NRCC Weekly Rundown: And now back to our regularly scheduled socialist gong show
And here’s this
week’s edition of the NRCC Weekly Rundown:
(National) Nancy Pelosi and her band of socialists seriously can’t get their act together. This
week House Democrats surrendered to the NRCC after pulling the rule for their partisan border
funding bill. On top of that, 37 Democrats joined Republicans to pass a
GOP-led Motion to Recommit (MTR) that would increase funding to support the
enforcement of sanctions on Iran. These are the latest examples in a long line of embarrassing mishaps for Pelosi’s
socialist caucus. REMINDER: Not a single MTR passed during the last four
GOP-led Congresses.
(National) The socialist Democrats were silent this week on Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez’s despicable comments claiming the U.S. is running
concentration camps on the southern border. Click HERE to watch socialist Democrats Anthony
Brindisi, Katie Hill and Dean Phillipsignore and defend the rampant anti-Semitism in their
caucus.
(National) Americans saw just how insane the socialist Democrats are in
the first two primetime Democratic presidential primary debates this week. Viewers heard all about the
socialist ideas the Democratic Party wants to impose on them. From decriminalizing illegal immigration and tearing down our existing southern border walls,
to taxing people into oblivion to pay for a socialist takeover of the economy and government-run health care. The socialist
Democrats will stop at nothing to transform America into a government-run,
socialist wasteland, and this week’s debates were a wake-up call for what’s at
stake ahead of the 2020 election.
(CA-25) Katie Hill and Kamala Harris want to strip Californians
of their private health care to install a government-run, socialized system
that will result in higher taxes, longer waits to get care and no choice.Katie Hill was an early endorser of Kamala, and was cheering Harris on as she doubled down on her support for a
single-payer system during last night’s socialist Democrat primary debate. Not
a great look for Katie Hill who represents a moderate, swing district…
(CA-45, 49) If you had any doubts about Katie Porter and Mike
Levin’s socialist Democrat street cred…Democracy for America’s endorsement should
alleviate your concerns. The group is endorsing both Porter and Levin,
in part, because of their steadfast support of
Medicare For None and the Green New Deal. It’s worth noting Democracy for
America’s other endorsements include socialist darling AOC…
(CA-48) No matter what he says, Harley Roudasupports the baseless impeachment of President
Trump. He said so in THIS January 2018 primary debate and THIS tweet from February 2018. Not sure
why Rouda flipped his position in last year’s general election to “wait” for the Mueller report, or where
this arbitrary June 30th “deadline” came
from, or why he’s invoking the 25th Amendment, which
allows the Cabinet to remove the President with no trial…but these are all good
questions for Harley. (P.S. Just a reminder that there are multiplepolls showing Harley’s constituents disagree
with impeachment!)
(CO-06) Jason Crow has been very public in calling for constituents to
keep up to date on vaccinations, even tweeting back in March that “Vaccines
save lives.” Unfortunately, Crow’s conviction on the matter didn’t stop
him from accepting a big campaign check from Al
Dwoskin, an anti-vaccine crusader and socialist Democrat donor. Dwoskin
and his wife are well known for funding the shameful anti-vaxxers
who have convinced crackpots across the country to start a measles epidemic. So
will Crow return Dwoskin’s donation? Or does campaign cash trump public safety?
(FL-26, 27) Last week, Florida Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powelladmitted she supports the baseless impeachment of President
Trump. Since we haven’t heard a peep from Debbie’s colleague and
fellow South Floridian, Donna Shalala, it’s safe to assume she’ll be
following Debbie and the socialist Democrats down the impeachment rabbit
hole too. South Floridians deserve to know – is Donna Shalala going to support baseless impeachment and abandon the
issues that matter most to Floridians?
(GA-06) New federal documents show Lucy McBath has been lying
about her wealth. The AJC notedMcBath’s latest financial
disclosure includes “hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets that
weren’t previously listed…”Lucy has been caught lying about her
stance on the 2nd Amendment, her residency, and now her wealth. Will Lying Lucy ever be
honest with Georgians?
