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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Mike Rogers Says Gordie Howe Bridge Should Be Blocked for Six Months, Tells Michiganders to Use Billionaire Donors' Bridge Instead
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Mike Rogers Says Gordie Howe Bridge Should be Blocked for Six Months, Tells Michiganders to Use Billionaire Donors' Bridge Instead
According to new reporting from The Detroit Metro Times, GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers agreed with Donald Trump and told Michiganders that the Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit and Windsor - which will bolster Michigan's economy - should remain closed "for another six months" and recommended that they instead use the Ambassador Bridge,
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WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Mike Rogers Says Gordie Howe Bridge Should be Blocked for Six Months, Tells Michiganders to Use Billionaire Donors' Bridge Instead
According to new reporting from The Detroit Metro Times, GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers agreed with Donald Trump and told Michiganders that the Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit and Windsor - which will bolster Michigan's economy - should remain closed "for another six months" and recommended that they instead use the Ambassador Bridge,which is owned by his billionaire Moroun family donors.
In a radio interview yesterday with WJR, Rogers said he's "not too worried about the length" of time the Gordie Howe Bridge will be blocked from opening, representing a "sharp reversal from his campaign video nine days earlier" when Rogers told Michigan voters he would "get this bridge open" if they elected him to the U.S. Senate.
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Detroit Metro Times (https://www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-rogers-wants-the-gordie-howe-bridge-open-except-when-he-doesnt/): Mike Rogers wants the Gordie Howe bridge open except when he doesn't
* Mike Rogers has found a new position on the Gordie Howe International Bridge. All of them.
* The Republican U.S. Senate candidate, who recently filmed a campaign video in front of the nearly completed bridge and declared, "Send me to Washington. I'll get this bridge open. I'll protect our auto jobs," told a Detroit radio station Thursday that the critical span between Detroit and Windsor should remain closed for another six months if Canada does not bow to President Donald Trump's demands.
* In an interview on WJR's "JR Morning," Rogers defended using the bridge as leverage in trade talks, even though the delay could hurt Michigan manufacturers, disrupt supply chains, and preserve the dominance of the privately owned Ambassador Bridge, which is owned by the billionaire Moroun family.
* "It is no money out of our pocket having that bridge closed for another six months," Rogers said in a sharp reversal from his campaign video nine days earlier. "Matter of fact, I argue that, you know, the other bridge pays taxes, as we discussed. So let's use this as an opportunity to get this right."
* That "other bridge" is the Ambassador Bridge, the rival span owned by the Moroun family, whose members have fought the publicly owned Gordie Howe International Bridge for years. The family has poured millions into campaigns, lobbying, lawsuits, and a failed ballot measure aimed at blocking the new bridge from breaking its grip on one of North America's most important trade corridors.
* The family also has ties to Rogers. Campaign finance records show Rogers' congressional campaigns received 19 donations from the Moroun family totaling $21,400.
* For Michigan, where Canada remains a top export market, delaying the bridge is not a harmless negotiating tactic. It is a threat to the movement of parts, vehicles, goods, and jobs.
* But Rogers, who has been eager to tie himself to Trump, appears to be trying to have it both ways. In campaign messaging, he presents himself as the guy who will "get this bridge open." On talk radio, he says keeping it closed for six more months is no big deal.
* Rogers hasn't publicly broken with Trump over the threat. Instead, he has defended giving Trump "all the leash he needs" to use the bridge as leverage.
* On Thursday, Rogers went even further, suggesting Michigan should simply keep relying on the Ambassador Bridge while Trump strong-arms Canada.
* The Gordie Howe Bridge was built to add capacity, reduce congestion, and provide a publicly owned alternative to a private monopoly at the Detroit-Windsor border. It's the kind of no-brainer project politicians usually love to stand in front of because it shows progress.
* Rogers did stand in front of it. Then he told a radio audience he's not too worried if it stays closed.
