"
Non-partisan race rater Inside Elections just shifted Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District toward Democrats' direction in just the latest sign that Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is more vulnerable than ever.
Inside Elections writes in part: "Democratshad a strong Election Day in Bucks County last month, flipping offices the party hasn't held since the 1800s... This race looks more competitive than it did earlier this year."
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin :
"The jig is up for Brian Fitzpatrick. Bucks and Montgomery County voters have caught on to his tired act and know that after nearly a decade in Washington he hasn't actually solved their problems, has done nothing to make life more affordable, and has failed to stop Trump's extreme agenda. It's no wonder why it's been more than eight long years since Fitzpatrick held an open, in-person town hall - he knows his record is indefensible. This is a real race and Fitzpatrick should be terrified."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8-ratings-change-inside-elections-shifts-pa-01-in-democrats-direction/
NRCC Splurges on Luxury Manhattan Getaway While Americans Pay The Price For Their Chaos
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NRCC Splurges on Luxury Manhattan Getaway While Americans Pay The Price For Their Chaos
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With no plan to lower costs, save health care, or fix the economy, House Republicans are fleeing to NYC for a weekend of lavish fundraisers
As Americans face brutal grocery bills, skyrocketing medical costs, and a health care system crumbling due to Republican dysfunction, Punchbowl News reports that House Republicans have packed their bags for a luxury weekend getaway in New York City.
While
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NRCC Splurges on Luxury Manhattan Getaway While Americans Pay The Price For Their Chaos
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With no plan to lower costs, save health care, or fix the economy, House Republicans are fleeing to NYC for a weekend of lavish fundraisers
As Americans face brutal grocery bills, skyrocketing medical costs, and a health care system crumbling due to Republican dysfunction, Punchbowl News reports that House Republicans have packed their bags for a luxury weekend getaway in New York City.
Whilehardworking families make agonizing tradeoffs between basic necessities in order to afford health care, the NRCC is hosting its "Bright Lights and Broadway" banner weekend of ritzy fundraising events - a three-day spectacle of shopping sprees, wining and dining, and cushy VIP experiences that perfectly capture just how out of touch the GOP truly is.
Read about it for yourself (https://dccc.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=770f7b12a915ba3a02d78536b&id=a6545c9a87&e=686ecdd5aa)
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
"House Republicans are so out of touch that they think it's a good idea to run off to NYC for a luxury Manhattan getaway while Americans grapple with the health care crisis they created. Instead of private tours and shopping sprees, Republicans should get back to their day jobs and actually do something to lower costs for once."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/nrcc-splurges-on-luxury-manhattan-getaway-while-americans-pay-the-price-for-their-chaos/
NEW POLL: Mike Lawler Will Be Blamed if ACA Tax Credits Expire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW POLL: Mike Lawler Will Be Blamed if ACA Tax Credits Expire
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KFF Poll also finds 7 in 10 Republican voters support extending the tax credits
Voters will punish Mike Lawler and House Republicans if they fail to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire at the end of the year, according to a new poll from KFF.
The poll also found 58% of people with health insurance from the Affordable Care Act would not be able to afford a $300 increase in premium. H ealth care premiums
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW POLL: Mike Lawler Will Be Blamed if ACA Tax Credits Expire
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KFF Poll also finds 7 in 10 Republican voters support extending the tax credits
Voters will punish Mike Lawler and House Republicans if they fail to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire at the end of the year, according to a new poll from KFF.
The poll also found 58% of people with health insurance from the Affordable Care Act would not be able to afford a $300 increase in premium. H ealth care premiumsare expected to skyrocket for 450,000 New Yorkers - with some families facing $10,000 annual premium increases.
Lawler recently wrote a phony letter to Mike Johnson saying Congress should act to extend the ACA tax credits and make health care more affordable, but has refused to take any real action.
214 of Lawler's colleagues have signed onto a discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits for three years and prevent skyrocketing premiums.
Hudson Valley families deserve to know: Why hasn't Lawler?