(IA-02) Rita Hart rolled out an endorsement from Emily’s List this
week, a Washington-based PAC that pushes for extreme, late-term abortion laws. Hart’s
backers were last seen attackingJoe Biden for his past
opposition to taxpayer-funded abortion, calling the policy “unacceptable.” So,
it’s probably worth asking whether Hart also supports forcing taxpayers
to pay for abortions. After all, it’s highly unlikely that a group like Emily’s
List would endorse her if she didn’t share their radical
views.
(IL-13) Back from her swanky DC fundraiser, socialist loser and former lobbyist Betsy Londrigdan
is now pledging she “won’t take a dime of
corporate PAC money.” But, Betsy happily accepted hundreds of thousands from the DCCC,
which is “swimming” in corporate PAC money,
raising about $2 million in just the first quarter of
2019. So will Betsy refuse help from the DCCC? (Hint: No.)
Instead, Betsy will keep peddling lies to distract central Illinois from
knowing she is a socialist who supports single-payer health care, the Green New Deal
and partial and late-term abortions.
(IL-14) Democracy for America, which has already thrown support behind
radical House Dems Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida
Tlaib, endorsed another socialist darling this
week – Fake NurseLauren Underwood. No doubt it was Underwood’s extreme
voting record (the most liberal in Congress) that caught DFA’s
eye. Underwood’sCalifornia donors must be thrilled, but
it’s unlikely voters in IL-14 (which President Trump won by 4 points)
share their enthusiasm…
(IL-17) It’s been a really, really, REALLY bad week for Cheri “Beltway”
Bustos. On top of upsetting the socialists in her party, fending off a
promised primary challenger, and promoting a racist homophobe to lead the DCCC’s
diversity efforts, Bustos is again under fire for the DCCC’s blacklisting
policy which is causing Marie Newman to lose campaign staffers. Yikes.
(MN-02) Angie Craigblew off a constituent’s letter asking
for an ethics inquiry into rabid anti-Semite Ilhan Omar, who violated campaign finance laws and committed
tax fraud to evade our immigration system, saying
she’s going to focus on the issues. Except…Angiesaid she believes Congress “can do two
things at once.” Which begs the question: If Angie really thinks
Congress can do two things at once, shouldn’t she be asking for an ethics
investigation? Or is Angie’s standard to blow off the concerns of
constituents with whom she disagrees as “political stunts” and stay loyal to crazy socialist radicals like Omar?
(NM-02) The NRCC is up with a new digital ad this week calling
out Xochitl Torres Small for her refusal to acknowledge the crisis on
our southern border. Local governments in New Mexico have been feeling the strain caused by the surge in illegal
border crossings, but Torres Small has remained silent, drawing condemnation
from local officials and editorial boards. Click HERE to view the ad, which is running on
Facebook in NM-02.
(NY-11) As constituents protested outside Max Rose’s
office last weekend over his failure to condemn Ilhan Omar’s
anti-Semitism, Rose made clear he had no time for their criticism. Rose
dismissed his constituents’ concerns over Omar’s bigoted hate-speech,
saying they are playing “political games.” Rose knows a thing or two
about political games. Here he is attempting to hide behind a staffer while
being questioned about AOC’s suggestion that the U.S. is using
concentration camps along the southern border. Nice try, Max, but the
questions aren’t going to disappear just because you’re out of the camera shot!
(NJ-11) Mikie Sherrill went on CNN this week to lie about her efforts to
fix the ongoing crisis along our southern border, telling CNN’s John Berman, “We know
what we need to do, we need more judges at the border. We need to hear these
cases more quickly. We need to make decisions.” But, this week Sherrill voted against a Republican effort to
provide $75 million to fund up to 100 new immigration judges. Mikie Sherrill
is exactly what is wrong with Washington.
(NC-09) China Dan McCready got slammed in the press this week for
denying he ever invested in Strata Solar which outsourced jobs overseas to
China. And, well, the headline says it all! To read about the other
times China Dan has lied to North Carolinians, click here, here, here, and here.
