AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over the weekend, Senator Susan Collins sent a member of her Senate office staff to campaign for her at a Washington County Maine GOP event where the staffer told attendees, "I can assure you that there's two people that want you to vote for Senator Collins. One is the Senate Majority Leader and two is our president, President Trump." By dispatching official staff to tell Maine Republicans behind closed do  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 22 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: A leading national retirees group says that U.S. Sen. Martha McSally votes against seniors more than half of the time, according to its just-released 2019 "special report on legislation vital to American retirees." In an accompanying tweet, the Alliance for Retired Americans wrote, "Shame on @SenMcSallyAZ who earned a 44% score on #retiree issues for 2019. We will remember this." Among other things, t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 21 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Last month: McSally was likewise booed at Arizona Republicans' state committee meeting - Per Morning Consult, McSally's GOP job approval rating dropped 8% from Q3 to Q4 2019 * * * Even members of U.S. Sen. Martha McSally's own party don't trust her: At last night's Phoenix rally with Donald Trump, the unelected Senator faced booing, heckling, and intra-party doubts and criticism. KJZZ's Jim  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 20 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - McSally has received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign support from pharmaceutical corporations, while failing to hold them accountable for jacking up prices on Arizonans * * * At tonight's Trump rally, Martha McSally highlighted "big pharma cheating and boxing out competition and jacking up the price on our seniors." But the truth is that McSally is part of the problem in Washington w  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Ahead Of Trump's Visit, Martha McSally Won't Defend Arizona From Trump's Proposed Military Funding Raid - "Arizona military bases could take a big hit" from Trump's raid -- but McSally has refused to stand up for Arizona * * * Five days after Martha McSally's campaign team refused to comment on Trump's military funding raid, McSally still hasn't weighed in to stand up for Arizona, even thoug  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 21 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Following Donald Trump's Phoenix rally to boost Martha McSally's flailing Senate campaign yesterday, McSally still hasn't responded to Trump's proposed military funding raid that could cause Arizona bases to "take a big hit." On Tuesday night, Arizona reporters went to a McSally campaign event in Scottsdale to "get her thoughts on [Trump] moving military dollars to the border wall." But McSally refuse  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 18: * * * - 2014 Martha McSally Slams 2020 Martha McSally - McSally votes with Mitch McConnell 98% of the time. In 2014, McSally called such strict party-line voting "what's wrong with Washington, D.C." * * * As highlighted in Monday's Yellow Sheet Report, 2014 Martha McSally slammed 2020 Martha McSally's brand of strict party-line voting as "what's wrong with Washington, D.C." * THEN -- Mar  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 20 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 19 by Chair Felecia Rotellini: "The President is coming to Phoenix tonight because Republicans recognize they are in danger of losing Arizona. They know Arizonans do not trust this President and are ready for change. In 2018 Arizona Democrats made huge gains because Arizonans were tired of being put last in Washington and recognized Trump's broken promises to our state. Arizona Democrats are fighti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The DNC released the qualification criteria for participation in the tenth Democratic presidential primary debate, which will be hosted by CBS News on February 25. The debate is co-hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. To qualify for the South Carolina debate stage, candidates may qualify either by (1) meeting a delegate threshold, or (2) meeting a polling threshold. Qualifying polls for t  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 21 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 20: Yesterday, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Politico released a survey that asked voters about their priorities for the 2020 election. Eighty percent of people said "taking steps to lower the cost of health care" is their top priority. On the campaign trail, Trump promised to lower health care costs. In office, Trump has a trail of failed policies. "It's clear that Trump is far   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 20 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Terrie Rizzo on Feb. 19: On February 19, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled to affirm the preliminary injunction against the state of Florida for attempting to punish those that cannot afford to pay their legal financial obligations (LFO) by withholding their right to vote. Florida voters approved Amendment 4 in 2018 to restore voting rights to over 1.4 million pe  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 21 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: As the House voted to dismantle the right of young women to make decisions about their bodies, Florida Democrats denounced the bill now headed to the Governor's desk that requires parental consent for abortions. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, released the following statement: "DeSantis pushed for this anti-choice bill. He and his Republican lawmakers know they passed a bill that viol  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 19 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: This past weekend, the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) kicked off their statewide "Democrats of Faith" program with a Faith Outreach Weekend -- directed at registering and engaging the faith community across the Sunshine state. The "Democrats of Faith" program will partner Democrats of faith with worship services and faith alliances of all denominations across the state. This past weekend's faith day of ac  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 21 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: The Florida Democratic Party held a Facebook Live event to discuss how voters can request a mail-in ballot and vote by mail. Chris Hill, the Florida Democratic Party Statwide Engagement and Outreach Director, and Alex Morash, Statewide Press Secretary, discussed the importance of voting by mail and taught viewers how to request and mail in a ballot. Florida's Democratic Presidential Preference Primary is   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * - Rally With Unpopular President Followed a New Crystal Ball Ratings Change: "Gardner Has Long Appeared Endangered by the Centennial State's Shift Toward the Democrats." * * * Just hours after Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted its rating for Colorado's U.S. Senate race from "Toss-up" to "Leans Democratic," an increasingly endangered Cory Gardner appeared at a rally with President Trump, w  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 19 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Loeffler and Collins' "nasty GOP fight" kicks into high gear as Washington Republicans panic over a contest that "jeopardized the party's chances to hold onto two GOP seats" * * * While national Republicans are attempting to "suffocate any Republican opposition" to "political mega-donor" and temporary senator Kelly Loeffler, the unelected senator is still struggling to define herself to voter  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 20 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 19: * * * - Brutal Republican-on-Republican" brawl sets up multimillion-dollar battle between Collins and Loeffler - Top GA Republican strategist: "It is going to be a battle royale." * * * As "political mega-donor" and temporary senator Kelly Loeffler and top Trump ally Congressman Doug Collins are in the midst of "an all-out Republican feud," today the Democratic Party of Georgia is highlig  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 19 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 18: * * * - Latest opposition comes days after Democratic lawmakers highlighted devastating cuts for Georgians * * * After pressure from both constituents and Democratic lawmakers, even more fissures in the Georgia GOP arose as Georgia House Republicans issued a harsh rebuke to Gov.* Brian Kemp's extreme agenda. House leadership made "major changes" to some of Kemp's key FY2020 budget cuts by   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - After using her fortune to buy herself a temporary Senate appointment, Loeffler's secretive private jet * * * A new AJC report revealed that temporary senator and "political mega-donor" Kelly Loeffler has been using a private jet to hop between DC and Georgia -- and even to take an 18-minute flight between Atlanta and Macon -- showing yet again how out-of-touch the unelected senator is with e  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 19 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - New White House plan to raid additional $3.8 billion from the military could affect Georgia-manufactured combat equipment, Air National Guard and reserve units program * * * Republican senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Senate hopeful Doug Collins continued standing with the White House this week after the administration announced its latest plan to raid another $3.8 billion from th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 20 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Zody calls on Bosma to donate tainted contributions * * * Speaker Brian Bosma was quick to call the burgeoning scandal surrounding online charter schools 'criminal'. But the Speaker himself was happy to personally collect $10,000 in campaign contributions from entities tied to the scandal and the House Republican Campaign Committee he heads accepted another $10,000 from the same donors.   