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
"The clock is ticking for Mike Lawler to take action on fixing the Republican health care crisis, but he is refusing to act. Lawler will be held accountable for his cruelty next year."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/new-poll-mike-lawler-will-be-blamed-if-aca-tax-credits-expire/
N.C. Democratic Party: With MAGA Base "Not Enthusiastic" About Whatley, GOP Primary Field For Senate Grows
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:
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With MAGA Base "Not Enthusiastic" About Whatley, GOP Primary Field For Senate Grows
GOP Senate Candidate Don Brown: "Ramming Whatley down North Carolina Republicans' throats is not going to work."
News & Observer: "Steve Bannon -- a frontman of the Make America Great Again movement -- this month is reported to have said Whatley 'is not MAGA.'"
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As DC insider Michael Whatley filed to represent Washington, DC North Carolina in the U.S. Senate yesterday, his vulnerability with his own Republican
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:
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With MAGA Base "Not Enthusiastic" About Whatley, GOP Primary Field For Senate Grows
GOP Senate Candidate Don Brown: "Ramming Whatley down North Carolina Republicans' throats is not going to work."
News & Observer: "Steve Bannon -- a frontman of the Make America Great Again movement -- this month is reported to have said Whatley 'is not MAGA.'"
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As DC insider Michael Whatley filed to represent Washington, DC North Carolina in the U.S. Senate yesterday, his vulnerability with his own Republicanbase was in the spotlight. As the GOP primary field grows, it's becoming increasingly clear that "MAGA folks [...] they're just not enthusiastic" about Whatley as the DC establishment "ram[s him] down North Carolina Republicans' throats."
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News & Observer: Embracing Trump and 'America First,' Michael Whatley files for NC's Senate race
Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi | December 2, 2025
* Steve Bannon -- a frontman of the Make America Great Again movement -- this month is reported to have said Whatley "is not MAGA."
* "One of the reasons he's running so poorly in North Carolina. If you talk to the MAGA folks down there, they're just not enthusiastic about it," Bannon said, according to the conservative Daily Haymaker.
WRAL: Brown, Temple seek to upend Whatley for GOP nomination in NC's U.S. Senate race
Paul Specht | December 2, 2025
* Brown says he supports the president but thinks he could do a better job than Whatley of implementing his agenda.
* "Ramming Whatley down North Carolina Republicans' throats is not going to work," Brown said in an interview Tuesday. He added: "People really want to know, what are you going to bring to the table to try to help me? And that's what we're trying to focus on."
* While a Trump endorsement helps many Republicans, it doesn't guarantee victory. Former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who represented western North Carolina in Congress from 2021 to 2023, defeated a Trump-endorsed Republican in the 2020 GOP primary for his seat.
* Primaries can be unpredictable especially for first-time candidates, said Jim Womack, who ran against Whatley for state party chair in 2019. Underdogs can gain momentum quickly if the frontrunner ignores the party base and makes other missteps, Womack said.
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/with-maga-base-not-enthusiastic-about-whatley-gop-primary-field-for-senate-grows/
Mich. Democratic Party: Blue Cross Call Center Volumes "Explode" as ACA Premium Hikes Backed by Mike Rogers Cause "Unprecedented Sticker Shock"
LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Blue Cross Call Center Volumes "Explode" as ACA Premium Hikes Backed by Mike Rogers Cause "Unprecedented Sticker Shock"
"As Congress mulls whether to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies, desperation is growing for Michigan enrollees"
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As hundreds of thousands of Michiganders face "unprecedented sticker shock" due to health-care price hikes backed by failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers and national Republicans, Crain's Detroit Business reports that the marketplace call center for
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LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Blue Cross Call Center Volumes "Explode" as ACA Premium Hikes Backed by Mike Rogers Cause "Unprecedented Sticker Shock"
"As Congress mulls whether to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies, desperation is growing for Michigan enrollees"
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As hundreds of thousands of Michiganders face "unprecedented sticker shock" due to health-care price hikes backed by failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers and national Republicans, Crain's Detroit Business reports that the marketplace call center forBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the state's largest public health exchange insurer, has experienced a "20% spike in calls [...] over exorbitant price increases set to take effect in 2026."
