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Nevada Democratic Party: Ahead of Senate Debate, Here's a Reminder of Sam Brown's MAGA Agenda
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 15 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024:
Ahead of Thursday night's U.S. Senate debate, voters are being reminded that Sam Brown is a MAGA extremist whose radical agenda includes taking away abortion rights, threatening Social Security and Medicare, eliminating the Department of Education, and restarting Yucca Mountain as a dumping ground for the nation's nuclear waste.
Sam Brown continues to prove he is too MAGA for Nevada. His extreme record includes:
* Pushing to ban abortion even in cases of rape or incest, supporting a
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 15 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024:
Ahead of Thursday night's U.S. Senate debate, voters are being reminded that Sam Brown is a MAGA extremist whose radical agenda includes taking away abortion rights, threatening Social Security and Medicare, eliminating the Department of Education, and restarting Yucca Mountain as a dumping ground for the nation's nuclear waste.
Sam Brown continues to prove he is too MAGA for Nevada. His extreme record includes:
* Pushing to ban abortion even in cases of rape or incest, supporting aTexas law that had some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country, saying that his anti-abortion views are "non-negotiable," and serving as the local president of an extreme anti-abortion group that supports a national abortion ban.
* Praising an extreme plan that would phase out Social Security and Medicare in five years - calling it a "roadmap for a better America."
* Opposing the Affordable Care Act and consistently pushing to repeal it - threatening to take health insurance away from hundreds of thousands of Nevadans.
* Calling the Inflation Reduction Act and its prescription drug pricing provisions to cap insulin at $35/month and empower Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices "a big loss for the American people."
* Saying that reviving Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository is an "incredible opportunity" - putting him at odds with scientific, business, and political leaders from across the Silver State.
* Opposing this year's Bipartisan Border Security Deal before the text of the bill was even released solely because of Trump's opposition. When the bill text was actually made public, Brown doubled down and immediately opposed the widely supported bipartisan plan, putting him at odds with the Border Patrol Union.
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Original text here: https://nvdems.com/ahead-of-senate-debate-heres-a-reminder-of-sam-browns-maga-agenda/
National Republican Congressional Committee: GOP's Rust Belt Road to Growing the Majority
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
The road to growing the Republican House majority runs through the Rust Belt.
While Democrats are freaking out about Kamala Harris underperforming in "blue wall" states, House Republicans have 9 flip opportunities just in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio alone -- not to mention the golden opportunities across the Midwest to continue to grow our majority.
"The Rust Belt is a GOP well of flippable seats, and ground zero for House Republicans to grow our majority. Republicans are winning because we're
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
The road to growing the Republican House majority runs through the Rust Belt.
While Democrats are freaking out about Kamala Harris underperforming in "blue wall" states, House Republicans have 9 flip opportunities just in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio alone -- not to mention the golden opportunities across the Midwest to continue to grow our majority.
"The Rust Belt is a GOP well of flippable seats, and ground zero for House Republicans to grow our majority. Republicans are winning because we'respeaking to voters about the key issues they face, and are welcoming voters with open arms after they've been ignored for far too long by extreme Democrats."-- NRCC Spokesman Mike Marinella
Read more from Axios here (https://www.axios.com/2024/10/13/house-republicans-see-path-to-keeping-majority-through-rust-best) or see excerpts below.
House GOP sees path through Rust Belt for keeping majority
Axios
Juliegrace Brufke
October 13, 2024
House Republicans see a path to keeping their majority on Nov. 5 by picking up seats in the Rust Belt that they contend could help offset potential losses on the coast.
Why it matters: Political strategists have pointed to clusters of seats in New York and California as the key to which party will have a majority next year, but the National Republican Congressional Committee sees a window in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania to keep control or grow their numbers.
Driving the news: The House GOP's campaign arm has been paying for ads in the Michigan districts held by Democratic Reps. Hillary Scholten, Elissa Slotkin, who is running for Senate, and Dan Kildee, who is retiring.
* The NRCC is also investing in the Pennsylvania districts held by Democrats Susan Wild, Matt Cartwright and Chris Deluzio, as well as Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes's (D) district.
Zoom in: Congressional Leadership Fund, a group with ties to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), similarly has ramped up spending by about $9 million in the past five weeks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
* CLF added $2.3 million in Lansing, Mich., bringing the total to almost $7 million for the open seat currently held by Slotkin, and $1.8M in Flint, Mich., bringing the total there $4 million in spending for the seat being vacated by Kildee -- districts Democrats have said are two of their tightest races.
