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ICYMI: Leaked Audio Highlights Drazan Campaign's Hypocrisy on Mail-In Voting
SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 23 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news:
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ICYMI: Leaked Audio Highlights Drazan Campaign's Hypocrisy on Mail-In Voting
A new report from the Portland Mercury reveals that Christine Drazan's campaign is training supporters to use ballot collecting to boost her campaign, despite Drazan's "efforts to nix Oregon's vote-by-mail system."
* In 2025, Drazan introduced legislation that would completely upend Oregon's voting system, establishing in-person voting as the default method, despite nearly 30 years of safe and reliable elections held primarily
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SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 23 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news:
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ICYMI: Leaked Audio Highlights Drazan Campaign's Hypocrisy on Mail-In Voting
A new report from the Portland Mercury reveals that Christine Drazan's campaign is training supporters to use ballot collecting to boost her campaign, despite Drazan's "efforts to nix Oregon's vote-by-mail system."
* In 2025, Drazan introduced legislation that would completely upend Oregon's voting system, establishing in-person voting as the default method, despite nearly 30 years of safe and reliable elections held primarilyby mail-in ballots.
* That same year, Drazan sponsored a bill that would prohibit friends, roommates, or family members from dropping off a ballot on someone's behalf.
* Drazan also opposed a bill to make voter pamphlet materials available in other languages.
* Alarmingly, Drazan also voted against allowing mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day, but arrive after, to be counted, positioning herself as further to the right than Donald Trump's Supreme Court.
"Christine Drazan spent her legislative career working to undermine the integrity of Oregon's election system," said Democratic Party of Oregon Executive Director Candy Emmons. "Now that she's running for higher office, she seems to have no problem with unofficial ballot collection. It's hypocrisy, plain and simple. Christine Drazan has made it clear that there is no principle she will not abandon in exchange for votes."
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Portland Mercury: Candidate For Oregon Governor Wanted Mail-In Voting Overturned. Now She's Using It to Boost Her Campaign.
By Courtney Vaughn
August 21, 2026
* Despite her previous efforts to nix Oregon's vote-by-mail system, Senator Drazan's gubernatorial campaign staffers say they intend to operate as an unofficial ballot drop site--a tactic sometimes referred to as "ballot harvesting," in an effort to help voters get their ballots dropped off in time for the November election.
* "We're gonna have couriers around the election time for the folks that are unable to drive or unable to get out," the campaign staffer explained. "I've got volunteers that are going out and picking up ballots and dropping off ballots."
* "I've never known hypocrisy to be a compelling argument to Republicans. They tend to say 'Do as I say, not as I do'," Weigler says, pointing to President Trump's recent efforts to quash mail-in voting in states like Oregon, under the guise of election tampering, even though the president votes by mail using an absentee ballot.
* "Across Oregon, the progressive machine has always been better at grassroots organizing," Tweed says. "They make up a huge part of the population."
* That likely explains Drazan's shift in campaign tactics this time around, and the embrace of volunteer ballot drop-offs on behalf of campaign supporters. Those who know they've got a loyal pocket of voters in a particular area--as Drazan's campaign has in Sandy--can ensure they pick up every vote possible by making sure every supporter's ballot makes it to an elections office on time.
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Original text here: https://dpo.org/news/icymi-leaked-audio-highlights-drazan-campaigns-hypocrisy-on-mail-in-voting/
NRCC: Socialists Lobbyist Sam Forstag Blue-Collar Costume Fools No One
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Socialists Lobbyist Sam Forstag Blue-Collar Costume Fools No One
A new report exposes socialist lobbyist Sam Forstag as another Democrat hiding a far-left record behind a carefully crafted blue-collar campaign image.
Forstag claims Montanans like him know how to "swing a tool," but Fox News previously revealed that he spent years as a registered lobbyist for the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, the Montana Library Association and the City of Missoula.
Forstag opposed or was tied to opposition against
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Socialists Lobbyist Sam Forstag Blue-Collar Costume Fools No One
A new report exposes socialist lobbyist Sam Forstag as another Democrat hiding a far-left record behind a carefully crafted blue-collar campaign image.
Forstag claims Montanans like him know how to "swing a tool," but Fox News previously revealed that he spent years as a registered lobbyist for the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, the Montana Library Association and the City of Missoula.
