BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 9 -- Democracy for America issued the following news release: Headlined by a night of historic "firsts" and the return of Democratic control of the U.S. House after the crushing loss of 2016, future generations will likely remember Election Night 2018 as a critical progressive pivot point in our country's political history. Led by the people of color, women, millennials, and white progressives who make up the New American Majority, the 2018 election results delivered   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Following the Women's March, the DCCC immediately realized the importance of grassroots mobilization and announced the March into '18 Republican accountability project, which started by hiring full-time, local organizing staff in 20 Republican-held districts - well before we had candidates running. The DCCC harnessed grassroots energy across the country and geared it towards House Republica  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: * * * "How Can a Fox Investigate the Hen House?" Since Brian Kemp announced his last-minute sham investigation yesterday, non-partisan national analysts have been unified in their condemnation of his desperate and shady tactics. See video of Kemp being called out on national television below. Despite the blatant conflict of interest and multiple calls from people on both sides of the aisle for him to resign  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 4 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Rebecca DeHart: "Brian Kemp has a long and well documented history of failing to protect the security of Georgia's elections system. In 2016, Kemp was one of the only secretaries of state in the country to refuse help from the Department of Homeland Security to improve election security, leaving Georgians vulnerable to foreign cyber attacks. On two occasions, Kemp's office leaked person  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 4 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Rebecca DeHart: "This is yet another example of abuse of power by an unethical Secretary of State. To be very clear, Brian Kemp's scurrilous claims are 100 percent false, and this so-called investigation was unknown to the Democratic Party of Georgia until a campaign operative in Kemp's official office released a statement this morning. "This political stunt from Kemp just days before   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 5 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news release: For months, Josh Hawley has run a divisive campaign based on dirty and false attacks. That's why Missourians couldn't be more ready to get out tomorrow and vote for the only candidate in this race who has given them a positive reason to vote for her: Senator Claire McCaskill. "Josh Hawley has run one of the dirtiest campaigns in recent Missouri history. Again and again, he chose to double down on   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 3 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news release: With just four days to go, Missourians are ready to take a step towards cleaning up dark money in politics by rejecting Josh Hawley -- a Citizens United-endorsed candidate who supports unlimited anonymous donations in politics. Hawley's record couldn't present a stronger contrast with Senator Claire McCaskill, who strongly opposes dark money and has called Citizens United one of the worst dec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement by Chair Tom Perez after the Department of Labor released the jobs and unemployment numbers: "Too many working families have been left behind in the Trump economy. When voters go to the polls on Tuesday, they will have a clear choice between a Republican Party that serves only the rich and powerful, and a Democratic Party that is fighting for everyone. "President Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 3 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Rebecca DeHart on Secretary of State Brian Kemp's defeat in court: "Another day, another major defeat for Brian Kemp's voter suppression efforts. "He has once again gone so far in trying to disenfranchise eligible Georgia voters that the courts are forcing him to do this job. In this case, he attempted to use bureaucratic hurdles to disenfranchise new Georgian citizens, rather than pro  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 4 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Rebecca DeHart: "Within the past hour it was revealed that Brian Kemp's office, along with the FBI, was notified by a third party yesterday morning regarding a major security vulnerability of Georgia's elections database. This major revelation makes crystal clear that Kemp's false accusations against the Democratic Party of Georgia were nothing more than a pathetic attempt to cover up f  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 5 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A sold out audience of 7,000 fired-up Hoosiers listened to President Obama, Joe Donnelly and Indiana Democratic candidates at the Genesis Center in Gary yesterday make the clear case for sending Joe back for another term in the Senate and electing Hoosier Democrats up and down the ticket on Tuesday. President Obama told the sold out crowd that politicians in power "sure can hear you vote" - Hoosiers  more