"Mike Rogers and Michigan Republicans have backed health care price hikes that are leaving hardworking Michigan families desperate and terrified they will no longer be able to afford their health care," said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Joey Hannum. "While working people struggle with skyrocketing costs, Price Hike Mike continues to support tax handouts for millionaires like himself, showing just how out of touch he is with everyday Michiganders."
As "desperation is growing for Michigan enrollees," Price Hike Mike has continued to stand with national Republicans who have refused to extend ACA premium tax credits, threatening to cause Michiganders' 2026 premiums to skyrocket:
* A 45 year-old Michigander making $64K faces a $1,678 average premium increase
* A 60-year old Michigan couple making $85K faces a $19,533 average premium increase
* A Michigan family of four making $130K faces a $9,092 average premium increase
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Crain's Detroit Business: Blue Cross call center volumes explode as health insurance subsidies near expiration
* As Congress mulls whether to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies, desperation is growing for Michigan enrollees.
* The marketplace call center for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the state's largest public health exchange insurer, has experienced a 20% spike in calls from members and potential members over exorbitant price increases set to take effect in 2026.
* Individuals and small businesses face an unprecedented sticker shock as Congress remains in a standoff over health care subsidies that more than half a million Michiganders receive to make health insurance affordable. The enhanced subsidies, a product of the COVID-19 pandemic response, are scheduled to expire on Jan. 1 as part of federal budget cuts passed by Republicans in Washington D.C.
* The federal subsidies saved Michiganders using the marketplace exchange an average of $380 per month last year.
* In response, health insurers, who offer the plans through the marketplace, have raised prices to counter the loss of subsidies and the risk of more insured as other insurers have dropped out of the marketplace altogether.
* BCBSM is raising premiums on its individual marketplace plans by 24% or 23.3%, depending on the type of plan -- the largest rise in ACA history for the Blues.
* BCBSM originally proposed in July to raise marketplace rates by 16.3% or 18% in anticipation of the loss of premium subsidies. But the additional risk in rising costs has caused other Michigan insurers to exit the marketplace altogether.
* HAP CareSource, a joint venture between Detroit's Health Alliance Plan and Ohio-based CareSource, said in September it planned to discontinue its marketplace plan, which enrolled roughly 19,000 this year.
* Meridian Health Plan, the state's largest provider on the marketplace, is exiting the marketplace in Monroe, Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, leaving many of its 156,000 enrollees to find other insurers.
* [...] The number of calls related to the marketplace has already exceeded 10,000, a representative for BCBSM told Crain's.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/blue-cross-call-center-volumes-explode-as-aca-premium-hikes-backed-by-mike-rogers-cause-unprecedented-sticker-shock/
DNC: New Data - Trump's Job Market is in Freefall, Job Cuts Hit Pandemic Era High
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025:
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New Data: Trump's Job Market is in Freefall, Job Cuts Hit Pandemic Era High
New data released today from Challenger, Gray & Christmas revealed that Donald Trump's job market is continuing to erode as U.S. employers announced over 71,000 job cuts in November. That brings the total number of job cuts to nearly 1.2 million in 2025 alone -- only the sixth time since 1993 that job cuts through November have topped 1.1 million. The report (https://www.challengergray.com/blog/challenger-report-71321-job-cuts-on-restructurings-closings-economy/)
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025:
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New Data: Trump's Job Market is in Freefall, Job Cuts Hit Pandemic Era High
New data released today from Challenger, Gray & Christmas revealed that Donald Trump's job market is continuing to erode as U.S. employers announced over 71,000 job cuts in November. That brings the total number of job cuts to nearly 1.2 million in 2025 alone -- only the sixth time since 1993 that job cuts through November have topped 1.1 million. The report (https://www.challengergray.com/blog/challenger-report-71321-job-cuts-on-restructurings-closings-economy/)comes just one day after the November ADP jobs report revealed a net of 32,000 jobs were lost last month, the most since March 2023.