Forstag opposed or was tied to opposition againstlegislation restricting drag performances in public schools and libraries, banning gender-transition procedures for minors, protecting girls' sports, strengthening voter ID and helping local law enforcement cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
"Socialist lobbyist Sam Forstag spent years doing the ACLU and Planned Parenthood's dirty work, lobbying against protections for children, women's sports, election integrity and cooperation with immigration authorities. Forstag's blue-collar branding is nothing but camouflage for a far-left lobbyist." - NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez
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Report link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/luxury-travel-shopping-six-figure-salary-battleground-dems-ripped-phony-working-class-narrative
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/08/20/socialists-lobbyist-sam-forstag-blue-collar-costume-fools-no-one/
NRCC: Matt Dunlap Gets Roasted by Veteran at Town Hall
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Matt Dunlap Gets Roasted by Veteran at Town Hall
At his own town hall event this week, out of touch radical Matt Dunlap was roasted by one of the (very few) attendees.
A veteran at the event called out Dunlap for appearing at a protest with individuals holding the Iranian flag, saying it was a "slap to this hat... that day, as a veteran, I did not appreciate."
Unfortunately, that's true to form for Dunlap, who champions a radically anti-American agenda. Remember, Dunlap supports socialist
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Matt Dunlap Gets Roasted by Veteran at Town Hall
At his own town hall event this week, out of touch radical Matt Dunlap was roasted by one of the (very few) attendees.
A veteran at the event called out Dunlap for appearing at a protest with individuals holding the Iranian flag, saying it was a "slap to this hat... that day, as a veteran, I did not appreciate."
Unfortunately, that's true to form for Dunlap, who champions a radically anti-American agenda. Remember, Dunlap supports socialistpolicies like government-run health care, voiced his support for tax hikes, and even justified political violence.
"Out of touch Democrat Matt Dunlap is running for Congress on a radically anti-American agenda, and Mainers cannot trust him to protect their values or the ones who bravely fight for them. Dunlap is the wrong choice for Maine." -NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O'Toole
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/08/20/watch-matt-dunlap-gets-roasted-by-veteran-at-town-hall/
NRCC: Fraud Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's Phony Working-Class Fairy Tale Falls Apart
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Fraud Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's Phony Working-Class Fairy Tale Falls Apart
A new report is ripping open the holes in Fraud Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's carefully manufactured blue-collar biography.
Perez claimed she worked three jobs and paid for Reed College "by the credit hour" after her parents stopped covering tuition. But Perez's latest financial disclosure lists no reportable student-loan debt.
Perez's supposed "iPhone case factory" was actually a small artisanal bamboo workshop, and
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Fraud Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's Phony Working-Class Fairy Tale Falls Apart
A new report is ripping open the holes in Fraud Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's carefully manufactured blue-collar biography.
Perez claimed she worked three jobs and paid for Reed College "by the credit hour" after her parents stopped covering tuition. But Perez's latest financial disclosure lists no reportable student-loan debt.
Perez's supposed "iPhone case factory" was actually a small artisanal bamboo workshop, andit was questioned whether her jobs could have covered even a fraction of Reed's tuition.
An archived biography from her auto shop also described Perez as working "mostly behind the scenes" managing the business side.
"Fraud Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's blue-collar fairy tale has more holes than a rusted-out muffler. Every time Southwest Washington looks under the hood, another piece of her manufactured biography falls off. Fraud Perez isn't a working-class champion. She's a political lemon wrapped in Carhartt." - NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez
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Report link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/luxury-travel-shopping-six-figure-salary-battleground-dems-ripped-phony-working-class-narrative
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/08/20/fraud-marie-gluesenkamp-perezs-phony-working-class-fairy-tale-falls-apart/
ICYMI: Speaker Johnson Campaigns for Congresswoman Kiggans in Virginia Beach
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Aug. 20, 2026:
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ICYMI: Speaker Johnson Campaigns for Congresswoman Kiggans in Virginia Beach
In case you missed it, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was in Virginia Beach this week to support Congresswoman Jen Kiggans.
During the Speaker's visit, Congresswoman Kiggans emphasized what's at stake this election:
"We have 78 days to go until Election Day and the fight for Virginia's second congressional district and this is not a new fight but it's a fight between craziness and commonsense."
Speaker
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Aug. 20, 2026:
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ICYMI: Speaker Johnson Campaigns for Congresswoman Kiggans in Virginia Beach
In case you missed it, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was in Virginia Beach this week to support Congresswoman Jen Kiggans.
