WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Come one, come all for Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair, where the Illinois Republican Party's descent into right-wing conspiracy-laden chaos is on full display like a prized pig. This year, Republican Day will feature an appearance from the Illinois GOP's favorite anti-law enforcement, anti-vax, and pro-Hitler congresswoman, Mary Miller. Rep. Miller is headed to the fair after spending the summer c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Maine Republicans, including several state legislators, are standing alongside Holocaust deniers and hurling conspiracy theories and threats against Gov. Janet Mills at anti-vaccine rallies across the state over the past few weeks. At a late July rally, two of the 12 most influential spreaders of vaccine misinformation on social media hosted Republican State Rep. Heidi Sampson, where she encouraged attendees  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As Donald Trump continues to plot revenge against the long list of Republican governors he holds personally responsible for his loss in 2020, Politico reported that Trump's team conducted a potential primary match-up poll between former U.S. Senator David Perdue and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Even worse for Kemp, the results solidify his deep unpopularity with Georgia Republicans. The poll found only 24 pe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Potential Republican gubernatorial candidate Michael Steele is gearing up to re-enter state politics this week with a visit to the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference, but Maryland GOP leaders could doom his campaign from the start. Josh Kurtz with Maryland Matters says Steele "finds himself at odds with key elements of his party ... and some of the fissures are coming into plain view." Repub  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In a nakedly political about-face, Republicans have spent the last few days attacking the same Afghanistan withdrawal they previously praised. Even worse, House Republicans who had the audacity to vote against visas for Afghans who helped U.S. troops are now shamelessly looking to score political points. The Republican Party can't seem to get their message straight but one thing is clear: hypocrisy runs  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 19 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today hailed the success of the state party's American Jobs Plan tour, an effort by Indiana Democrats to show Hoosiers why the state needs the Jobs Plan and a revitalized infrastructure system. About 20 Jobs Plan events were held across Indiana where once again, Democrats met H  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 16 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for their hypocritical partisanship on Afghanistan and the United States' war in the Middle East. Republicans like U.S. Senator Mike Braun and Members of Congress like Jim Banks, Greg Pence, Victoria Spartz, and Jackie Walorski spri  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 17 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized U.S. Senator Todd Young and U.S. Congressman Greg Pence for their hypocritical partisanship on the issue of broadband internet. Young and Pence said they were "committed" to broadband investment last Friday, but both voted "NO" on the American Rescue Plan and A  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: As Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne division deploys to Afghanistan to aid in the evacuation effort, North Carolina Democrat candidates for U.S. Senate have been silent. North Carolinians deserve to know if Jeff Jackson, Cheri Beasley, and Erica Smith approve of Biden's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. "It's disappointing that Jackson, Beasley, and Smith have been completely silent on Biden's hand  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 19 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: New reports from the Columbus Dispatch and Cleveland.com reveal Republican U.S. Senate candidates' "eye-popping" financial disclosures from a field full of out-of-touch multi-millionaires. "No matter which country club elitist emerges from this nasty primary, the Ohio GOP will be stuck with an out-of-touch multi-millionaire who puts their wealthy self-interest ahead of working Ohioans. Instead of focusing on buildi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 17 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: In stark contrast to the state Republican Party whose chairman hosted a super-spreader event this weekend, the Oklahoma Democratic Party has made the difficult decision to cancel its biennial Carl Albert Dinner previously scheduled to be held in-person for early November. "We take our shared responsibility for the health and safety of Oklahomans very seriously. Although this is our single large  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: Following a news report that Terry McAuliffe ducked out of a Zoom forum with the Virginia disabled community after the first question in order to fundraise in Las Vegas with Governor Steve Sisolak, pressure is mounting from the disabled community for McAuliffe to apologize. Mike Murphy, a Virginia father, said, "Our government and elected officials are supposed to serve the most vulnerable among us. They  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 19 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2021: In case you missed it, today the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlighted the failures of Tony Evers' Department of Workforce Development to move unemployment claims through the appeals process. Despite the Evers administration's claims that they "cleared the backlog" last December, thousands of Wisconsinites are still waiting for their claims to be adjudicated nearly 17 months after Evers en  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 17 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on Aug. 16, 2021: Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the violent riots that turned Kenosha upside down, today the Republican Party of Wisconsin unveiled a new billboard that highlights Tony Evers' failure to keep the public safe. Amid mass rioting and looting, Tony Evers chose politics over public safety -- refusing federal help to protect the community, sending significantly fewer troops than requested,   more