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 21 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Thursday marks two months since the Indiana Democratic Party filed a request for public records with the Indiana Department of Labor. The request centered around how the Department handled workplace safety violations, subsequent employer fines and correspondence from embattled INOSHA Director Julie Alexander. The Department signaled they received the request but then went underground. Zody believed  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 20 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody called on State Senator Travis Holdman to donate the pay and political contributions he amassed from entities tied to the scandal-plagued Indiana Virtual School. Zody believed Holdman needs to divorce himself from any benefit he received from a source accused of ripping taxpayers off for millions. "Travis Holdman's sweetheart deal with a sc  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 22 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Welcome to the KDP Weekly Rundown - the Kansas Democratic Party's update of the biggest things going on in the state party and the state government. What are we focused on this week? Sen. Susan Wagle's political agenda, Secretary of State Scott Schwab's delayed implementation of election law, Kris Kobach's ties to the Trump administration as a US Senate Candidate, the ballot order for 2020 Presidential Pri  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 21 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas Democratic Party is excited to announce Reeves Oyster is joining our team as Digital and Social Media Coordinator for the party. Reeves brings a wide variety of communication and digital experience to the KDP, gained from working across competitive federal campaigns and within public affairs. Reeves holds dual degrees in Urban Studies and Educational Studies from Washington University in St. L  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 20 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over six years ago, Bill Cassidy promised to improve Louisiana's health care. He spent the next six years doing the opposite. Since he was elected, Bill Cassidy has supported an all-out attack on the health care of millions and protections for pre-existing conditions. "Bill Cassidy has broken every promise he made to everyday Louisianans," Stephen Handwerk, Louisiana Democratic Party Executive  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 21 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Social media posts reveal that Attorney General Jeff Landry continued to spread anti-immigrant rhetoric while his firm was involved in a felon's fraud scheme to illegally hire foreign workers over Louisianians. "Jeff Landry's role in the visa fraud scandal reveals that his anti-immigrant agenda and fear-mongering isn't just toxic, it's hypocritical," Stephen Handwerk, Louisiana Democratic Party  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 18 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: We're sure you saw something, but you probably couldn't catch all of the information in the bombshell scandal involving Attorney General Jeff Landry's visa fraud. More questions are emerging regarding Landry's role in a scheme to import workers illegally with the help of a felon - still, we haven't heard anything from Jeff Landry himself. Here are all of the stories from this weekend about Land  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: After a bombshell report last week, there are still more questions than answers regarding Attorney General Jeff Landry's role in a visa fraud scheme to import workers illegally. "Louisianians have serious questions about Jeff Landry's role in the visa fraud scheme, what he knew about the shell company he did business with, and why he refused to hire well qualified Louisiana union workers," Step  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 21 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, Senator Susan Collins launched the first negative campaign ad from a Maine Senate candidate this cycle. For years, Collins has decried the use of negative campaign ads, but now, with plummeting popularity and polls showing her "hemorrhaging women voters," she's resorting to using the exact type of misleading attack ads that she used to disavow. With just 25 days to the Republican filing deadline  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 19 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 18: A new poll from Colby College shows Senator Susan Collins "hemorrhaging women voters" and losing in a head to head match-up against a potential Democratic challenger. The poll also found Collins' favorability 12 points underwater among respondents, with 54% viewing her unfavorably. With just 27 days to the Republican filing deadline, Collins is still dragging her feet on saying whether she will   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 19 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new profile of Senator Susan Collins digs into Collins' crumbling reputation, her inaccessibility to Mainers, and her support for Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell when it matters most. In an examination of Senator Collins' voting record on Trump nominees from Betsy DeVos to federal judges, the profile illuminates that Collins is "only willing to go out on a limb when it's easy to do so, not hard," voting  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes highlighted MDP's organizing and voter protection work during an interview yesterday while contrasting the Democratic Party's positive agenda with Donald Trump's broken promises. "We hired organizers to work on the ground in 2017 and we've never stopped," said MDP Chair Lavora Barnes. "We understand we win this with a grassroots movement of folks who are   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: At a voting rights roundtable, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes blasted Republican attacks on voting rights and their efforts to deny Michigan communities access to the ballot. In her remarks, Chair Barnes also highlighted the work the Michigan Democratic Party is doing to stand up to voter suppression tactics and ensure all Michiganders have the tools and information they need to vote.   