During the Speaker's visit, Congresswoman Kiggans emphasized what's at stake this election:
"We have 78 days to go until Election Day and the fight for Virginia's second congressional district and this is not a new fight but it's a fight between craziness and commonsense."
SpeakerJohnson also highlighted just how important the race is to Republicans protecting and expanding our House majority:
"I mean it when I tell you there are none more important than Virginia's second."
"Speaker Johnson and Congresswoman Kiggans are exactly right: the 2026 election is about common sense vs. crazy. Virginians in Hampton Roads will once again reject Democrats' radical, high-cost, open-border agenda and reelect former Navy helicopter pilot Jen Kiggans to fight for them." - NRCC Spokesman Reilly Richardson
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/08/20/icymi-speaker-johnson-campaigns-for-congresswoman-kiggans-in-virginia-beach/
DSCC Friday Takeaways: Get Out of My Swamp, Sullivan is Ruined in Alaska, Crumbling Little Bigot Mike Collins, and All-Inclusive Ashley
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: Get Out of My Swamp, Sullivan is Ruined in Alaska, Crumbling Little Bigot Mike Collins, and All-Inclusive Ashley
TGIF. Welcome back to Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 74 days until the midterms. DROP US A LINE: press@dscc.org.
GET OUT OF MY SWAMP! Damning new reporting from HuffPost is exposing the "scandals and everyday Washington corruption GOP Senate
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: Get Out of My Swamp, Sullivan is Ruined in Alaska, Crumbling Little Bigot Mike Collins, and All-Inclusive Ashley
TGIF. Welcome back to Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 74 days until the midterms. DROP US A LINE: press@dscc.org.
GET OUT OF MY SWAMP! Damning new reporting from HuffPost is exposing the "scandals and everyday Washington corruption GOP Senatecandidates have engaged in" as Democrats seek to "turn voters' belief that widespread corruption in Washington is contributing to higher grocery, healthcare and energy costs [...] into votes against the individual Republicans they're facing in November."
SCANDALS HAVE LAYERS: From a "bribery scandal" to an "ethics investigation" to a "generous plea deal for a well-connected sex offender" to an "indictment on securities fraud charges" or even a GOP-led impeachment - it's clear that GOP Senate candidates are more focused on self-enrichment and serving their donors and special interest backers over the people they seek to represent. Onions have layers. Ogres have layers. So does GOP corruption...
NOWWW WE'RE COOK-ING: Race raters at the Cook Political Report shifted the Texas and Iowa Senate races in Democrats' favor as Republicans field "sagging candidates" and contend with a "sizable voter enthusiasm gap." Now, it is "increasingly hard to ignore both public and private polling showing them to be more competitive than the Lean category reflects."
ORDER UP: With Democrats "on offense" across key Senate battleground states, the path to the majority now runs through six GOP-held states rated toss-up or lean D, with only four seat flips required to win Senate control. This comes as Democratic Senate candidates are "raking in far more than their Republican opponents" as they continue to "dominate" in fundraising thanks to "a slate of star recruits" - opening up "a wider path for Democrats to take the [Senate] majority."
SHE'S FROM TEXAS I CAN TELL: In Texas, "the deeply flawed Paxton is underwater by as much as double digits in some surveys and is notably underperforming even a generic Republican in GOP polling," as state Rep. James Talarico "remains right-side up in his favorables."
TOSS-UP-TUREK... And in Iowa, "the political environment is uniquely challenging for the GOP" thanks to "rising fertilizer and diesel prices, in addition to tariffs, [which] have uniquely harmed the state's agriculture-dependent economy," and "state Rep. Josh Turek up within the margin of error."
SECOND-PLACE SULLIVAN: Senator Dan Sullivan trailed lifelong Alaskan Mary Peltola in this week's primary election in a "huge warning sign" for the "underperform[ing]" Sullivan. Peltola led the field by "more than five percentage points" - a "very strong" and "bullish result" for "one of Democrats' best bets for flipping a US Senate seat."
