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Out-Of-Touch O'Donnell "Fully Support[s]" Reckless Tariffs That Are Decimating Las Vegas Tourism [POLITICO]
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Out-Of-Touch O'Donnell "Fully Support[s]" Reckless Tariffs That Are Decimating Las Vegas Tourism [POLITICO]
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2025 was the worst non-pandemic year for Las Vegas tourism since the city started tracking data in 1970
MAGA multi-millionaire Marty O'Donnell is so glaringly out of touch, he doesn't think Southern Nevada's tanking tourism numbers are "an issue" - even though businesses are closing, costs are rising, and workers can't find jobs due to the dramatic drop in visitors.
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WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Out-Of-Touch O'Donnell "Fully Support[s]" Reckless Tariffs That Are Decimating Las Vegas Tourism [POLITICO]
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2025 was the worst non-pandemic year for Las Vegas tourism since the city started tracking data in 1970
MAGA multi-millionaire Marty O'Donnell is so glaringly out of touch, he doesn't think Southern Nevada's tanking tourism numbers are "an issue" - even though businesses are closing, costs are rising, and workers can't find jobs due to the dramatic drop in visitors.
AsPolitico reports, Trump's reckless tariffs are turning international tourists off from visiting Southern Nevada - resulting in 2025 being the "worst non-pandemic year for Las Vegas since the city started tracking data in 1970."
Out-of-touch O'Donnell says he "love[s] what [Trump] is doing" and "fully supports" the President's cost-raising and job-killing tariffs, even as Nevadans pay the price.
O'Donnell's full-throated support for tariffs comes shortly after he made eyebrow-raising comments dismissing Nevada's job crisis and after Jewish Insider published a bombshell report on O'Donnell gleefully hosting a known neo-Nazi on his podcast.
DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
"Marty O'Donnell can't go a day without proving just how out of touch he is with Southern Nevadans. From cheerleading reckless tariffs that are destroying Las Vegas tourism, to championing gutting Nevadans' health care to pay for tax breaks for multi-millionaires like himself, O'Donnell is showing voters exactly why he is unfit to represent them in Congress."
Read the coverage for yourself...
Politico: Canadians are folding on Vegas. Democrats see a royal flush.
* Last year, as Trump levied tariffs on Canada, visits from Canadians -who account for up to half of Las Vegas' foreign tourism -dropped off by 17 percent. That played a large role in a 7.5 percent year-over-year decline in total tourist visits, making 2025 the worst non-pandemic year for Las Vegas since the city started tracking data in 1970.
* "Trump instituted his reckless tariffs. In response, Canadians have literally boycotted traveling to America," said Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), whose Las Vegas-area seat is Republicans' top target in the state. "That has had a significant impact on our tourism."
* Canadian visitors... on any given year make up between 25 and 50 percent of Las Vegas' foreign tourism market.
* Even some Nevada Republicans acknowledge the problem. "The Canadians aren't coming the way they were. Wonder why that is, huh?" Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.), who isn't running for reelection in his northern Nevada seat, said with a chuckle. "The communications for the tariff stuff was suboptimal."
* The dropoff in Canadian visitors played a role in stagnating a Las Vegas hospitality sector reliant on wealthy international visitors spending in the city's casinos and hotels. A string of Las Vegas restaurants closed in recent months, some citing a downturn in visitors.
* Marty O'Donnell... says he "fully support(s)" the president's trade policy... "I actually love what he's doing," [O'Donnell said in an interview.]
* O'Donnell said tariffs aren't at the top of voters' list of concerns. "I don't hear anybody complaining about tariffs," he said. " I just don't think it's an issue. I think there are way, way more important issues."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/out-of-touch-odonnell-fully-supports-reckless-tariffs-that-are-decimating-las-vegas-tourism-politico/
NEW: Whatley "Misleading" North Carolina Families On High Gas Prices As His Big Oil Stocks Soar
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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NEW: Whatley "Misleading" North Carolina Families On High Gas Prices As His Big Oil Stocks Soar
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Cardinal & Pine: " Whatley recently told The Wall Street Journals' Kim Strassel he expected gas prices to go down soon. That's not going to happen, economists say."
As North Carolina families pay record prices at the pump due to the Iran War, DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley is profiting massively - and desperately trying to avoid accountability.
After raking in up to hundreds
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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NEW: Whatley "Misleading" North Carolina Families On High Gas Prices As His Big Oil Stocks Soar
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Cardinal & Pine: " Whatley recently told The Wall Street Journals' Kim Strassel he expected gas prices to go down soon. That's not going to happen, economists say."