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/new-mike-rogers-says-gordie-howe-bridge-should-be-blocked-for-six-months-tells-michiganders-to-use-billionaire-donors-bridge-instead/
DNC Launches Nationwide Stuff Costs Too Much Weekend of Action With More Than 200 On-The-Ground Events Taking Place in Communities Throughout the Country
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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DNC Launches Nationwide Stuff Costs Too Much Weekend of Action With More Than 200 On-The-Ground Events Taking Place in Communities Throughout the Country
While focusing on affordability and holding Republicans accountable for making life more expensive, thousands of Democrats will spend the weekend participating in canvasses, community meetings, voter registration drives, volunteer trainings, phone banks, and service events that reach, engage, and mobilize working families
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WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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DNC Launches Nationwide Stuff Costs Too Much Weekend of Action With More Than 200 On-The-Ground Events Taking Place in Communities Throughout the Country
While focusing on affordability and holding Republicans accountable for making life more expensive, thousands of Democrats will spend the weekend participating in canvasses, community meetings, voter registration drives, volunteer trainings, phone banks, and service events that reach, engage, and mobilize working families
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Today,the DNC announced the launch of a nationwide Stuff Costs Too Much Weekend of Action that will train 150 new organizers, engage thousands of volunteers, and include more than 200 on-the-ground events throughout the country today, Saturday, and Sunday. Democratic volunteers, organizers, and campaign staff will spend the weekend having nearly 10,000 conversations with working families during door-to-door canvasses, innovative voter registration drives, neighborhood meetings, Know Your Rights trainings, service events, and phone banks. While holding Republicans accountable for jacking up costs, the weekend will also focus on the work Democrats are doing to make life more affordable.
In response to the launch of the Stuff Costs Too Much Weekend of Action, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"From groceries and gas to healthcare, childcare, rent, and utilities, everything costs too damn much under Donald Trump and the Republicans. And to stop these skyrocketing prices that are crushing working families, we have to stop the Republicans in November. That's why Democrats are launching this nationwide weekend of action to reach, engage, register, and mobilize voters who will make the difference in races up and down the ballot. By organizing early and organizing everywhere, Democrats will win these midterms and get to work making life more affordable."
The nationwide weekend of action will feature affordability-focused events with elected officials and partner organizations. That includes:
* An organizer bootcamp featuring Gov. Lujan Grisham. The bootcamp will train 150 new organizers to join campaigns this cycle.
* A voter registration drive targeting shift workers and gig workers. When We Count fellows will be registering voters at cost-salient locations such as grocery stores, laundromats, thrift stores, gas stations, discount stores, transit stops, dollar stores, food courts, check-cashing areas. This is in addition to targeting shift workers at airport rideshare waiting lots, popular food delivery pickup corridors, and stadium staff entrances.
* Door knocking and block walking in critical and overlooked areas throughout the country. This includes canvassing in all four of Nevada's Congressional Districts with the following special guests: Democratic nominee for governor Aaron Ford, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Sandra Jauregui, Democratic nominee for attorney general Nicole Cannizzaro, and Democratic nominee for the Second Congressional District Teresa Benitez-Thompson. Canvasses also include door knocking in Flagstaff, Tucson, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Scranton, Reading, Erie, Pittsburgh, State College, Racine, Eau Claire, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Madison, and many other communities.
* Phonebanking in communities throughout the country. This includes talking to voters in NY-22 and OH-01 about how the affordability crisis has been affecting their daily lives. Both of these districts have seen gas prices rise to levels that are higher than the national average, with the price per gallon seeing over a 40% increase since the start of Trump's unnecessary war with Iran.
* Service events in battleground states. This includes a North Las Vegas community food drive with the Nevada Coordinated Campaign that mobilizes volunteers to meet, engage, listen to, and serve voters where they are. There will also be a park cleanup event in Nevada where volunteers will listen to families about their concerns around rising costs and share Democratic efforts to make life more affordable. Additionally, the Wisconsin Coordinated Campaign and the Kenosha County Democratic Party are collecting and distributing school supplies to families in need. This is an opportunity to meet, listen to, connect with, and serve voters.
* A national activation call focused on the impact of Trump's failing economy on Black workers. The call will feature Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, Collective PAC Founder and President Quentin James, the Black Men Vote Executive Director Michael Bland, and the Maricopa Area Labor Federation.
The Stuff Costs Too Much Weekend of Action builds on the DNC's work to reach people where they are, engage communities, register voters, sign up volunteers, and invest in year-round, on-the-ground organizing. In the spring, the DNC held a National Voter Registration Week of Action -- with more than 100 events -- and published The Playbook, an actionable guide to help build winning campaigns that includes best practices, case studies, and innovations in organizing. Earlier this year, the DNC launched When We Count, the largest-ever campaign to register and mobilize the next generation of Democratic voters ahead of the midterms. The DNC also launched the NextWave Regional Bootcamp, the largest-ever in-person campaign training program. Additionally, the DNC spearheaded Local Listeners, a new voter contact initiative to engage over one million infrequent voters across key congressional districts and states.