D.C. DAN: Sullivan, who has an abysmal 38% approval rating and is the fifth least-popular senator in the country, tripled his wealth in the U.S. Senate after having spent over a decade devastating Alaska and raising prices on everything from fuel to groceries to health care - not to mention his support for massive federal funding cuts has impacted Alaska more than any other state... See for yourself in a new video:
THE TIDE IS TURNING: Now, election analysts are saying the Alaska primary results are "about the best poll you can have going into November" and could "justify shifting this race already to lean Dem from tossup" as Peltola poses a "formidable challenge" to Sullivan.
- MS NOW Political Director SHAWNA THOMAS: "[Mary Peltola's] ability to come out on top in that nonpartisan primary [...] plus Mary Peltola has run statewide before and come out on top because, as a House member, it is just one big House seat in Alaska, so she's been challenged like that before and won. And putting all of that together with last night's results, we decided to move the race to toss-up. So this creates another path for Democrats to possibly take back the Senate."
WHERE'S THAT ENERGY NOW? And as the general election kicks into high gear, MS NOW is reporting that while Dan Sullivan used to rail against gas prices "hit[ting] $5 a gallon" in Alaska in 2022, his tune has changed now that it is him responsible for higher prices at the pump... As "prices surpass [2022] levels and devastate some Alaskan communities, Sullivan has been largely silent" as his "patience with high gas prices is notably different from his indignation four years ago" when he repeatedly railed on social media and the Senate floor against Alaska gas prices breaking $5 a gallon." ... Seems a little hypocritical to us...
"I AM RUINED IN ALASKA!" Dan Sullivan right now, probably...
"CRUMBLING LITTLE BIGOT" MIKE COLLINS: New reporting from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution highlights Sen. Jon Ossoff's "no-mercy strategy" as he "laced into" "scandal pinata" and "crumbling little bigot" Mike Collins at his recent Atlanta rally before more than 1,600 Georgians for the many missteps defining his campaign... including:
Agreeing with a January 6 rioter that violent insurrectionists deserve "some form of compensatory relief" from the federal government
An active federal investigation after being accused of paying thousands of taxpayer dollars to his Chief of Staff's girlfriend while she held no real position and did no work.
Disturbing "close ties" to white nationalism that led to his office working with notorious white nationalists - including Nick Fuentes and Richard Spencer - to try to get a Holocaust denier out of jail.
Propping up neo-Nazi propagandist David Alan Scheer, whose connections to the congressman include being "featured in campaign photos, registered to vote at a Collins-owned property" and "appearing at his victory party."
Antisemitic harassment of a Jewish reporter.
Praise for the viciously racist harassment with monkey sounds of a Black woman on a college campus.
Sen. JON OSSOFF: "[Mike Collins is] like a scandal pinata. Every time you shake him, more misdeeds fall out."
DEEP IN THE HEART OF... REGRET: Corrupt, impeached Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton has been busy this week trying to "tamp down growing Republican concerns about his Senate campaign" ... CNN reports that "Republicans are openly worried about losing a statewide race for the first time in three decades" as Republicans are openly admitting that there is "a lot of frustration" and that people are asking "what's the Paxton campaign doing?" We've been wondering too...
- SOCIAL (IN)SECURITY: This week, Paxton's campaign shared a post endorsing GOP plans to privatize Social Security - which would gamble with millions of Texas seniors' retirements. The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans slammed the move, saying it raises "serious concerns."
- THE CORRUPTION TAB: Paxton, who was just named to End Citizens United's most corrupt politicians list for 2026, has now cost the Texas taxpayer "north of $12 million," according to a new report from Courier Texas. Paxton's corruption tab includes "a state audit, a court judgment, and years of legal invoices [...] And it's still rising." BTW, while Texans are footing the bill for his misconduct, he has continued to increase his net worth and enrich himself with 15 properties with $9 million while in public office...
- PRO.... CANCER?: A new report from Mother Jones this week shone a light on Paxton's time in the Texas State House - where he broke with his party to attempt to block the creation of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, which has helped detect over 58,000 cancer cases. Of course, that was only the start of Paxton's tirade against Texans' health care, which includes supporting cuts to Medicaid and allowing cost-lowering tax credits to expire.
- KEN GETS LIT UP: Puff, Puff, Pass - No Comment Ken is under fire for refusing to answer questions on Texas' new THC ban before... you guessed it... "turning and bolting" from a constituent. In a now-viral video, Paxton claimed he did not "know the details" of the Texas ban, despite being the state's chief law enforcement officer and calling for some of the strictest marijuana penalties in the country.