(OK-05) A new digital ad from the NRCC runningin Oklahoma
calls attention toaccidental Congresswoman Kendra Horn’s support for taxpayer-funded abortions. The ad
comes as socialist Democrats across the country continue to push for more and more radical abortion laws, of which Horn
has been an avid supporter. Click HERE to view the ad, which is running on
Facebook in OK-05.
(TX-24) The TX-24 socialist Democrat primary sure is filling up quickly!
Socialist school board member Candace Valenzuela put out a campaign video this week to introduce
herself to DC donors. And, Valenzuela has a big advantage in the primary
– unlike disgraced war profiteer Kim Olson, her video didn’t need to paper over any crimes involving directing
millions in military contracts to mercenary firms that she ran!
(TX-31) Socialist law enforcement hater Christine Eady Mann was
triggered this week after the NRCC called her out on her disgusting
rhetoric and extreme views. Mann chose to respond by lying on a podcast. Mann went on
Backwards in High Heels podcast where she had a mini-meltdown
recounting the NRCC’s press releases attacking her for minimizing the Holocaust, tweeting a picture that said “F**k ICE,” and endorsing a host of socialist policies. She then bizarrely claimed
the NRCC sent a fundraising email utilizing her name to raise
money….which never happened. (P.S. Speaking of donating to
the NRCC, check out our fancy new WinRed page HERE.)
(VA-02, 07) Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax is thrilled with all the attention he’s received
since being accused of raping multiple women. The alleged serial rapist
shockingly told the press, “Many people a year
ago would not have recognized me, now they really do,” and is
seriously contemplating a run for governor. Since Elaine Luria and Abigail
Spanberger are still holding onto the moneyFairfax gave them, do they
support Fairfax using rape and his victims to run for higher office?
News & Notes
‘Everyone hates this place’: Border bill tears apart Democratic caucus
Democrats broke into open warfare Thursday over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s
surrender to the Senate’s emergency border aid package, with the caucus’s
long-simmering divide between progressives and centrists playing out in
dramatic fashion on the House floor.
Some lawmakers even resorted to public name-calling, with progressive leader
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) accusing moderate Democrats of favoring child abuse —
an exchange on Twitter that prompted a pair of freshmen centrists to confront
him directly on the floor, with other lawmakers looking on in shock.
Pelosi has spent months deftly navigating a diverse caucus brimming with
political novices, deeply split on ideological lines and itching to throw the
president out of office. But this week’s fiasco exposed fissures in Pelosi’s
rank-and-file, in her leadership and in her relationship with Senate Minority
Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). READ.
What Republicans must do to take the House
Last week, Politico and The Hill both reported that “anonymous” Republicans
were concerned with the aggressive approach of the National Republican
Congressional Committee (NRCC) under new chairman Tom Emmer. These sources made
all kinds of fiery accusations under the cloak of anonymity and succeeded in
getting Beltway publications to understandably jump at the opportunity to gin
up the kind of controversy that captures attention in Washington, D.C., and
nowhere else.
Unfortunately, this kind of “friendly” fire from other Republicans is extremely
unhelpful. It distracts and ultimately hurts the committee’s core functions —
recruiting quality candidates, raising money and aggressively defining
Democrats.
But more importantly, the criticisms of Tom Emmer and his NRCC staff couldn’t
be further from the truth. He and his staff are running an impressive operation
and are doing what it takes to win back the 18 seats needed to win the
majority. From fundraising to recruiting to communicating, this team is smart,
hungry and relentless. READ.
NRCC Comes Out Swinging as Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Opens the Door to
Impeaching Trump
Freshman U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., has opened the door to
impeaching President Donald Trump–and drawing heavy fire from the GOP.
Mucarsel-Powell, who sits on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, weighed in on
the possibility of impeaching Trump on Friday.
