July 26, 2024 Press Releases

DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: 100 DAYS, 101 PROBLEMS SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE WITH THEIR CANDIDATES, SENATE GOP’S OLYMPIC-SIZED EMBARRASSMENTS

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 →

SHEEHY’S BUSINESS “IN DIRE STRAITS” → New reporting by American Journal News found that while “Sheehy of Montana routinely touts his business experience as an asset on the campaign trail,” “financial reports suggest the company he led is in dire straits” and “has been rocked by financial losses and lawsuits.”

“UNION, VETERAN AND BLACK LEADERS PRAISED [SHERROD] BROWN’S RECORD” → Reporting from the Ohio Capitol Journal this week detailed how “Union, veteran and Black leaders praised Brown’s record standing alongside their interests over a long career, while criticizing his Republican challenger, Bernie Moreno.”

CRUZ’S PODCAST DEAL ALLEGEDLY “VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW” → Cruz continues to face scrutiny and several ethics complaints as the “financial relationship between his podcast and iHeartMedia,” which has donated “$787,000 to a political action committee backing Cruz’s Senate reelection,” allegedly “violates federal law,” the Austin American-Statesman reports.

“REVOLVING DOOR” ROGERS’ TIES TO CHINESE AND SAUDI ARABIAN COMPANIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT → Two weeks ahead of the Michigan GOP Senate primary, Michigan Democrats released a new video slamming “revolving door” Mike Rogers, highlighting how he “cashed in on the favors he did for special interests, made a fortune working with businesses tied to Chinese and Saudi tech, and sold Michiganders out.”

SENATE REPUBLICANS COMPETE FOR THE WORST RECORD ON REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM (SPOILER: THEY ALL WIN GOLD) →

WHAT DO WHISKEY AND ABORTION RIGHTS HAVE IN COMMON? BERNIE MORENO WANTS THEM REGULATED THE SAME → In his latest comments opposing reproductive freedoms (the fourth in two weeks), Bernie Moreno touted his support for national abortion restrictions and went as far to suggest “that abortion could be regulated at the federal level in a way similar to alcohol,” Heartland Signal reports.

CRUZ CALLED OUT BY “TEXAS DOCTORS, NURSES” FOR “HIS ROLE IN PASSING THE STATE’S NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION BAN” → New coverage from Lonestar Live reports that “Texas health care workers are calling out Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for his role in passing the state’s near-total abortion ban and its subsequent effects on reproductive health care access.”

SAM BROWN’S “NONNEGOTIABLE” ANTI-CHOICE RECORD & SUPPORT FOR “RESTRICTIVE ABORTION BANS” → This week, American Journal News exposed Sam Brown’s “decade-long record of…backing restrictive abortion bans with no exceptions” and his comments that his position was “nonnegotiable.”

“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 →

Colin Allred launched a new TV ad, “Teammates,” featuring Allred and his wife, Alexandra Eber, highlighting his record as a team player who fights for bipartisan results.

Angela Alsobrooks released a new ad emphasizing the importance of Maryland in deciding the Senate majority and her commitment to fighting for Maryland values.