1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ DAYS, 1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ EXAMPLES OF SENATE REPUBLICANS’ CANDIDATE QUALITY PROBLEM → Nearing 100 days out from Election Day, today the DSCC released 101 problems Senate Republicans have with their recruits — from lies about their biographies to scandals stemming from their wealth and disqualifying policy positions on issues like reproductive freedom and Social Security and Medicare.
MT AND OH LAUNCH WEEKEND OF ACTION → Reporting from Punchbowl News detailed how the coordinated field campaigns in Montana and Ohio will hold a Weekend of Action to mark 100 days out that will reach tens of thousands of voters.
📺 ICYMI: DSCC CHAIR SEN. PETERS SLAMS THE “VERY FLAWED REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS” → This week, DSCC Chair Senator Gary Peters joined MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki to highlight how Democratic Senate candidates “are doing well because these are candidate-to-candidate races — strong Senate incumbents against very flawed Republican challengers.”
WHILE TEAM USA CARRIES THE OLYMPIC TORCH IN PARIS, GOP SENATE CANDIDATES SPUTTER AT HOME →
SENATE REPUBLICANS COMPETE FOR THE WORST RECORD ON REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM (SPOILER: THEY ALL WIN GOLD) →
“THE MATH DOESN’T WORK” ON SCOTT’S SHADY BUDGET PROPOSAL → In response to his proposal to cut the federal budget in half, economists explained that “if you tried to cut the government 50% but not touch Medicare or Social Security, you literally couldn’t do it” and exposed Scott’s plan for “definitionally…cutting Medicare and Social Security,” the Florida Phoenix reports.
“OUCH!” LAKE GETS SLAMMED BY MEGADONOR….IN HER OWN PARTY → Reporting from the Arizona Republic finds that a major GOP donor sent an email to her “entire ‘Christmas card list’ trying to sway support away from Lake.”
SAM BROWN CHOOSES CRYPTO BROS OVER ELKO VOTERS→ The Nevada Current reported that “Sam Brown cancels campaign visit to Elko for Bitcoin conference in Nashville.”
🥇 DEMOCRATS GO FOR GOLD IN FUNDRAISING → POLITICO reported that the DSCC had “this cycle’s biggest online fundraising days” this week, “rais[ing] roughly $1 million on both Sunday and Monday.”
THE NRSC CALLS A LOSING PLAY (AGAIN) → Punchbowl News mocked the NRSC this week for their “memo” on the presidential race, writing: “Yeah, ok.”
ADD IT TO THE QUEUE →
IN THE STATES →
TWEET OF THE WEEK →
David Bergstein
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Emily Benson
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