As North Carolina families pay record prices at the pump due to the Iran War, DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley is profiting massively - and desperately trying to avoid accountability.
After raking in up to hundredsof thousands of dollars in profit from his oil and gas stocks, Whatley is now trying to dodge accountability by "misleading" North Carolinians about the impact of high gas prices. This comes as Whatley has insisted again and again that costs are down, even as inflation skyrocket s and hurts North Carolina families.
Read More:
Cardinal & Pine: Trump may dismiss rising costs, but they're playing huge roles in the 2026 election
Michael McElroy | May 22, 2026
* Whatley, Democrats are increasingly pointing out in press releases and sound bytes, owns stock in several oil and energy companies that have benefitted from the market turmoil the war has caused.
* These investments have made Whatley $219,000 in profit since the war began, the American Journal News reported.
* "When North Carolinians pay more at the gas pump, Michael Whatley makes money," Anderson Clayton, the chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, recently wrote in an oped for the Fayetteville Observer.
* Whatley recently told The Wall Street Journals' Kim Strassel he expected gas prices to go down soon. That's not going to happen, economists say.
* He also told Strassel gas prices now are lower than under the Biden administration. That's misleading.
* But gas prices had fallen well below their current price before the 2024 election, and the average price per gallon for regular in the state is $1.40 higher now than it was before Trump began his second term.
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/new-whatley-misleading-north-carolina-families-on-high-gas-prices-as-his-big-oil-stocks-soar/
ICYMI: "Without Hesitation," Whatley "Emphatically" Backs Slush Fund Giving Billions In Taxpayer Money To Sex Predators & Rioters Who Attacked Police Officers As Costs Skyrocket
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: "Without Hesitation," Whatley "Emphatically" Backs Slush Fund Giving Billions In Taxpayer Money To Sex Predators & Rioters Who Attacked Police Officers As Costs Skyrocket
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NYT: "Without hesitation, Mr. Whatley lined up behind the [...] $1.8 billion fund."
As North Carolina families faced skyrocketing prices this Memorial Day Weekend, DC insider Michael Whatley was in the spotlight for backing a slush fund that would give nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to sex predators and
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: "Without Hesitation," Whatley "Emphatically" Backs Slush Fund Giving Billions In Taxpayer Money To Sex Predators & Rioters Who Attacked Police Officers As Costs Skyrocket
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NYT: "Without hesitation, Mr. Whatley lined up behind the [...] $1.8 billion fund."
As North Carolina families faced skyrocketing prices this Memorial Day Weekend, DC insider Michael Whatley was in the spotlight for backing a slush fund that would give nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to sex predators andrioters who attacked police officers.
The fund has bipartisan opposition, including from GOP Senator Thom Tillis who called the fund "the most insulting thing you could possibly do to Capitol Police."
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WRAL: Where NC politicians stand on Trump's $1.78B 'slush fund' for January 6 defendants
Will Doran | May 22, 2026
* Whatley said at the Brunswick County Republican Party headquarters this week that he supported the fund, calling the Jan. 6 prosecutions a case of "ridiculous persecution" according to Punchbowl News. He again voiced his support for the payments Friday on Fox News...
* Whatley's campaign didn't respond to a request from WRAL to further explain his views.
NC Newsline: Whatley backs Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization fund' despite GOP revolt on Capitol Hill
Brandon Kingdollar | May 22, 2026
* Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has been one of the most outspoken Republican critics of President Donald Trump's controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate Trump supporters who were prosecuted by former President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.
* But the Republican nominee to succeed him, Michael Whatley, said he emphatically supports Trump's proposal.
* A spokesman for Whatley did not respond to a request for comment on the candidate's statements.
NYT: Trump's Self-Indulgence Deepens G.O.P. Fears in Midterms
Shane Goldmacher, Patricia Mazzei | May 25, 2026
* Without hesitation, Mr. Whatley lined up behind the president and his $1.8 billion fund.
WRAL :
* Will Doran: " You know, we heard from Thom Tills earlier and we also heard from the Republican who's seeking to replace him in DC, Michael Whatley. He said that he completely disagrees with Tillis on this. He is very much in favor of this... "
CNN :
* Ron Brownstein: "The Ball Room, now this slush fund for including people who attacked police officers on January 6.[...] But I will note that Michael Whatley, who is the Republican candidate in North Carolina - as opposed to the Senator, already from North Carolina - you know, came out in defense of this."