* Johnson's PAC also added $3.8M to its initial $5.4 million Philadelphia reserve for Wild's seat and is spending an additional $1.1 million in Toledo, Ohio, bringing their total to over $4 million in an attempt to unseat Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur.
What they're saying: "Holding the line on the coasts is how Republicans keep the House majority; Winning races in the Rust Belt is how Republicans expand the majority," one GOP operative said.
* The operative said former President Trump's appeal in the region could be boon for Republican House candidates there.
* CLF Spokeswoman Courtney Parella said in a statement that the group was focused on highlighting Democrats' failures "on key issues such as illegal immigration, fentanyl trafficking, and the rising cost of living," adding that they were "confident that voters will turn away from Democrats' extremism."
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Read more here (https://www.axios.com/2024/10/13/house-republicans-see-path-to-keeping-majority-through-rust-best).
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/10/14/gops-rust-belt-road-to-growing-the-majority/
National Republican Congressional Committee: Bill Clinton is Right About Extreme House Democrats
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Take it from Bill Clinton -- if Kamala Harris and extreme House Democrats had done their job and secured the border Laken Riley would still be alive.
"A young woman who had been killed by an immigrant. Yeah well if they had all been properly vetted that probably would not have happened." -- Bill Clinton
WATCH (https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1845868462796603583)
NRCC National Press Secretary Will Reinert said: "Kamala Harris and extreme House Democrats' embrace of far-left open-border policies
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Take it from Bill Clinton -- if Kamala Harris and extreme House Democrats had done their job and secured the border Laken Riley would still be alive.
"A young woman who had been killed by an immigrant. Yeah well if they had all been properly vetted that probably would not have happened." -- Bill Clinton
WATCH (https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1845868462796603583)
NRCC National Press Secretary Will Reinert said: "Kamala Harris and extreme House Democrats' embrace of far-left open-border policieseven has Bill Clinton saying they went too far. Unfortunately, swing-district House Democrats voted against every reasonable border security bill this Congress that could have saved Laken Riley's life."
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/10/14/bill-clinton-is-right-about-extreme-house-democrats/
NRCC Launches New TV Ad in NY-22
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2024:
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today launched a new TV ad in NY-22.
The TV ad highlights how Democrat John Mannion's dismissal of the border crisis and his own constituents' fears that stem from it.
This ad is part of the NRCC's previously announced advertising reservation, which included a significant investment in NY-22.
Watch "The Mistake" HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei6oRi1Ig_w).
"John Mannion thinks we're fearful and ignorant?"
"I've been
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2024:
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today launched a new TV ad in NY-22.
The TV ad highlights how Democrat John Mannion's dismissal of the border crisis and his own constituents' fears that stem from it.
This ad is part of the NRCC's previously announced advertising reservation, which included a significant investment in NY-22.
Watch "The Mistake" HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei6oRi1Ig_w).
"John Mannion thinks we're fearful and ignorant?"
"I've beenin law enforcement over thirty years, and our job is keeping people safe. We're all for legal immigration, but rules need to be followed, and it's dangerous when we don't."
"John Mannion just doesn't get it. He's in lockstep with Kathy Hochul. He supported her billion dollar giveaway to New York City's illegal immigrants."
"And Mannion even said that repealing the cashless bail law would be a mistake."
"No, the mistake would be sending John Mannion to Washington."
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/10/14/nrcc-launches-new-tv-ad-in-ny-22/
NRCC Launches New TV Ad in CT-05
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2024:
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today launched a new TV ad in CT-05.
The TV ad again highlights Jahana Hayes' vote against the HALT Fentanyl Act and support for open borders.
This ad is part of the NRCC's previously announced advertising reservation, which included a significant investment in CT-05.
Watch "Questions" HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZA-AUed_bs).
"This is one pill of fentanyl."
"Just two milligrams can be lethal."
"According to CBP,
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2024:
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today launched a new TV ad in CT-05.
The TV ad again highlights Jahana Hayes' vote against the HALT Fentanyl Act and support for open borders.
This ad is part of the NRCC's previously announced advertising reservation, which included a significant investment in CT-05.