FAIR POINT: Hypocritical Ashley Hinson was called out at the Iowa State Fair for her role in blocking the release of the Epstein Files in a now-viral video with nearly 2 million views... This comes just one week after three Iowans called into her tele-town hall to press her on why she fought against releasing the Epstein Files.
- RE-RUN(NING AWAY): Notably, this is not the first time Iowans have pushed Hinson to explain her decision to delay the release of the Epstein files. Earlier this month, Hinson ignored repeated questions about why she worked for months to block the release of the files. Now, The Gazette is reporting that Epstein continues to "follow her as she campaigns for U.S. Senate."
- ALL-INCLUSIVE ASHLEY: A new report reveals that Hinson has been spending campaign cash on upscale restaurants and "lavish" five-star resorts even as she tells Iowans that she's a "working mom" who knows "what is facing our families here in Iowa."
A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW: A new report from the Maine Independent has exposed Shady Susan Collins' long record of voting against "proposals to lower the costs of prescription medication." According to the report, Collins has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from the pharmaceutical industry and voted against bills that "capped out-of-pocket prescription drug and insulin costs for millions" while advancing bills that "cut taxes for pharmaceutical companies."
- GAS MONEY GRIFTER: Meanwhile, Collins' flailing campaign is now asking supporters to pay for her gas money "despite voting several times to uphold the Iran war and her husband holding thousands of dollars' worth of oil and gas stocks."
- DO YOU GET DEJA VU? Somehow, this isn't the first GOP Senate candidate who has sent a shameless fundraising email begging supporters to "cough up" cash for gas money... Remember when Dan Sullivan sent a similar email "begging donors for gas money?" We do...
REVOLVING DOOR ROGERS: In Detroit this week, Abdul El-Sayed and Michigan leaders gathered in Detroit to call out Revolving Door Rogers for being "[one of] the most corrupt candidates for U.S. Senate in recent memory," after he sold out Michiganders to get rich while advising the same corporations and shady foreign interests he regulated in Congress.
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MIKE DODGER: Speakers called out Rogers' record of "serving the corporate special interests" that fund his campaigns--like Big Pharma and Big Oil--and exposed how he's getting rich at Michiganders' expense:
-ABDUL EL-SAYED: "This is a guy who took more than $5 million from big corporations to run his campaigns while he was in Congress for 14 years. He was actively taking money while voting to do the bidding of those exact same corporations. Voted, what, 19 times to make sure that you kept paying more for your prescription drugs? Helped to move legislation that expanded the spread of opioids in the midst of an opioid epidemic? Voted to gut options to stand up to big corporations time and time and time again."
DATA CENTER DARLING: Meanwhile, Rogers' grift continues - according to new reporting from The Lever, he "holds millions in tech investments that could benefit from the data center boom, giving him a personal financial stake as he backs President Donald Trump's push to fast-track artificial intelligence infrastructure," which "could deliver big returns for Rogers' investment portfolio."
WHATLEY'S COSTS CONUNDRUM: This week, as Roy Cooper continues his "Make Stuff Cost Less Tour" across North Carolina, DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley was asked by a reporter how HE would make life more affordable for North Carolinians, since he has failed to release a single policy plan on the topic... Unsurprisingly, he sulked away and refused to answer. Hey, at least he didn't call the cops this time? Progress... we guess?
LIAR LIAR, SENATE CAMPAIGN ON FIRE: This comes as Whatley continues to lie about the economy and claim costs are down:
- American Journal News: "Michael Whatley, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, claimed inflation is 'way down,' despite economic data pointing in the opposite direction."
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Whatley on Hugh Hewitt show: "Costs are coming down"
- Whatley on Real America's Voice: "There is no inflation. Inflation has fallen off a cliff."
Anyways... here's Roy Cooper's plan to make stuff cost less!
- PRICE... ERR... RATE HIKE MIKE: As North Carolinians brace for new proposed rate hikes from Duke Energy, former Duke Energy lobbyist Michael Whatley is dodging questions over whether he supports them. New reporting from Spectrum News - which took a deep dive into his lobbying history - found that Whatley, whose "family still holds shares in Duke," "didn't answer Spectrum News' question about whether he supports the proposed increase." Wow, we are *shocked!*
* HUSTED'S BAD ENERGY, VOL. 2: Sherrod Brown's campaign released a new ad that highlights FirstEnergy's "golden boy" Jon Husted's central role in the largest public corruption scandal in Ohio history - that cost Ohioans thousands on their electricity bills. See for yourself...