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/press/icymi-without-hesitation-whatley-emphatically-backs-slush-fund-giving-billions-in-taxpayer-money-to-sex-predators-rioters-who-attacked-police-officers-as-costs/
ICYMI: "Without Hesitation," Whatley "Emphatically" Backs Slush Fund Giving Billions In Taxpayer Money To Sex Predators & Rioters Who Attacked Police Officers As Costs Skyrocket
RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: "Without Hesitation," Whatley "Emphatically" Backs Slush Fund Giving Billions In Taxpayer Money To Sex Predators & Rioters Who Attacked Police Officers As Costs Skyrocket
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NYT: "Without hesitation, Mr. Whatley lined up behind the [...] $1.8 billion fund."
As North Carolina families faced skyrocketing prices this Memorial Day Weekend, DC insider Michael Whatley was in the spotlight for backing a slush fund that would give nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to sex predators and
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: "Without Hesitation," Whatley "Emphatically" Backs Slush Fund Giving Billions In Taxpayer Money To Sex Predators & Rioters Who Attacked Police Officers As Costs Skyrocket
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NYT: "Without hesitation, Mr. Whatley lined up behind the [...] $1.8 billion fund."
As North Carolina families faced skyrocketing prices this Memorial Day Weekend, DC insider Michael Whatley was in the spotlight for backing a slush fund that would give nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to sex predators andrioters who attacked police officers.
The fund has bipartisan opposition, including from GOP Senator Thom Tillis who called the fund "the most insulting thing you could possibly do to Capitol Police."
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WRAL: Where NC politicians stand on Trump's $1.78B 'slush fund' for January 6 defendants
Will Doran | May 22, 2026
* Whatley said at the Brunswick County Republican Party headquarters this week that he supported the fund, calling the Jan. 6 prosecutions a case of "ridiculous persecution" according to Punchbowl News. He again voiced his support for the payments Friday on Fox News...
* Whatley's campaign didn't respond to a request from WRAL to further explain his views.
NC Newsline: Whatley backs Trump's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization fund' despite GOP revolt on Capitol Hill
Brandon Kingdollar | May 22, 2026
* Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has been one of the most outspoken Republican critics of President Donald Trump's controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate Trump supporters who were prosecuted by former President Joe Biden's Department of Justice.
* But the Republican nominee to succeed him, Michael Whatley, said he emphatically supports Trump's proposal.
* A spokesman for Whatley did not respond to a request for comment on the candidate's statements.
NYT: Trump's Self-Indulgence Deepens G.O.P. Fears in Midterms
Shane Goldmacher, Patricia Mazzei | May 25, 2026
* Without hesitation, Mr. Whatley lined up behind the president and his $1.8 billion fund.
WRAL :
* Will Doran: " You know, we heard from Thom Tills earlier and we also heard from the Republican who's seeking to replace him in DC, Michael Whatley. He said that he completely disagrees with Tillis on this. He is very much in favor of this... "
CNN :
* Ron Brownstein: "The Ball Room, now this slush fund for including people who attacked police officers on January 6.[...] But I will note that Michael Whatley, who is the Republican candidate in North Carolina - as opposed to the Senator, already from North Carolina - you know, came out in defense of this."
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/press/icymi-without-hesitation-whatley-emphatically-backs-slush-fund-giving-billions-in-taxpayer-money-to-sex-predators-rioters-who-attacked-police-officers-as-costs/
ICYMI: "Ohio's food banks grappling with high demand that just keeps climbing with economy woes and aid cuts"
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: "Ohio's food banks grappling with high demand that just keeps climbing with economy woes and aid cuts"
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"I don't think we can emphasize enough what the impact of changes coming to SNAP could mean for hunger and economic stability in Ohio"
COLUMBUS, OH - Leaders at Ohio food banks are sounding the alarm on what Washington Republicans' budget bill could mean for Ohio families as costs continue to rise across the board and there's an increased demand for food assistance. While Washington Republicans
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: "Ohio's food banks grappling with high demand that just keeps climbing with economy woes and aid cuts"
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"I don't think we can emphasize enough what the impact of changes coming to SNAP could mean for hunger and economic stability in Ohio"
COLUMBUS, OH - Leaders at Ohio food banks are sounding the alarm on what Washington Republicans' budget bill could mean for Ohio families as costs continue to rise across the board and there's an increased demand for food assistance. While Washington Republicansgutted SNAP in order to pay for more tax breaks for corporations and special interests, Ohio food banks are making clear that families could suffer because of it - and the state will be left to foot the bill as the federal government leaves states out to dry to handle the costs of critical food assistance.