GARY, Indiana, Nov. 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: President Barack Obama, Joe Donnelly and Indiana Democratic candidates fired up thousands of Hoosiers today at a sold out get out the vote rally at the Gary Genesis Center two days before the election. 7,000 supporters came out to listen to President Obama as he spoke about the critical importance of getting out the vote and electing Hoosier Democrats up and down the ticket on November 6. President Obama r  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 7 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: North Carolina Democrats had an impressive 2018 midterms, with key wins at the top of the ticket and in districts across the state that went rightward just two years ago. Facing some of the worst gerrymandered district lines in the country, maps that have been repeatedly (including less than a week ago) ruled unconstitutional, North Carolina Democrats met and exceeded expectations on election night  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Stephen Handwerk on the results of the Secretary of State race: "It's always a good sign to see a Democratic candidate resonating with voters in Louisiana, and Gwen Collins-Greenup did exactly that. "Democrats have a strong record of protecting voter rights, upholding our electoral integrity, and restoring trust in whatever office they're in. Louisiana cannot afford to have ano  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Stephen Handwerk regarding the campaign 3rd Congressional District candidate Mimi Methvin has run: * * * On Tuesday, the Louisiana Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District, Mimi Methvin fell short of forcing a run off against Congressman Clay Higgins. "We're very proud of the campaign Mimi has run. "Congressman Higgins is the antithesis  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Louisiana Democratic Party congratulates Congressman Cedric Richmond on his resounding re-election to his 5th Term representing the good people of the 2nd Congressional District. "We're so proud of the Congressman for all the incredible work he's done," Senator Karen Carter Peterson, Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party said. "His overwhelming victory in this race is a clear signal from t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Tuesday, the Louisiana Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, Jessee Fleenor, ended a hard-fought race against Congressman Ralph Abraham. Fleenor met with thousands of his constituents throughout the district and spent months spreading his message of hope to the people of Louisiana. "Jessee is an incredible candidate who still has a lot to offer this  more

WESTBROOK, Maine, Nov. 3 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * The Portland Press Herald calls Shawn Moody "the most supportive" of CMP's controversial pipeline project of all gubernatorial candidates As Governor LePage travels across Europe for private meetings with Central Maine Power's foreign owners, LePage's successor, Shawn Moody, is taking thousands in campaign donations from CMP's corporate PAC and senior executives at the company. "Why is Shawn Moody  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Party Chair Brandon Dillon on the re-election of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan: "This Election Day, Debbie Stabenow did what she's always done--won the overwhelming support of a state that loves her as much as she loves it. "Senator Stabenow has spent her entire career fighting for working families, standing up for farmers and small-business owners, and protecting the Great Lakes, our most precious  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Bill Schuette has been personally begging for Donald Trump to campaign in Michigan, but right now the White House is only sending Kellyanne Conway to join his broke and struggling campaign. On Friday, panelists on WKAR's "Off the Record" agreed that "Schuette's campaign is collapsing." Top national Republican consultant John Weaver responded to the news that Conway is coming to Michigan by saying, "W  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 7 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Medicaid Expansion Nebraska Democrats made significant gains in the Legislature during Tuesday's General election -- flipping three seats from the GOP -- and Lancaster County became Nebraska's new "Blue Dot" as Democrats won every single Legislative seat that was up in the Capital city as well as every county race. Elsewhere, Nebraska voters approved Initiative 42  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 5 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: The NDP's effort to Get-Out-The-Vote has already resulted in a huge increase in the number of early ballots cast for Tuesday's General Election. As of Nov. 4, there were 61,510 Democratic ballots returned statewide, according to the Nebraska Secretary of State's office. That's a nearly 65 percent increase from 2014, when 37,403 Democrats voted early. Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale has predict  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Nov. 7 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement by Party Chairman William McCurdy on the results of the midterm elections: "Congratulations to all our Democratic nominees on their hard-fought campaigns. I am thrilled to congratulate Jacky Rosen, Steve Sisolak, Dina Titus, Susie Lee, Steven Horsford, Kate Marshall, Aaron Ford, Zach Conine, Catherine Byrne, and our Senate and Assembly candidates on their incredible victories last night. I also want to tha  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Nov. 3 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: There is new evidence that Danny Tarkanian has taken more money for the children's charity he runs than was previously known. Copies of checks from Tarkanian Basketball Academy (TBA), made out to Danny Tarkanian's personal law firm, Tarkanian & Knight LLC, show that Danny has been funneling money from the children's charity to his law firm, without making required disclosures in TBA's 990 tax forms. T  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Nov. 5 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Sen. Dean Heller disappeared from the campaign trail over the weekend before Election Day, refusing to participate in public events or make his schedule available to media. It sure looks like Heller is taking a page out of failed Senate candidate Joe Heck's playbook from 2016. 1. Associated Press: "Heller's campaign didn't respond to requests for comment about his plans on Saturday." 