As Republicans have gutted healthcare and Trump has bragged that "I don't think about Americans' financial situation," costs for just about everything have continued to skyrocket and inflation has surged to its highest rate in years. The average household has already had to spend at least $3,100 more under Republicans. That includes $310 more on groceries including from their reckless tariffs, $372 more on gas thanks to their war of choice in Iran, $110 more on electricity, and $622 more on housing. This rise in prices is in addition to healthcare premiums jumping by an average of 58% after Republicans repeatedly refused to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/dnc-launches-nationwide-stuff-costs-too-much-weekend-of-action-with-more-than-200-on-the-ground-events-taking-place-in-communities-throughout-the-country/
TWO NEW POLLS SHOW PAIGE COGNETTI AHEAD OF STOCK TRADING CONGRESSMAN ROB BRESNAHAN
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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TWO NEW POLLS SHOW PAIGE COGNETTI AHEAD OF STOCK TRADING CONGRESSMAN ROB BRESNAHAN
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Bresnahan is underwater as NEPA voters learn about how he made stock trades with access to insider information timed directly around his votes
Two new polls this week - one first reported by TIME, and the second by POLITICO - both show Paige Cognetti out front of Bresnahan.
Bresnahan is deeply unpopular and underwater with NEPA voters who continue to read and watch coverage about how their congressman
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WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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TWO NEW POLLS SHOW PAIGE COGNETTI AHEAD OF STOCK TRADING CONGRESSMAN ROB BRESNAHAN
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Bresnahan is underwater as NEPA voters learn about how he made stock trades with access to insider information timed directly around his votes
Two new polls this week - one first reported by TIME, and the second by POLITICO - both show Paige Cognetti out front of Bresnahan.
Bresnahan is deeply unpopular and underwater with NEPA voters who continue to read and watch coverage about how their congressman- who once promised to ban congressional stock trading - has instead made timely stock trades in office while having access to private information available to members of Congress.
Both polls follow race rating updates this quarter from Inside Elections and Cook Political Report, which both shifted the race toward Paige to "Toss Up."
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
"Congressman Bresnahan, call your financial advisor. Your stock is cratering."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/%f0%9f%9a%a8two-new-polls-show-paige-cognetti-ahead-of-stock-trading-congressman-rob-bresnahan/
MAGA Jim Desmond's "Trump Problem"
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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MAGA Jim Desmond's "Trump Problem"
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San Diego Union Tribune: Desmond's "endorsement by President Donald Trump - a strategically questionable move in a hotly contested purple district -makes [gaining Democratic crossover votes] far less likely"
MAGA Jim Desmond has a Trump problem.
Local news outlets are already warning that Desmond will spend the general election trying to defend Donald Trump's deeply unpopular agenda that is ripping away health care, taking food off families'
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WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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MAGA Jim Desmond's "Trump Problem"
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San Diego Union Tribune: Desmond's "endorsement by President Donald Trump - a strategically questionable move in a hotly contested purple district -makes [gaining Democratic crossover votes] far less likely"
MAGA Jim Desmond has a Trump problem.
Local news outlets are already warning that Desmond will spend the general election trying to defend Donald Trump's deeply unpopular agenda that is ripping away health care, taking food off families'tables, and driving up costs.
The San Diego Union Tribune put it plainly:"[Desmond's] Trump endorsement only seemed to energize Democrats and give pause to many independents, who... polls show, are increasingly sour on the president...."
For a candidate walking such a political tightrope, you'd think Desmond would avoid reminding voters of his allegiance to "the most toxic brand in California" - Trump.
Instead...here's a real photo from his latest private Republican event:
DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser:
"Jim Desmond has spent his campaign embracing Donald Trump and the cost-raising Republican agenda, and now he will be stuck defending it. While working families worry about higher costs and losing their health care, Desmond is doubling down on the same extreme MAGA politics that are driving voters away. Californians don't want another rubber stamp in Congress, and Jim Desmond keeps proving that's exactly who he is."