Cleveland.com: Ohio's food banks grappling with high demand that just keeps climbing with economy woes and aid cuts
* "What we have been seeing for the last several years is an increase in people coming," Mid-Ohio Food Collective spokesman Mike Hochron said. "It's a tough reality that a lot of our neighbors are one crisis away from not being able to put food on the table."
* Food banks across Ohio say runaway inflation hurt household budgets, but even after it cooled, prices never came back down. Rent remains high. Utility bills and gas costs are climbing.
* Most people think of SNAP as a program that helps low-income Americans buy groceries. But when benefits get cut, the effects don't stop at the checkout line. Food banks fill the gap. Local grocery stores lose revenue. And in rural counties like Adams, where one in five residents receives benefits, that can shake the local economy.
* "I don't think we can emphasize enough what the impact of changes coming to SNAP could mean for hunger and economic stability in Ohio," Hochron said.
* The cuts don't stop with recipients. For the first time, Ohio is also on the hook for a portion of the program's costs.
* Under the new law, the federal government cut its share of Ohio's SNAP administrative costs in half -a gap of about $70 million the state had to fill. The federal share drops again in October, and Ohio will have to find more money to cover it.
* "Republican and Democratic Governors alike are warning they cannot pick up the new cost share coming down the pike," U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, said in an April floor speech. "That means more cuts. More hunger. More harm."
Read more HERE from Cleveland.com on how the impacts of Washington Republicans' budget bill "don't stop at the checkout line," as "food banks fill the gap. Local grocery stores lose revenue. And in rural counties like Adams, where one in five residents receives benefits, that can shake the local economy."
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Original text here: https://ohiodems.org/icymi-ohios-food-banks-grappling-with-high-demand-that-just-keeps-climbing-with-economy-woes-and-aid-cuts/
DCCC Launches Digital Ad Campaign Condemning Republican Attacks on Black Americans
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DCCC Launches Digital Ad Campaign Condemning Republican Attacks on Black Americans
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SCOTUS' ruling to gut the VRA dilutes the power of Black voters
Today, the DCCC launched a digital ad campaign reaching Black voters in battleground districts highlighting Republicans' efforts to carry out a full-scale attack on Black voters' representation and voting rights.
Republicans are desperate to silence voters of color across the country and cheat their way through this election because
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WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DCCC Launches Digital Ad Campaign Condemning Republican Attacks on Black Americans
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SCOTUS' ruling to gut the VRA dilutes the power of Black voters
Today, the DCCC launched a digital ad campaign reaching Black voters in battleground districts highlighting Republicans' efforts to carry out a full-scale attack on Black voters' representation and voting rights.
Republicans are desperate to silence voters of color across the country and cheat their way through this election becausethey know their self-serving and price-hiking agenda is deeply unpopular with voters.
The 60-second ad -which will run on Meta and YouTube -calls out the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Louisiana v. Callais that has dangerously furthered Republicans' already extreme efforts to rig the midterms, allowing them to redraw even more congressional maps for their power grab at the direct expense of Black voters.
WATCH THE AD :
The paid digital campaign will reach Black voters in key competitive districts, including:
* AL-02
* FL-07, FL-09, FL-14, FL-23
* MI-04, MI-08, MI-10
* NC-01, NC-03
* OH-01, OH-09, OH-13
* SC-01, SC-06
* TN-05, TN-09
* VA-01, VA-02, VA-05, VA-07
DCCC National Black Engagement Director Tierra Ward :
"We are confident in two things: Republicans will stop at nothing in their attempt to rig our democracy and Democrats will win anyway. Black voters are already suffering from the economic impacts of Republicans' disastrous agenda, and the DCCC will make sure that Black voters are clear-eyed about the consequences of Republican rule and ready to kick them out come November."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/new-dccc-launches-digital-ad-campaign-condemning-republican-attacks-on-black-americans/
Brent Larkin: Vivek Ramaswamy's bait-and-switch campaign exposes GOP weaknesses
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Brent Larkin: Vivek Ramaswamy's bait-and-switch campaign exposes GOP weaknesses
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READ: Vivek Ramaswamy's bait-and-switch campaign exposes GOP weaknesses: Brent Larkin
* Vivek Ramaswamy is the most unlikeable candidate for governor in the lifetime of anyone reading this column.
