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NEW: House GOP Retreat Message: Talk MORE About Their Cruel, Unpopular Plan To Ban Abortion

In response to MAGA Republicans pushing each other to talk more about their extreme anti-choice agenda, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  “MAGA Republicans are doing Democrats’ work for us by making clear to voters that they will continue to push a cruel anti-choice agenda to ban abortion nationwide, threaten access […]

ATTN House GOP: Here Are Some Things To Figure Out on Your Retreat

Between losing elections, “panic” over resignations, and flaming out on their own political stunts, we figured Speaker Mike Johnson might not have enough time to set the agenda for today’s House GOP retreat — so we put one together for him. Here’s a list of things House Republicans need to figure out: #1: How to […]

ICYMI: Financial Times: ‘Chaos’ in Donald Trump’s Republican party will boost Joe Biden, Democratic memo says

Key Point: “‘Voters, donors, and staff alike are either fleeing the MAGA-fied Republican party or being chaotically forced out in a mass purge, casting a troubling shadow on the committee’s balance sheet and their prospects at the ballot box leading into a critical election year,’ wrote DNC executive director Sam Cornale.” Financial Times: ‘Chaos’ in […]

ICYMI: Senate Republicans AGAIN Blocked Basic Protections for IVF – This Time for Veterans

In response to MAGA Republicans yet again blocking legislation to protect access to IVF, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  “Anti-freedom Republicans just proved once again that they will stop at nothing to block IVF protections – even for our nation’s veterans and service members. Donald Trump’s MAGA allies in Congress […]

STATEMENT: Michigan Dems Chair Slams Frivolous Lawsuit from RNC on Michigan Voter Rolls

LANSING — Today, the Republican National Committee filed a baseless lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson about Michigan voter rolls. In response, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes released the following statement:  “This lawsuit proves that Republicans will do everything in their power to attack our electoral process and leave our […]

Donald Trump Brings an Unpopular, Extreme, and Dangerous MAGA Agenda Into the General Election

In response to Donald Trump clinching the Republican nomination on an extreme and unpopular MAGA platform, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  “No one can pick a loser like the Republican Party. After falling short in election after election since their colossal failure in 2020, they’re once again entering the general […]

DNC Statement on New RNC In-House Conspiracy Theorist and Senior Counsel Christina Bobb

In response to the RNC’s announcement of self-described “conspiracy theorist” Christina Bobb as new in-house senior counsel, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  “Christina Bobb is a self-described ‘conspiracy theorist’ who will fit right in with the far-right extremists and election deniers who make up the new MAGA senior leadership at […]

DNC and DNCC Statements on President Biden Clinching Democratic Nomination

DNC and DNCC Statements on President Biden Clinching Democratic Nomination Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison and Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) Chair Minyon Moore released the following statements after President Biden surpassed the 1,968 pledged delegates needed to become the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee: Statement from DNC Chair Jaime Harrison: “This year, as […]

DNC Senior Advisor Mary Beth Cahill on Robert Kennedy Jr’s Potential VP Pick 

Today, in response to the New York Times reporting that Robert Kennedy Jr. is considering Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura as his potential running mates, DNC Senior Advisor Mary Beth Cahill released the following statement:   “The Three Stooges reunion no one was asking for. It’s no surprise this is the shortlist considering the conspiracy theorist […]

Republicans Just Spent Four Hours Giving Live TV Coverage to Trump’s Many Indictments and Reiterating Biden Was Cleared

Today, Robert Hur gave Americans a four-hour televised reminder – courtesy of congressional Republicans – that President Biden did the right thing by self-reporting the discovery of classified documents and immediately returning them to the government – while Donald Trump is facing 40 felony counts related to his classified documents case alone, including on obstruction […]