FAILING FARMERS: In another new ad, an Ohio farmer called out Husted for voting to continue the reckless war in Iran 13 times, causing his diesel prices to double and his fertilizer prices to triple. Husted has voted 13 times to raise Ohio farmers' costs while also supporting tariffs that have decimated their markets... See for yourself... Again...
SON OF A GUN: John E. "has good stories" Sununu campaigned at a gun store with Jon Stone - who once made "threats to murder Claremont's police chief, rape the chief's wife and children, and carry out a mass shooting at the city's police station" ... Granite Staters are calling Stone "a high-profile, extremely problematic figure" who was one of Donald Trump's 2024 New Hampshire campaign chairs. This is just the latest example of Sununu putting his allegiance to Trump and the most extreme members of the GOP over Granite Staters... Sounds like Sununu missed his target here...
IN THE STATES:
* AK - The Nome Nugget: Mary Peltola makes campaign stop in Nome
* GA - MS NOW: 'Lied us into war': Ossoff attacks Trump over his Iran war as it nears six months
* IA - Axios Des Moines: Iowa Senate and governor races shift left
* ME - WGME: Troy Jackson says Sen. Collins is not willing to challenge Pres. Trump
* NC - WLOS: Roy Cooper's 'Make Stuff Cost Less' tour stops in Hendersonville
* OH - ABC News: Backlash to data centers could cost GOP a Senate seat in Ohio, Republicans warn
* TX - El Paso Times: Talarico adds Cornyn aide, broadens Texas US Senate race appeal
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/dscc-friday-takeaways-get-out-of-my-swamp-sullivan-is-ruined-in-alaska-crumbling-little-bigot-mike-collins-and-all-inclusive-ashley/
DNC: In the States - American Families Are Worse Off Under Donald Trump and Republicans' Failing Economy
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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IN THE STATES: American Families Are Worse Off Under Donald Trump and Republicans' Failing Economy
Thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans' costly agenda, millions of Americans are going into debt and cutting back to afford daily necessities. From Trump's disastrous tariffs and sweeping cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, to his deeply unpopular and reckless war with Iran, working families are seeing the cost of nearly everything soar -- and they're feeling the impact. Yet instead of providing relief to the
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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IN THE STATES: American Families Are Worse Off Under Donald Trump and Republicans' Failing Economy
Thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans' costly agenda, millions of Americans are going into debt and cutting back to afford daily necessities. From Trump's disastrous tariffs and sweeping cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, to his deeply unpopular and reckless war with Iran, working families are seeing the cost of nearly everything soar -- and they're feeling the impact. Yet instead of providing relief to themillions of Americans struggling to make ends meet, Trump's sole focus remains on his White House vanity projects and handing out tax cuts to the ultra-rich.
The reality is clear: A majority of voters say they are financially worse off now than before Trump retook office. This November, voters will remember the Democrats who fought for them during hard times and the Republicans who sold them out to enrich themselves and their billionaire donors.
* In Ohio: Cleveland.com: 'We won't make it': Rising costs, benefits changes push Cuyahoga seniors back to work
* In Oregon: KLCC: SNAP cuts, soaring food costs and rising hunger grip Oregon families
* In Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Independent: 'We're all drowning': Pennsylvania residents struggle with rising costs
* In Utah: KUER: Utahns feel the whipsaw of gas and high beef prices in their grocery budgets
* In Wisconsin: Spectrum News: Wisconsin dairy farmer squeezed by high input costs, low milk prices, no labor
* Nationwide: Washington Post: Some school supplies got costlier after tariffs. Parents are feeling the pinch.
* Nationwide: MS NOW: Parents struggle with back-to-school season as tariffs, Iran war drive up costs
* Nationwide: Axios: The farm belt's next energy pain point is about to arrive
* Nationwide: Wall Street Journal: U.S. Workers Are Paying More for Healthcare, and Next Year Will Be Worse
* Nationwide: NBC News: 'Mom, are we OK?' Children worry their families can't afford food after Trump's SNAP cuts
* Nationwide: The Guardian: US gas prices reach highest ever recorded for August amid stalled talks with Iran
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/in-the-states-american-families-are-worse-off-under-donald-trump-and-republicans-failing-economy/
