WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release: Five weeks before Latino voters head to the polls for the 2018 midterm elections, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund and Latino Decisions released the results of the fifth wave of its ten-week national tracking poll of Latino registered voters. Results from the fifth week of the NALEO Educational Fu  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 5 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Terry Lathan regarding the vote to end debate on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation: "The Alabama Republican Party is very supportive of today's vote now allowing Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation to come to a full floor vote in the U.S. Senate. "We have the utmost respect for Judge Kavanaugh as he has endured baseless and slanderous attacks on his character from the left. We deeply appreciate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Gallup, a research-based, global performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: Fifty-five percent of Americans said in early September that they have a "great deal" or "fair amount" of confidence in politicians -- a 10-year high that is up seven percentage points from a year ago and 13 points from the record low of 42 percent in September 2016. The poll was conducted Sept. 4-12, while initial hearings were being held on the nomination of Brett Kava  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Yesterday, at the Family Violence Prevention Council candidate forum in Dallas, Republican Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32) had a full-blown meltdown as Laura Harris from NBC 5 asked Sessions questions about his 2013 no vote on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Sessions condescendingly accused the reporter of being "confused" and followed up that interaction by stating: "You still want to keep runnin  more

SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 3 -- The campaign of Katie Arrington, a Republican running for election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, issued the following campaign news: In a strong sign of bi-partisan support, several African-American community leaders - and lifelong Democrats - came together at a press conference in West Ashley to publicly announce their endorsements of Katie Arrington for Congress. "Today is a new day in the City of Charleston," said Charleston-area busi  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign press center briefing: MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here. We are honored to have Dr. Meena Bose with us today. Dr. Bose is the Executive Dean of Public Policy and Public Service Programs at Hofstra University. She will brief us on the current state of various races across the country and will discuss the broad national issues which are leading the decisions for voters in the 2018 midterm elec  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The Florida Republican Party issued the following news release: We recently learned that the Florida Department of Children and Families has fired an employee for inappropriately accessing a state database to look up the confidential driving records of Andrew Gillum. The staffer, who is supportive of Gillum according to his social media, accessed the very same confidential driving records that are currently tied to an active criminal investigation. The discovery  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- Chele Farley, the Republican nominee for the Senate, issued the following campaign news release: With chaos ruling in Washington and political ambition run amok, U.S. Senate candidate Chele Farley (R, C, Reform) today challenged her opponent, incumbent Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, to take a pledge limiting her term in Washington, DC. "The partisanship, gridlock and chaos in Washington is reaching all-time highs, while the focus on addressing real problems has been cast aside  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The Florida Republican Party issued the following news release: Recently we learned that Andrew Gillum had been using his official parking pass at Tallahassee International Airport for personal use, including for flights associated with his gubernatorial campaign. Today, Tallahassee taxpayers had to start paying a 100 percent increase on parking fees. "Andrew Gillum believes he is personally above paying parking fees at the airport but thinks taxpayers in his ci  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 2 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Earlier today, Sen. Dean Heller's campaign released an ad touting Gov. Brian Sandoval's support, but something is missing... The ad conveniently leaves out Heller's broken promises to Nevadans by repeatedly breaking with Sandoval on health care and supporting legislation that would take health care away hundreds of thousands of Nevadans. Fortunately, the Nevada State Democratic Party is here to fill in  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- Lambda Legal issued the following statement by Sharon McGowan, chief strategy officer and legal director: "Lambda Legal is deeply disappointed by Senator Collins' (R-ME) announcement that she intends to support Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Senator Collins' justifications range from naive to disingenuous, and represent what can only be described as magical thinking about what kind of a jurist a Justice Kavanaugh would be. Furthermore, her discrediting of  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 5 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Wisconsin Republicans are energized and motivated to confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court - they're sick of the Washington political games from Tammy Baldwin and her liberal allies. Now U.S. Senate Candidate Leah Vukmir and Wisconsin voters are making their message clear: it's time to confirm Judge Kavanaugh. Watch the segment from Fox News here (https://video.foxnews.com/v/5844007254001/?