In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:
"Donald Trump's economy is in shambles, and Trump is turning a blind eye to working families who are bearing the consequences: an upended job market, soaring prices, and rising bankruptcies. And what do Republicans have to say? 'Relax.' It's a slap in the face to everyday Americans who are struggling to make ends meet as they watch Trump cozy up to the ultrawealthy and well-connected."
Trump's disastrous trade war is wreaking havoc on the economy: Companies are purging jobs left and right, and inflation has climbed every month since April. Meanwhile, Trump again this week said that "affordability is a hoax." And just this morning, when asked about Americans' affordability concerns, House Speaker Mike Johnson told people to "relax."
Americans aren't having it: New polling shows that nearly half of Americans -- including nearly 4-in-10 Trump voters -- believe the cost of living in the U.S. is worse than they can ever remember.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/new-data-trumps-job-market-is-in-freefall-job-cuts-hit-pandemic-era-high/
DNC: ICYMI - GOP Electoral Worries Shift to Miami's Mayoral Runoff
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: GOP Electoral Worries Shift to Miami's Mayoral Runoff
Key Point: "The GOP is bracing for a possible loss in one of the state's remaining blue areas -- but in an office Republicans have held for nearly 30 years... Even Gov. Ron DeSantis, who also endorsed Gonzalez, called the results in Tennessee 'a big warning sign,' saying it showed Republicans may not enjoy the level of support they've had in the last few cycles, including in Florida."
Politico: GOP electoral worries shift to Miami's mayoral
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: GOP Electoral Worries Shift to Miami's Mayoral Runoff
Key Point: "The GOP is bracing for a possible loss in one of the state's remaining blue areas -- but in an office Republicans have held for nearly 30 years... Even Gov. Ron DeSantis, who also endorsed Gonzalez, called the results in Tennessee 'a big warning sign,' saying it showed Republicans may not enjoy the level of support they've had in the last few cycles, including in Florida."
Politico: GOP electoral worries shift to Miami's mayoralrunoff
By Kimberly Leonard
* Republicans may not have to wait long for their next opportunity for soul-searching and midterm panic, thanks to next week's Miami mayoral runoff.
* The GOP is bracing for a possible loss in one of the state's remaining blue areas -- but in an office Republicans have held for nearly 30 years...
* The contest in Miami is set for just one week after Republicans faced a close special election in a Tennessee House race that Trump previously won by 22 points.
* "It's a tough district," Evan Power, chair of the Republican Party of Florida, said of what he called "Kamala district" Miami. "My expectation is, it probably doesn't perform for Republicans, but we have to do what we have to do, fight in every place."
* Having notched a single-digit loss in this week's Tennessee race, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin says the party is pivoting to be "laser focused" on Miami. "The energy is on Democrats' side and the DNC is all-in support Eileen Higgins from now until Election Day," he said.
* Even Gov. Ron DeSantis, who also endorsed Gonzalez, called the results in Tennessee "a big warning sign," saying it showed Republicans may not enjoy the level of support they've had in the last few cycles, including in Florida.
* "'26, I think, is going to be a little more challenging for Republicans," DeSantis said, adding: "If I was advising someone who was running, I'd say, 'You cannot bank on 2022 levels of Republican support.'"
* The Florida Democratic Party is hoping a win can reinvigorate Democrats in the once-swing state. Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said on a phone banking call Tuesday that a win would "not only bring so much energy back to the state of Florida, but show what is possible when we have great candidates" and volunteers.
* Martin also accused Gonzalez of supporting Trump's "toxic agenda," pointing to his past work on the Trump transition team and as a founder of Veterans for Trump.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/icymi-gop-electoral-worries-shift-to-miamis-mayoral-runoff/