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“Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has joined her socialist Democrat colleagues in their
calls for the baseless impeachment of President Trump,” the NRCC noted. “The
announcement comes on a Friday afternoon – also known as ‘Take Out the Trash
Day,’ probably in the hopes no one would notice that Debbie’s colleagues have
bullied her into taking this position. Worth noting that Debbie likens
President Trump to an authoritarian dictator in her decision to open an
impeachment inquiry.”
Camille Gallo, a spokeswoman for the NRCC, continued along that line of attack
on Friday.
“Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s hatred of President Trump is impacting her ability to
help her constituents. The voters of FL-26 deserve someone who is going to
fight for them – not someone like Debbie who will cave to her socialist
Democrat colleagues whenever they ask,” said Gallo. READ.
Just-Promoted DCCC Official Has History of Homophobic, Racist Comments
A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official tapped last week to lead
a new multimillion-dollar initiative to connect with “people of color and
younger Americans” deleted thousands of old tweets after the Washington
Free Beacon reached out regarding many homophobic and racially insensitive
posts.
Tayhlor Coleman, a longtime staffer at the committee, was named the DCCC’s
first director of the cycle of engagement, a role DCCC chairwoman Rep. Cheri
Bustos (D., Ill.) said would be a “tremendous challenge.”
“I want to thank Tayhlor Coleman for taking on this tremendous challenge
at this critical moment,” Bustos said. “I can think of no one more
prepared to lead this effort than her.”
Coleman took to Twitter this month to express her support for the gay
community, but her previous posts give a different perspective of her views.
In February 2010, for example, she tweeted out concern about “giving a
lesbian” her phone number, tagging the tweet with “#homophobia.”
READ.
Left-Wing Group Announces List Of House Democrats To Unseat
Roots Action, a left-wing group led largely by supporters of Sen. Bernie
Sanders (I-Vt.), drafted a report on 15 House members it considers ripe targets
for progressive primary challenges, arming the Democratic Party’s populist wing
with a new organizing tool as it seeks to unseat a growing number of
incumbents.
Roots Action, which is calling its analysis “Bad Blues: Some of the House
Democrats Who Deserve to Be ‘Primaried,’” hopes the report can serve as a road
map and source of encouragement for individuals or groups considering a primary
run.
The incumbent House members its identifies are: Cheri Bustos of Illinois, who
chairs House Democrats’ campaign arm; Jim Cooper of Tennessee; Jim Costa of
California; Henry Cuellar of Texas; Eliot Engel of New York; Josh Gottheimer of
New Jersey; Jim Himes of Connecticut; Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland;
Derek Kilmer of Washington; Dan Lipinski of Illinois; Gregory Meeks of New
York; Brad Schneider of Illinois; Kurt Schrader of Oregon; David Scott of
Georgia; and Juan Vargas of California. READ.
Support impeachment, lose a seat: Why some California Democrats go easy on
Trump
For California’s congressional Democrats, it’s easy to stand strong for
impeaching President Trump when there’s no chance they will have to pay a
political price.
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With polls showing that most Orange County residents oppose beginning
impeachment efforts, “it’s obvious Katie values the opinion of the socialist
Democrats in Washington more than the opinion of her Orange County
constituents,” Torunn Sinclair of the Republican National Congressional
Committee said in a blog post.
The committee followed up Thursday with Facebook ads asking district residents
to sign a petition asking her not to impeach Trump. READ.
Impeachment politics roil Casten’s re-election race
A politically risky decision to back an impeachment inquiry into President
Donald Trump’s performance has sparked what I believe is the first local
campaign ad of the 2020 cycle.
The ad comes from the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee and
is aimed at Rep. Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, who a few days ago joined with
an increasing number of House Democrats in moving toward impeachment even
though Casten’s own district traditionally has tilted Republican.
The spot so far is running only on digital media and with limited financial
backing of $5,000 or so, I’m told. But a related assault came from former Lt.
Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, who has announced her intention to challenge the
freshman Democrat next year and who ripped Casten for fundraising off his
impeachment announcement. READ.