Watch "Questions" HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZA-AUed_bs).
"This is one pill of fentanyl."
"Just two milligrams can be lethal."
"According to CBP,just last year, an estimated 1.1 billion doses were seized at our southern border."
"So, why did Jahana Hayes vote against a bill to list fentanyl among the most dangerous category of drugs?"
"Why does she repeatedly vote against securing our southern border?"
"Was it just partisan politics?"
"How many more must die Jahana?"
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.nrcc.org/2024/10/14/nrcc-launches-new-tv-ad-in-ct-05-2/
Montana Democratic Party: Montanans Know Tim Sheehy Puts Himself Above Everyone Else
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release:
Tim Sheehy is getting slammed with scandals and bad headlines as voters head to the ballot box, and Montanans are taking note.
In the past week, Montanans learned that Sheehy lobbied government officials over an expensive steak dinner to win exclusive contracts for his company and called young women "indoctrinated" for supporting reproductive freedoms. As the headlines mount, Sheehy is in hiding and dodging the press, prompting reporters to say that "We couldn't find much evidence of a campaign event"
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HELENA, Montana, Oct. 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release:
Tim Sheehy is getting slammed with scandals and bad headlines as voters head to the ballot box, and Montanans are taking note.
In the past week, Montanans learned that Sheehy lobbied government officials over an expensive steak dinner to win exclusive contracts for his company and called young women "indoctrinated" for supporting reproductive freedoms. As the headlines mount, Sheehy is in hiding and dodging the press, prompting reporters to say that "We couldn't find much evidence of a campaign event"in the final month of the election.
Montanans aren't buying what Sheehy is selling - and they have taken to papers across the state to make their feelings known.
Read recent letters to the editor and op-eds below:
* Missoulian: Letter to the editor: Salt of the earth?
* Helena Independent Record: Letter to the editor: Sheehy covering for real agenda
* Missoula Current: Viewpoint: Sheehy just another new, rich landowner
* Bitterroot Star: Sheehy campaign built upon layers of lies
* Billings Gazette: Letter to the editor: Sheehy will forget us once elected
* Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Letter to the editor: Tim Sheehy has never been in touch with Montana
* Billings Gazette: Letter to the editor: Sheehy's exaggerations could be considered lies
* Lake County Leader: Sheehy sidesteps responsibility for his words
* Flathead Beacon: Push Back on Government Intrusion
* Whitefish Pilot: Tester the choice for community health centers
* Helena Independent Record: Galen McKibben: Don't let out-of-state big bucks buy Montana
* Missoulian: Letter to the editor: Sheehy is not a leader
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.montanademocrats.org/news/montanans-know-tim-sheehy-puts-himself-above-everyone-else
Mich. Democratic Party: ICYMI - Mike Rogers Refuses to Condemn Trump's Insults About Detroit
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024:
NBC News reported today that Mike Rogers refuses to condemn Donald Trump's "insulting comments about Detroit the day before" where "Trump called Detroit, Michigan's most populous city, a 'developing area' and said the whole country would end up 'like Detroit' if Harris is elected."
Trump has faced widespread condemnation for his disparaging remarks about Detroit - and Rogers refuses to stand up to him in support of Michigan's largest city.
"Mike Rogers will say and do anything to
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LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024:
NBC News reported today that Mike Rogers refuses to condemn Donald Trump's "insulting comments about Detroit the day before" where "Trump called Detroit, Michigan's most populous city, a 'developing area' and said the whole country would end up 'like Detroit' if Harris is elected."
Trump has faced widespread condemnation for his disparaging remarks about Detroit - and Rogers refuses to stand up to him in support of Michigan's largest city.
"Mike Rogers will say and do anything toadvance his own interests, including tearing down Detroit. Rogers has made it clear that there's nothing he won't sell out to benefit himself, even if it's at the expense of Michigan," said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Sam Chan.
NBC News: Michigan Senate foes brace for a 'really close' race amid Harris-Trump brawl
* Now, Rogers is careful not to air any criticism. Asked about Trump's insulting comments about Detroit the day before, Rogers claimed he "didn't hear what he [Trump] said." (Trump called Detroit, Michigan's most populous city, a "developing area" and said the whole country would end up "like Detroit" if Harris is elected.)
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://michigandems.com/icymi-mike-rogers-refuses-to-condemn-trumps-insults-about-detroit/