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San Diego Union Tribune: Jim Desmond's challenge
* All other advantages and disadvantages take a back seat to this one: the Trump effect.
*...Desmond is facing tough "national headwinds." [UC San Diego political scientist Thad] Kousser said Desmond needs to be "walking a tightrope."
*...Desmond can't be "reminding Democrats and independents of his link to the most toxic brand in California today. That's...Donald Trump."
* He will have to navigate constantly being tied to Trump and called on to defend the president's unpopular policies, particularly cuts to medical coverage, food stamps and other programs that have negatively impacted the county he helps govern.
* His support for Trump's war against Iran and dismissing what he said would be a temporary spike in oil prices as " no pain, no gain " led to plenty of criticism...
San Diego Union Tribune: Top San Diego GOP goals drift farther away as vote count continues
* The conventional wisdom for November is that Democrats overall will be more energized and will have a stronger turnout.
* Desmond [would] likely have to gain even more Democratic crossover votes. As a supervisor with a moderate GOP image, Desmond may have had greater potential to do that.
* But his endorsement by President Donald Trump -a strategically questionable move in a hotly contested purple district -makes that far less likely.
* Desmond will be pressed by von Wilpert and her surrogates to answer for everything Trump: his unpopular agenda of cuts to health care and other programs, erratic and unsuccessful forays in foreign affairs, and actions to contest Democratic votes across the country, to name a few.
* Things can change... but it would folly to suggest Trump's lowly image in California will improve much by November under any circumstance.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/maga-jim-desmonds-trump-problem/
How Much is the Lombardo-Trump Economy Costing Nevadans This Week?
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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How Much is the Lombardo-Trump Economy Costing Nevadans This Week?
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CBS News : Affordable healthcare emerges as a voter priority in purple Nevada
8 News Now : Are airfares crushing Vegas travel plans? Volatile prices may have kept tourists away
Welcome back to your weekly rundown of the damage the Lombardo-Trump economy is doing to Nevada -from driving up costs to leaving working families behind.
In his latest attempt to spin his failing record, Joe Lombardo is bragging about having only
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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How Much is the Lombardo-Trump Economy Costing Nevadans This Week?
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CBS News : Affordable healthcare emerges as a voter priority in purple Nevada
8 News Now : Are airfares crushing Vegas travel plans? Volatile prices may have kept tourists away
Welcome back to your weekly rundown of the damage the Lombardo-Trump economy is doing to Nevada -from driving up costs to leaving working families behind.
In his latest attempt to spin his failing record, Joe Lombardo is bragging about having onlythe second worst economy in the nation and weirdly claiming Nevada's unemployment rate "remains competitive nationally." In reality, Nevada's unemployment is among the highest in the nation at a whopping 5.2% all while Nevadans pay the highest grocery, gas, and housing costs in the nation.
And the " pain " that Lombardo promised from his boss, Donald Trump's economic agenda is only getting worse. As tourists continue to turn away from Las Vegas, passenger traffic at Harry Reid International Airport continues its decline for the 16th month in a row.
Here are the latest headlines on the Lombardo-Trump economy:
CBS News : Affordable healthcare emerges as a voter priority in purple Nevada
Las Vegas Sun : Nevada jobless rate doesn't budge by much in May
3 News : Las Vegas airport parking fees going up starting in July
8 News Now : Are airfares crushing Vegas travel plans? Volatile prices may have kept tourists away
2 News : Ford talks about his 'worker-first economic' agenda
Washington Post : Trump abruptly cancels signing of bipartisan bill on affordable housing
Las Vegas Review Journal : Las Vegas airport passenger totals fall 8.4% in May
And here's what they're saying about it online:
And finally, here's what they're saying on the airwaves:
"Latest tourism data from the CBA shows a 1.5% hotel occupancy rate drop from this April, compared to a year ago. - KSNV
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Original text here: https://nvdems.com/how-much-is-the-lombardo-trump-economy-costing-nevadans-this-week-16/
GOP Sen. Ted Budd Sounds Alarm As "Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley Fails To Deliver Relief
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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GOP Sen. Ted Budd Sounds Alarm As "Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley Fails To Deliver Relief
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As the U.S. Senate considers an $88 billion supplemental funding bill without a single dollar for Hurricane Helene aid, Michael Whatley continues to fail to deliver federal relief as Western North Carolina's "recovery czar." Even Republican Senator Ted Budd is fed up with the lack of aid and knows Whatley is failing Helene victims, saying he would block the request until Helene aid is included.