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Michigan Democratic Party released a digital video highlighting Donald Trump's attacks on the EPA and environmental protections. WATCH HERE (https://youtu.be/0xw-A66Fnf8) The video features environmental justice organizer Justin Onwenu discussing Donald Trump's attacks on clean air and clean water, and his latest proposed budget which slashes funding for the EPA. Despite promising to "work to re  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement by Executive Director Lauren Gepford: It's been six days since Eric Greitens asserted that an MEC campaign finance investigation "totally exonerated" him of wrongdoing. In those six days, Governor Mike Parson has stayed eerily silent about whether he agrees with his former running mate's assessment. "If Governor Mike Parson disagrees with Eric Greitens on his assertion that campaign finance regula  more

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 20 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Trump administration's proposed budget, released last week, continues to fund the Trump DOJ's attacks on affordable health coverage and protections for Montanans with pre-existing conditions. With 152,000 Montanans with pre-existing conditions at risk of losing coverage, Greg Gianforte and Steve Daines's continued silence on the Administration's lawsuit aimed at ripping away healthcare from millions  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 19 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 18 by Chairman Wayne Goodwin after a state court of appeals blocked a Republican voter ID law, finding it would "disproportionately impact African American voters to their detriment": "Today, the state Court of Appeals has chosen to unanimously side with democracy. This Republican legislature has repeatedly targeted African Americans with surgical precision to keep them from making th  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 19 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 18: * * * - More than 10,000 participate on Presidents Day * * * The Nevada Democratic Party provided an update on its historic early voting period. On the third day of early voting, 10,027 Nevada Democrats participated across 19 sites, bringing the total number of participants to more than 36,000. Today is the final day of early voting at 55 locations across the state, and Democrats can pa  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - Republican Justices Routinely Protect Powerful Special Interests, Over People of Ohio * * * In yet another example of how the Republican justices on the Ohio Supreme Court routinely vote to protect powerful special interests over the people, the GOP majority this month sided with a restaurant owner who fired a seven-year employee after she complained he was underreporting her income to the state. "Christ  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 17 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: As a U.S. Navy veteran who flew combat missions over Iraq, Hillary "Toro" O'Connor Mueri is used to dealing with incoming fire -- just not from her fellow veterans. This week Congressman Dave Joyce and the Ohio Republican Party made a false attack against Mueri, who is challenging Joyce in Ohio's 14th Congressional District. Secretary of State Frank LaRose joined in that attack -- which was disproven less than 24 h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa: "It was always a great day to be a Texas Democrat with Senator Kirk Watson on the floor of the Texas Senate. Senator Watson is a true champion and ally in every sense of the word. "He led Democrats in the Texas Senate to fight epic battles, advocated for quality affordable healthcare for Texans, protected a woman's right to choose during the Stand with Texas Women filibuster, champi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 21 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: In yet another instance of disgusting comments made by Texas Republicans, Texas Republican Congressman Jamie Berryhill "posted a comment on Facebook Tuesday comparing a nation without borders to a woman who's been sexually assaulted - and who no longer has any value." More from CBS 7 Midland: "Congressional candidate Jamie Berryhill posted a comment on Facebook Tuesday comparing a nation without borders   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 18 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A scheme that defrauded Hoosier taxpayers of nearly $70 million also appears to have enriched Hoosier Republicans. Governor Eric Holcomb accepted more than $10,000 in campaign cash from entities or individuals tied to the scandal. Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody called on Holcomb to donate the $10,304 he received from scandal-plagued donors to the Pike Township Educational Foundation.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, the Democratic Party of Virginia has turned into a full-on tire fire, and it's a real shame. It all started with Democrat mega-donor Michael Bills pulling his (Clean Virginia's) sponsorship of the Blue Commonwealth Gala over concerns with the DPVA honoring Justin Fairfax as one of their keynote speakers. Losing the dynamic duo of Bills/Clean Virginia is a big blow to Democrats' fundra  more