* Now there is new evidence the Ramaswamy campaign is in trouble; that the state where Republicans have won eight of the last nine elections for governor is very much in play. And if Democrat Amy Acton beats him in November, Ramaswamy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Brent Larkin: Vivek Ramaswamy's bait-and-switch campaign exposes GOP weaknesses
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READ: Vivek Ramaswamy's bait-and-switch campaign exposes GOP weaknesses: Brent Larkin
* Vivek Ramaswamy is the most unlikeable candidate for governor in the lifetime of anyone reading this column.
* Now there is new evidence the Ramaswamy campaign is in trouble; that the state where Republicans have won eight of the last nine elections for governor is very much in play. And if Democrat Amy Acton beats him in November, Ramaswamymight accomplish something a Republican hasn't done in 40 years - take down the entire ticket.
* Consider these numbers from the May 5 primary election in Ohio: Unlike some states, Ohio's primary elections are open. A voter does not need to be a registered Republican or Democrat to request a specific party ballot at the polling place. At the start of the primary voting process, there were 678,833 registered Democrats in Ohio. But 807,716 Ohioans chose to cast Democratic ballots in the primary.
* It was because a huge number of independent voters were so disenchanted with the GOP leadership that controls their governments that they asked for a Democratic ballot.
* As encouraging as those crossover voting numbers were for Democrats, the opposite was true in the Republican primary. As voting began, there were 1,292,651 registered Republicans in Ohio, but only 901,338 Ohioans voted in the GOP primary.
* Put another way, the Democratic turnout rate was 119% of previously registered Democratic voters. The Republican rate was only 69.7% among the registered Republicans.
* But Ramaswamy needs to create a phony issue that just might motivate MAGA voters and increase turnout in November. This has nothing to do with eliminating vote fraud. It has everything to do with propping up a horrible candidate for governor.
* The answer is obvious. He's losing.
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Original text here: https://ohiodems.org/brent-larkin-vivek-ramaswamys-bait-and-switch-campaign-exposes-gop-weaknesses/
"High Gas Prices Could Cost" Juan Ciscomani, Eli Crane "At the Ballot Box" [KTAR News]
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"High Gas Prices Could Cost" Juan Ciscomani, Eli Crane "At the Ballot Box" [KTAR News]
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68% of Arizonans say gas prices are "likely to influence" how they vote in the midterms, including 74% of moderates and 56% of Republicans
In the latest warning sign for Republicans Juan Ciscomani and Eli Crane, a new survey of Arizonans reveals that roughly 2 in 3 voters - including more than half of Republicans and nearly three quarters of moderates - say that "gas prices are likely to influence
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WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"High Gas Prices Could Cost" Juan Ciscomani, Eli Crane "At the Ballot Box" [KTAR News]
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68% of Arizonans say gas prices are "likely to influence" how they vote in the midterms, including 74% of moderates and 56% of Republicans
In the latest warning sign for Republicans Juan Ciscomani and Eli Crane, a new survey of Arizonans reveals that roughly 2 in 3 voters - including more than half of Republicans and nearly three quarters of moderates - say that "gas prices are likely to influencetheir choices" in November.
The survey results come alongside reports that gas prices in Arizona could " set all-time records " because of the ongoing war of choice in Iran.
Both Crane and Ciscomani voted last month to greenlight the conflict despite the risk to servicemembers abroad and the costs to Arizonans back home.
See the coverage for yourself...
KTAR News: High gas prices could cost Arizona candidates at ballot box, new poll shows
* High gas prices aren't just costing drivers at the pump -they could end up costing candidates at the ballot box, too, according to a new poll of Arizona voters.
* Sixty-eight percent of respondents in a recent Arizona Public Opinion Pulse poll by Noble Predictive Insights said gas prices are likely to influence their choices in the upcoming midterm elections.
* The poll, which surveyed Arizona 996 voters on May 5-7, found 90% were concerned about rising fuel prices, including 75% of Democrats and 54% of Republicans who said they were "very concerned."
* Noble said the polling shows fuel costs are becoming as much of a political issue as an economic one.
