WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Since their gubernatorial primary was imploded by recruiting failures, extremism, infighting, and a signature forging scandal, the Michigan GOP has only gotten more divided -- foreshadowing chaos for Tudor Dixon at the upcoming state nominating convention. New reporting from Michigan Advance says two county Republican party conventions "erupted into conflict" last week with opposing factions fighting for co  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 19 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: With every appearance on far right YouTube channels and fringe podcasts, Kari Lake continues to prove she has no interest in talking to everyday Arizonans or addressing the critical issues facing our state. Instead, Lake continues to insult and ignore legitimate media and Arizona in favor of only appearing on friendly MAGA media like OANN and Sebastian Gorka's show. Lake has also repeatedly referred to   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Primary elections were held yesterday in Alaska and Wyoming, as well as a special election in Alaska to fill a vacant U.S. House Seat. In addition, Hawaii held primary elections on Saturday. The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, is tracking results for women candidates in the  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 16 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: As part of his tour to bolster his national profile, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was the featured speaker at a rally yesterday in Carlsbad to stump for GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti and U.S. Representative Yvette Herrell. DeSantis espoused the same far-right rhetoric that made him the new MAGA torchbearer, with Ronchetti and Herrell gleefully standing in solidarity with DeSantis' e  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons on Thursday called to attention a recent column penned by WRKO AM-680 radio host Jeffrey Kuhner, who he says "correctly" noted that the leftist blowback referendum signature collectors are receiving has more to do with Democrats' fears of having to run reelection campaigns on giving illegal immigrants state-issued driver's licenses than anyth  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons responded on Tuesday to an ad campaign launched by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey claiming she'll "cut taxes" by pointing out that Healey has never supported lowering taxes in her entire time in public office. Healey, now in her final year as attorney general, has already gone on the record as a supporter of a controversial   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 16 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: A far-left candidate challenging Billerica Republican state Rep. Marc Lombardo has a history of breaking the law, including a past incident in Virginia in which she sideswiped another car in Virginia before bolting from the scene. Police later caught up with Teresa English at her then-Newport News address in Virginia and served her with a warrant. After her arrest, she was released on $3,00  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2022: For years, DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon has falsely claimed that the 2020 election was stolen. As part of her sustained crusade to undermine public trust in the electoral process, Dixon is now carting out yet another election conspiracy theory to fundraise for her campaign. According to new reporting from MIRS, the special interest candidate is now making more baseless claims about elec  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: PACs and out-of-state special interests have been putting in overtime to prop up DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon. After wasting no time to express her gratitude for them dragging her flailing campaign through the Republican gubernatorial primary, Dixon is once again relying on their influence and resources to sell her wrong-for-Michigan agenda. Following reports from Dixon's own team that the national Repu  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: North Carolina law protecting an unborn child after 20 weeks of pregnancy is reasonable, supported by a majority of North Carolinians, and it is Constitutional. Judge Osteen's decision this week makes that clear. Most people agree there should be reasonable limits to protect the health and safety of women and their unborn children. In North Carolina, a clear majority support the established law p  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 15 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2022: As part of his effort to increase his national name recognition, radical Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is holding a rally in Carlsbad tomorrow. Attempting to ride the coattails of his fame within the Republican Party, Mark Ronchetti and Yvette Herrell are joining DeSantis as he brings his MAGA here to New Mexico. As part of this MAGA agenda, DeSantis celebrated the overturnin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Dan Bishop, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * I voted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation, Recession, and IRS Army Act. This bill will do nothing to help inflation - in fact, it will only make this crisis worse. This is the absolute last thing that Americans need as prices for gas, groceries, housing, and everything else are through the roof. This bill will be a disaster for our country, and the Democrats have long dreamed of inflicting this on th  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: This morning, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), lead sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment, the Access to Birth Control Act, and the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act, held a virtual panel of experts to discuss the state of abortion rights in our country. Maloney led a discussion on the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, what New York State is   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined The Adam Carolla Show. See below for highlights. On politics in California: "It's sad because it's a beautiful place, but it's basically like what happens when you take every woke and crazy idea that some professor at a college campus or some activist nutcase thinks is good, and you turn it into public policy. You say, 'Let's get rid of the police depa  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2022: Today the Democratic Party of Virginia released the top 5 reasons why political opportunist, Jen Kiggans is too extreme for Coastal Virginia. Kiggans is trying to hide her extreme positions from Coastal Virginians, but her record speaks for itself. Jen Kiggans cheered the end of Roe v. Wade and said she was "100%, unapologetically pro-life." She supports allowing states to ban abor  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 19 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: While Wisconsin suffers from a labor shortage, the plight of business owners and workers has only gotten worse under Tony Evers. For months, Evers' state licensing agency has forced workers, including frontline health care workers like nurses and respiratory therapists who protect public health, into a bureaucratic black hole as they await the licenses they need to do their jobs. According to a new report   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 16 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Democrats' soft-on-crime policies and "defund the police" rhetoric are having horrific implications on the safety of our law enforcement officers. Earlier this month, two Milwaukee detectives were attacked by a suspect after requesting backup. Unfortunately, these types of incidents are occurring all too often because of rising crime and an increase in unfilled positions in the Milwaukee Police Department.  more