TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a recent interview with WIBW, state Senator and lifelong Republican Dennis Pyle made sure to note how he feels about Derek Schmidt's chances this November, stating, "Derek can't win." "After he defended Brownback's cuts to public education and stood by as the 'tax experiment' tanked our economy, destroyed the budget, and stole billions from the Kansas Highway Fund, it's clear Kansans from across the po  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, Oct. 13 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news release: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said Wednesday that Attorney General Maura Healey, the Democrats' top choice for governor, owes it to voters to explain her boasts about shutting down several key pipeline projects as energy costs are headed for a massive spike this winter. "She bragged about personally stopping two natural gas pipeline projects and now Massachusetts is proje  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 13 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: As early ballots are mailed out across Arizona today, it's the perfect time to harken back to Kari Lake's complicated and antagonistic history with Arizona's much-loved and much-used tradition of voting early by mail. The overwhelming majority of Arizona voters use early voting with 80% or more of voters routinely choosing early voting in each election. First, let's take a stroll down memory lane. Bef  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- Christopher Newport University issued the following news on Oct. 12, 2022: * * * Survey finds Democrats and Republicans with different priorities even as pessimism reigns about direction of country. * * * The Wason Center for Civic Leadership released the results of their latest survey of the Commonwealth today, finding a mixed bag for each Party as Election Day fast approaches. Here are the highlights of the survey: * Virginia voters are fairly   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (TNSgov) -- The Immigration Hub posted the following news release: The Republican Party has repeatedly made it clear that they will continue to use immigration and the border to attack President Biden and Democrats this election cycle. Now, with the recent ruling by the conservative 5th circuit jeopardizing the future of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and putting Dreamers on a potential path to deportation, the Republican party's threats to end DACA indefinite  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: This weekend, Katie Hobbs stood shoulder to shoulder with high profile Arizona Republicans who touted their support for her candidacy. In a press conference, Hobbs and her supporters highlighted how more and more Republicans are rejecting Kari Lake's extremism and supporting Hobbs for governor. Hobbs' coalition of Republican endorsers includes former state legislator Steve May, former Scottsdale Mayor Sam Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Desperate to win over independent voters, Kari Lake is being called out for scrambling to hide her extreme positions on abortion and the Big Lie -- two issues she's been completely out of touch on and made central to her campaign. "As early ballots hit voters' mailboxes this week, the Great MAGA Makeover continues for Kari Lake and the rest of Donald Trump's Arizona slate of candidates," wrote Arizona Republ  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 11 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2022: A new report from The Forward reveals that a Georgia Republican Party official compared Georgia companies that provide employees abortion care access to Nazi persecution of Jewish people during the Holocaust. The comments were made by Jason Shepherd, a Kemp ally who is a member of the GOP state committee and former chair of the Cobb County Republican Party, during an event hosted by  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2022: Today's MAGA Hot Mic honor falls on New Hampshire GOP Senate nominee Don Bolduc. Don Bolduc called aspects of a procedure millions of women rely on for in vitro fertilization (IVF) "a disgusting practice." Vanity Fair: "Republican Senate candidate Don Bolduc called the disposal of embryos for in vitro fertilization 'a disgusting practice' and didn't rule out supporting a national ban o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Just in case there was any doubt about where the MAGA Republican Party is at -- Kevin McCarthy's new protege, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, rallied around Alex Jones after a jury of his peers held Alex Jones liable for spreading vile conspiracy theories after the Sandy Hook shooting. After the verdict, Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted "all he did was speak words." McCarthy has promised to elevate  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 10, 2022, by Chairman Mike Schmuhl: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement from Chairman Mike Schmuhl criticizing No Show Diego Morales for flaking out on tonight's Indiana Secretary of State debate. "No Show Diego Morales won't debate Destiny Wells because he knows Hoosier voters wil  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future President Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (The Jobs Act) is STILL creating for the Crossroads of America. This time, the Biden Administration announced The Jobs Act would allocate about $1.38 billion for the state governme  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future the American Rescue Plan is STILL creating for Hoosiers. According to a NWI Times report, the Rescue Plan will provide the following investments: * Dyer: Water main replacement, * Highland: New water mains and fire hydrants, * Munster: Ca  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 11 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2022: The Kansas Republican Party made one last stop in their last-ditch effort to save Derek Schmidt's flailing campaign for Governor - the "Back to Brownback" reunion tour - in South Central Kansas, including stops in Butler, Cowley, Harvey, and Sedgwick counties. As Schmidt campaigns in Southwest Kansas, he has ignored calls from 8 out of 10 Kansans from both parties to expand Medicaid, and a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2022: New reporting today confirms what we all knew, if Republicans win the House in November, extreme Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene will have a front and center role in Kevin McCarthy's caucus. Greene is just the latest MAGA Republican warmly embraced by the rest of the party. Despite Marjorie Taylor Greene's long record of spreading conspiracy theories, anti-Semitism, and sta  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Members of the Maine media are again fact-checking Paul LePage and his Republican allies' latest false campaign claims. In the past 24 hours, LePage and his allies have been caught deliberately misleading Maine voters on Governor Mills' record: On gas tax claims: * Bangor Daily News: "No, Janet Mills didn't support raising the gas tax" and "A new ad from the Maine Republican Party stretches to pin high co  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2022: In case you missed it, the Nashua Telegraph published an op-ed from Senator Bette Lasky highlighting the far-right extremist agenda of all three New Hampshire Republican candidates running for federal office: Don Bolduc, Karoline Leavitt, and Bob Burns. Read the full op-ed here (https://nhdp.