2. New York Time  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 8 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Tom Perez on the shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California: "This is not normal. This was not inevitable. Again our hearts are broken by tragedy. Again, we mourn as a nation for the victims and their families. And again we are grateful to the first responders who put themselves in harm's way to save lives. But as we seek to offer what comfort we can to those affec  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 8 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Tom Perez: "Democrats made history last night. We took back the House, and women led the charge. A record number of Democratic women are headed to Congress, and women made up the overwhelming majority of congressional seats we flipped from red to blue. "The DNC was proud to invest in female candidates and organize women voters across the country, and I want to congratulate all of the newly   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills on the midterm election: "Tonight Pennsylvania resoundingly rejected the Republican agenda of stolen health care, tax breaks for millionaires, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and the violent use of golf spikes. "We won tonight not only because the Republicans' agenda of stripping Americans of their health care and giving tax breaks to millionaires is wrong, but becaus  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Texas Democrat gained 2 state senate seats and at least 11 state house seats, bringing our caucus to 66 in the 150-member chamber. Texas Democrats congratulate the following legislative candidates have flipped districts from Red to Blue: STATE SENATE * State Senator-elect Nathan Johnson (16) * State Senator-elect Beverly Powell (10) STATE HOUSE * State Representative-elect Ana-Maria Ramos (102) * Stat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Tonight a bold, diverse, statewide slate of progressive champions catapulted Texas Democrats to have the best midterm election in a generation. The Texas Democratic Party congratulates our statewide slate: * Beto O'Rourke for U.S. Senate * Lupe Valdez for Governor * Mike Collier for Lt. Governor * Justin Nelson for Attorney General * Joi Chevalier for Comptroller of Public Accounts * Miguel Suazo for  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Tonight, Texans elected progressive criminal justice reform across the state. Below are a few of the new Democratic District Attorneys elected in the following counties: * Fort Bend District Attorney-elect Brian Middleton * Dallas County District Attorney-elect John Creuzot * Bexar County District Attorney-elect Joe Gonzales Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement:   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 5 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release: During the final gubernatorial debate between Republican Governor Phil Scott and Democratic nominee Christine Hallquist, Scott complained that "attaching me to national Republicans" was unfair. The irony is that it is national Republicans who are attaching themselves to Phil Scott. The dark money Republican Governors Association has already spent $700,000 on Scott's reelection effort - a good chunk o  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 7 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Vermont Democratic Party, in a tremendous show of strength and resilience, have secured a veto-proof majority in the Vermont House. The Party is also celebrating huge wins at the statewide level -- the re-election of Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Peter Welch, Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman, Treasurer Beth Pearce, Secretary of State Jim Condos, Auditor Doug Hoffer, and Attorney General T  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Susan Swecker congratulating Congresswoman-Elect Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, on her win: "Congresswoman-Elect Abigail Spanberger ran one of the best campaigns in modern Virginia history. She travelled every inch of Virginia's 7th Congressional District and gave her new constituents something to vote FOR, not just against. Congresswoman-Elect Spanberger's deep national security background  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Susan Swecker congratulating Congresswoman-Elect Elaine Luria on her win in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District: "Tonight, the people of Hampton Roads won. "Congresswoman-Elect Elaine Luria worked hard, relentlessly stuck to the issues and prevailed in a hard-fought race with Congressman Taylor. "Congresswoman-Elect Luria will do in Congress what she did during her 20 years in the Na  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairwoman Susan Swecker congratulating Congresswoman-Elect Jennifer Wexton on her win in Virginia's 10th Congressional District: "Change has come to Virginia's 10th Congressional District. "After nearly 40 years of Republican control, we could not be more pleased that Congresswoman-Elect Jennifer Wexton will be representing VA-10 come January. "Congresswoman-Elect Wexton's long history of publi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 5 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Martha Laning on the death of Phil Neuenfeldt, Wisconsin American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations's former president: "It is with deep sadness we say goodbye to a friend of workers and Democrats statewide. "Wisconsin's working people couldn't have had a better advocate than Phil -- he was right there beside us leading the charge through some of the toughest battles   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 5 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Counting Down The Ways Vukmir Sold Out Wisconsin: #1. Vukmir Supports Gutting Protections For Wisconsinites With Pre-Existing Conditions Leah Vukmir has campaigned on a promise to be the U.S. Senate's deciding vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions Election Day is tomorrow, and because health care is on the ballot, the Democratic   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 4 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Counting Down The Ways Vukmir Sold Out Wisconsin: #2. Vukmir Sided With Insurance Companies Over Cancer Patients In 2014, Leah Vukmir was the only state senator to twice vote against requiring insurance companies to cover oral chemotherapy Two days out from Election Day, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is continuing to count down a "Worst Of" list of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir's  more