* "Gas prices are not just a Republican issue or a Democratic issue," he said. "But in this poll, the political intensity is actually stronger among some of the voters Democrats need most -younger voters (82%), Hispanics (79%), parents (80%) and moderates (74%)."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/high-gas-prices-could-cost-juan-ciscomani-eli-crane-at-the-ballot-box-ktar-news/
Another Bad Week For Carey Coleman: Coleman Hit With DoJ Complaint After Allegedly Hiding Personal Finances From Primary Voters
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 22 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Another Bad Week For Carey Coleman: Coleman Hit With DoJ Complaint After Allegedly Hiding Personal Finances From Primary Voters
Another week, another problem for Republican candidate for Congress Carey Coleman. While last week Coleman was kicking off the general election by telling Ohio teachers to " go to hell, " this week Coleman was once again making news, facing calls for a Justice Department investigation after missing the deadline to file a personal financial disclosure. Filing personal financial disclosures
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 22 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Another Bad Week For Carey Coleman: Coleman Hit With DoJ Complaint After Allegedly Hiding Personal Finances From Primary Voters
Another week, another problem for Republican candidate for Congress Carey Coleman. While last week Coleman was kicking off the general election by telling Ohio teachers to " go to hell, " this week Coleman was once again making news, facing calls for a Justice Department investigation after missing the deadline to file a personal financial disclosure. Filing personal financial disclosureshas been a requirement for federal candidates for decades, and yet, Coleman failed to file his by the deadline after he loaned his own campaign more than $50,000.
"Carey Coleman's campaign has had a pretty horrible start to the general election - telling tens of thousands of Ohio teachers to 'go to hell,' and then facing calls for an ethics investigation over allegations that he broke federal law to keep Ohio voters in the dark about his personal finances," said Ohio Democratic Party Communications Director Marisa Nahem. "Wonder what next week will bring for Carey Coleman."
Read more from Cleveland.com on how Coleman's failure to file a personal financial disclosure on time led to an ethics complaint:
* The Summit County Democratic Party has asked the Justice Department to investigate Republican congressional nominee Carey Coleman for failing to file a personal financial disclosure required of federal candidates under a decades-old ethics law.
* A statement from the Summit County Democratic Party noted that Federal Election Commission records indicate Coleman loaned his own campaign more than $50,000. It accused him of breaking "federal law to hide where that money came from until after the votes were counted."
* In the letter, Derig said the Ethics in Government Act was designed to "preserve and promote the integrity of public officials and institutions" and argued that Coleman's apparent failure to file "undermines these important objectives and deprives voters of the opportunity to accurately assess his potential conflicts of interest and fitness for elected office."
* Under federal law, candidates are required to file a personal financial disclosure once they raise or spend more than $5,000 for a House election. The form is due within 30 days of the candidate reaching that threshold, by May 15 of the calendar year in which they become a candidate, or no later than 30 days before the election -whichever comes last.
* Derig's letter cites Coleman's April 15 FEC filing, which indicates he had received contributions exceeding $5,000 as of January 26, 2026. Under that timeline, Coleman was required to file a personal financial disclosure no later than April 5, 2026 -30 days before the May primary.
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Original text here: https://ohiodems.org/another-bad-week-for-carey-coleman-coleman-hit-with-doj-complaint-after-allegedly-hiding-personal-finances-from-primary-voters/
RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts NJ-07 to Toss Up As Questions Pile Up for Tom Kean Jr.
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts NJ-07 to Toss Up As Questions Pile Up for Tom Kean Jr.
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Non-partisan race rater: "Republicans need their candidate to be present and on the trail in order to hold this swing seat"
Non-partisan race rater Inside Elections just shifted New Jersey's 7th Congressional District in Democrats' direction in the latest sign that career politician Tom Kean Jr. is more vulnerable than ever.
Inside Elections moved NJ-07 into their "Toss Up" category,
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WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts NJ-07 to Toss Up As Questions Pile Up for Tom Kean Jr.
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Non-partisan race rater: "Republicans need their candidate to be present and on the trail in order to hold this swing seat"
Non-partisan race rater Inside Elections just shifted New Jersey's 7th Congressional District in Democrats' direction in the latest sign that career politician Tom Kean Jr. is more vulnerable than ever.
Inside Elections moved NJ-07 into their "Toss Up" category,noting that "Kean Jr. has not been seen in public or private for more than two months" as questions continue to pile up about his ability to run a competitive reelection campaign.
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin :
"Career politician Tom Kean Jr. has never been more vulnerable. He will be held accountable for betraying New Jersey families and for the damage he has inflicted when he's actually been in Washington to vote."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8-ratings-change-inside-elections-shifts-nj-07-to-toss-up-as-questions-pile-up-for-tom-kean-jr/