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=99da013f2bd49930e82805c66&id=5eb3572414&e=ac4f1ea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release: The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, in partnership with BSP Research, released today the fifth week of results from their 2022 National Latino Voter Tracking Poll. The 2022 National Latino Voter Tracking Poll, conducted over the course of nine weeks, will survey at least 2,000 unique Latino  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Voters across the Tarheel State gained a vital win in Wake Superior Court for ensuring the integrity of our upcoming Midterm elections. Earlier this year, the NCGOP, RNC, and the Clay County GOP Chair filed suit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections ("State Board") asking the Court for a declaratory judgment regarding at-large poll observer restrictions and the extended absentee by-m  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 (TNStalk) -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * Congressman Ted Budd is continuing to show voters just how extreme and dangerous for North Carolina he is by campaigning with Donald Trump Jr. North Carolina Democratic Party spokesperson Kate Frauenfelder released the following statement: "You are the company you keep, and Congressman Budd is making clear that he stands with the most far-right fringes of th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 13 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: In April 2022, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the North Carolina Republican Party and eight additional GOP State Parties announced the launch of "Operacion iVamos!" a seven-figure investment in field and communications programming focused on taking the Republican message to the Hispanic community. As one of the launch states, the North Carolina Vamos program has been active on the g  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 14, 2022, at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Nancy, thank you. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please. Please. Thank you very, very much. I'm going home. (Laughter.) Well, Nancy, thank you so much. I don't want this to turn into a mutual admiration society, but the truth of the matter is: Not a single thing we got done in the administr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 11, 2022, in a virtual reception for Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. And I thought I saw Fred Sears in that picture. PARTICIPANT: You have. THE PRESIDENT: And, by the way, you know, I owe -- I owe Fred a debt of gratitude. Years and years ago, he -- he's the reason why my first wife ended up marrying me. We flipped a coin. I said I wanted to go talk to her first  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news release: With less than 30 days until the midterm election, the Republican Party of Texas has received numerous reports of mailers from Planned Parenthood and other groups asking people to register to vote that are deceased. In one notable example from Harris County, the mailer was addressed to an individual who has been deceased for over 11 years. Republican Party of Texas Chairman said "Voter fraud is real and   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following agency statement on Oct. 11, 2022: * * * In the closing days of her failed campaign for Congress, Abigail Spanberger has reached the point of desperation at which she has to turn to a former Congressman who announced in June to a nationwide audience on Jake Tapper's "State of the Union" that he is "no longer a Republican." As Spanberger scours the land for endorsements, pushes false narratives, and struggles f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: With the mid-term election less than a month away, The Ripon Society held a luncheon discussion yesterday afternoon with two strategists who are leading the effort to help the GOP win back control of Congress. The strategists were Jackie Schutz Zeckman, who serves as the Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and John Billings, who serves as the Executive Director of the National Republican  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), sent a letter to Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Russell George requesting information on how TIGTA will provide American taxpayers with needed visibility into what the IRS will do with its massive new multi-year funding stream, particularly a  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2022: The 2022 South Dakota Election Study was conducted between September 28th to October 10th 2022 by The SDSU Poll, a non-partisan research group housed in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University. This poll is similar to election surveys conducted in May 2022 and October 2020. In this survey, 565 registered South Dakota voters answered questions   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign news center briefing on Oct. 7, 2022, featuring Doug Schwartz, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute: * * * Summary * This briefing outlines the latest results from the Quinnipiac University Poll in advance of the 2022 midterm elections, including their last national poll, as well as more recent polls in Georgia, Connecticut, and Texas. The Quinnipiac University Poll is an independent, no  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 11 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 9, 2022, at a Texas Democratic Party Johnson-Jordan reception: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening. (Applause.) Good evening, Texas Democrats. Oh, it is good to be with you. Have a seat. Have a seat. It is good to be with all of you. Thank you all for what you are doing. I -- you know what, Chairman, I had to come here and just personally be on the ground with you to thank you, because you all are   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 13 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: The Marquette Law School Poll Wednesday showed Senator Ron Johnson expanding his lead over Mandela Barnes. "The more voters hear about Mandela Barnes' support for defunding police and reducing our prison population by releasing violent criminals, along with his extreme views on abortion, support for the Green New Deal and economic policies that continue to hurt Wisconsinites, the more they see he would do   more