Whatley
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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GOP Sen. Ted Budd Sounds Alarm As "Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley Fails To Deliver Relief
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As the U.S. Senate considers an $88 billion supplemental funding bill without a single dollar for Hurricane Helene aid, Michael Whatley continues to fail to deliver federal relief as Western North Carolina's "recovery czar." Even Republican Senator Ted Budd is fed up with the lack of aid and knows Whatley is failing Helene victims, saying he would block the request until Helene aid is included.
Whatleywas appointed "recovery czar" almost 18 months ago and has still yet to deliver the federal funds Western North Carolina needs.
Whatley's abysmal record as "recovery czar" includes failure after failure:
* Only around 15 percent of needs have been met in federal support, so Whatley is covering it up by lying, making claims "increasingly at odds with the state's own data."
* Western North Carolinians have called on Whatley to step down as "recovery czar," with nearly 200 people "calling for Whatley's ouster."
* Michael Whatley co-chaired the FEMA Review Council's Final Report Subcommittee, and after months of delays, the report's recommendations would disproportionately hurt small and rural communities.
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/new-gop-sen-ted-budd-sounds-alarm-as-recovery-czar-michael-whatley-fails-to-deliver-relief/
Democratic Governors Association: Ramaswamy Highlights Endorsement From Extreme Group That Opposes All Forms of Contraception
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on June 25, 2026:
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Ramaswamy Highlights Endorsement From Extreme Group That Opposes All Forms of Contraception
New reporting from NBC News reveals that "Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, a group that not only favors restricting abortion in all cases, but also opposes all forms of contraception," has endorsed Ramaswamy's campaign. The group's leaders said Ramaswamy "assured us that he was totally with us," on their extreme agenda that "opposes abortion at any point of gestation," "opposes abortion
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WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on June 25, 2026:
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Ramaswamy Highlights Endorsement From Extreme Group That Opposes All Forms of Contraception
New reporting from NBC News reveals that "Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, a group that not only favors restricting abortion in all cases, but also opposes all forms of contraception," has endorsed Ramaswamy's campaign. The group's leaders said Ramaswamy "assured us that he was totally with us," on their extreme agenda that "opposes abortion at any point of gestation," "opposes abortionfor pregnancy resulting from rape or incest" and "cannot support any form of contraception."
Ramaswamy's stance once again puts him at odds with Ohio voters, who by a large bipartisan margin enshrined reproductive freedom into the state constitution in 2023.
"Ohioans have been unequivocal in their support for protecting reproductive freedom, yet Vivek Ramaswamy is marching in lockstep with a fringe group that doesn't just want to ban abortion, including for survivors of rape or incest, but also wants to outlaw contraception entirely," said DGA spokesperson Izzi Levy. "Ramaswamy would be all too happy to overturn the will of Ohio voters and then to go even further to attack this fundamental right -- it's just one more reason Ohioans know they can't trust him anywhere near the governor's office."
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* As Ohio's Republican nominee for governor, Vivek Ramaswamy has aligned himself with the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, a group that not only favors restricting abortion in all cases, but also opposes all forms of contraception.
* The GOP gubernatorial nominee accepted the group's endorsement earlier this year, which RTLACO says is conditioned on a candidate being "in fundamental agreement" with the group's policy document.
* The policy document says RTLACO "opposes abortion at any point of gestation," "opposes abortion for pregnancy resulting from rape or incest" and "cannot support any form of contraception."
Linda Theis, RTLACO's legislative team chair, told NBC News that the group's leaders "met with Vivek early in the spring last year, a couple of different times."
* "He assured us that he was totally with us. We met with him a second time, and he made sure that he said to us -- he verbalized that he was all about protecting life without compromise, which is our main standard, so that was our big thing," she added.
* Ramaswamy's campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment about whether he agrees with RTLACO's position on contraception, but his campaign website does tout RTLACO's endorsement, among others.
* In 2023, Ramaswamy spoke about his anti-abortion position after Ohio voters enshrined the right to abortion in the state's constitution.
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/ramaswamy-highlights-endorsement-from-extreme-group-that-opposes-all-forms-of-contraception/