#sp=show-c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The National Federation of Republican Women issued the following news release: Representing tens of thousands of Republican women, Jody Rushton, president of the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW), spoke out today in firm support of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his immediate confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. At a news conference organized by Moms March for America, Rushton shared some of the more than 3,500 messages of support the NFRW received in the past   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Nevada Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court: "Despite Senate Democrats' vow to oppose Judge Kavanaugh at all costs, Republicans delivered a thorough and fair nomination process that the American people deserve," said Chairwoman McDaniel. "After multiple hearings, countless committee interviews, and now a 7th FBI investigation, there   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Ex-State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat running for Michigan Governor, issued the following campaign news release: A new group of influential Michigan business leaders is forming to help elect former Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer as the next Governor of Michigan over Republican Bill Schuette. 'Business Leaders for Whitmer' will be co-chaired Anthony F. Earley, Jr., the former CEO of DTE Energy; Wright L. Lassiter III, President and CEO of Henry Ford H  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 2 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: After eight years of failed leadership and pushing support for big government special interests, Barack Obama is back and endorsing Wisconsin Democrats running for office this fall. Time and again, big government special interests have shown they plan to dump resources into Wisconsin this fall. Now they're calling on their biggest proponent to help prop up the Democrats in Wisconsin. "Big government special  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 2 -- The Florida Republican Party issued the following news release: The Republican Party of Florida today launched a new statewide Spanish language ad entitled "Miseria," detailing Andrew Gillum's failed record and radical policy proposals. English Translation: "Andrew Gillum owes himself to Bernie Sanders. Gillum is financed by the extreme left and under a cloud of corruption. The Gillum agenda: Impose socialist ideas in Florida. Abusive taxes. Excessive governmen  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 4 -- The Florida Republican Party issued the following news release: The Republican Party of Florida today launched two new ads titled "Unfit to Lead." The 30-second ads, which will air statewide beginning today, expose Andrew Gillum's systemic failure when Hurricane Hermine caused massive power outages in Tallahassee in 2016. To view the ads, click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAA4fotHcoU&feature=youtu.be and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICIeixyV_Cw&featu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Congressional Press Lead Josh Stewart: *** Today, Texas Republican Congressman Pete Sessions received a second Presidential endorsement from Donald Trump, rewarding him for toeing the Washington Republican Party line and voting with the President 98 percent of the time. "The list of Washington interests coming to bail out Congressman Sessions grows by the day and the reason is simple: Congressman Sessions is  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) appeared this morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, delivering remarks not only about his job as Vice Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, but also about his role as a member of the Judiciary Committee and the confirmation battle that is currently underway. "We have a great opportunity to add Senate seats, probably net as many as three," Tillis stated,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: It's a big pill to swallow, but Molly Kelly and the New Hampshire Democrats will try and tell you they're fighting to provide Granite Staters with affordable healthcare...while simultaneously voting to increase healthcare fees. In 2009, Molly Kelly voted to increase fees on home health care providers by a staggering 300 percent(1). Molly Kelly's fee increase specifically targeted personal care provi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Molly Kelly thinks the sky's the limit...for her tax hikes. In 2009, she voted to increase the license examination fee - paid for by captains, pilots, and engineers - by 275 percent(1). "Molly Kelly will try and tell you that she wants to build a New Hampshire that works for everyone, when in reality she's building a New Hampshire that works for her and her big spending Democrat friends," said GOP C  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: There's a new listing on the market this election cycle, and it's MollyKelly's vote. The upside is that the market price is inexpensive, given that Molly Kelly is willing to vote for any and every tax. In 2009, Molly Kelly voted to increase the application fee for real estate sales by 150 percent(1). Despite the housing market making gains following the 2008 crash, real estate sales in the Granite S  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 5 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Sign, sealed, and delivered: Molly Kelly's vote in favor of any new tax or fee is a done deal. Yesterday we looked at Molly Kelly's vote to increase real estate application fees by 150 percent. Like a bad neighbor though, Molly Kelly just doesn't know where the line is. In 2009, Molly Kelly also voted to create a new fee applicable to all real estate payments made electronically(1). While Molly Kell  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: These days, a moped is the way to go. There's no doubt about it,they're an affordable, environmentally-friendly way to get around - perfect forcruising along the seacoast in the summer or through the White Mountains in thefall. Molly Kelly's got another idea inmind though. In 2008, Molly Kelly voted to establish a new moped registration fee (1). "Establishing a new fee for something so trivial as mo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 30 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: Molly Kelly can't keep her own record straight. She claims that she cares about New Hampshire's environment, but the fact of the matter is that in 2007, she voted to increase the hazardous waste work review fee by 50 percent(1). The Brownfields Program seeks to clean up contaminated environments and return them to a state of environmentally-safe and productive use(2). "It's concerning that Molly   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 3 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Monday, Governor Scott Walker released an ad highlighting his proposal to increase the Homestead Tax Credit by 50 percent, which would help more seniors to stay in their homes. In sharp contrast to Walker's latest proposal, Tony Evers has made clear that he plans to increase taxes on hard-working families, farmers, and seniors. "The difference between Governor Walker and Tony Evers could not be more evident  more