August 16, 2024 Press Releases

DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: GOP CANDIDATES SLAMMED FOR WANTING TO GUT SOCIAL SECURITY, HOVDE A “WALKING CONFLICT OF INTEREST,” FAT CAT MORENO LICKING HIS WOUNDS

ON SOCIAL SECURITY ANNIVERSARY, SENATE DEMS SLAM GOP CANDIDATES FOR WANTING TO GUT BENEFITS → On the anniversary of the Social Security Act being signed into law, Democratic Senate candidates and campaigns highlighted how they’re fighting to protect Social Security and slammed Senate Republicans for threatening to gut benefits. Read the facts about how Senate Republicans have threatened to gut Social Security and Medicare.

Jacky Rosen’s campaign released a new TV and digital ad, “Depend,” spotlighting Sam Brown’s record of supporting plans that would force massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

“WALKING CONFLICT OF INTEREST” HOVDE WOBBLES INTO WISCONSIN GENERAL → In the first days of the general election, Eric Hovde faced backlash from Wisconsinites who called him a “walking conflict of interest” and an “out of touch California bank owner.”

NOT VERY DEMURE…HOVDE JUST A DOWNRIGHT JERK →

HOVDE SPREADS CONSPIRACY THEORY THAT OBAMA AND DEMOCRATS MANUFACTURE OUTRAGE OVER SHOOTINGS OF YOUNG BLACK MEN → The Washington Post reports that Eric Hovde “has accused former president Barack Obama of using conflicts between police and Black men to try to generate ‘maximum anger’ before elections,” citing “Freddie Gray, Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin” as examples.

HOVDE BULLDOZES SMALL BUSINESSES → American Journal News details that while Hovde runs on “a platform that emphasizes economic opportunity,” his “company drove small businesses into bankruptcy” including one owned by “a disabled veteran.”

HOVDE SPREADS ABORTION MISINFORMATION → Heartland Signal reports on Hovde’s comments this week where he “falsely says the morning-after pill is abortion, then compared it to narcotics.”

Watch the DSCC’s new digital video on this “California Jerk.”

*INCREDIBLY* DAMAGING: NEW REPORT REVEALS HOGAN PRAISED TRUMP FOR “INCREDIBLE JUSTICES TO THE SUPREME COURT” AFTER THEY OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE → Reporting from Semafor reveals that Larry Hogan “heaped praise on Donald Trump for his Supreme Court nominees at a speech in November 2022, months after all three joined a majority ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.”

MD VOTERS SOUND ALARMS: REPUBLICANS “COUNT ON HOGAN TO FLIP CONTROL OF THE SENATE” → This week, Maryland voters highlighted how “from abortion rights to gun control and workers’ rights…Hogan can’t be trusted,” as reported by Fox 45. One Marylander put it, “Republican leaders are rallying behind Larry Hogan because they…count on Hogan to flip control of the Senate.”

ROGERS’ “DEEP TIES TO THE DRUG INDUSTRY” ON THE MICHIGAN AIRWAVES → This week, the DSCC released a new television ad in the Michigan Senate race, “All There,” highlighting Mike Rogers’ deep ties to the drug industry and how Rogers repeatedly voted with the drug industry to stop Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices.

WHEN THE HEADLINE SAYS IT ALL → THE MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT: BANKROLLED BY PHARMACEUTICALS, MIKE ROGERS HELPED BLOCK MEDICARE PRICE NEGOTIATION

…DID SOMEONE SAY PUSHING THE AGENDA OF GREEDY CORPORATIONS? → On the anniversary of Senate Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law, the DSCC slammed Senate Republicans: “This anniversary…shines a spotlight for voters on how Republican Senate candidates are all pushing the agenda of greedy corporations that get rich by keeping prices high.”

RICK SCOTT’S VERY BAD WEEK, TOLD BY THE HEADLINES →

FLORIDA PHOENIX: DEMOCRATS TAKE ON RICK SCOTT FOR VOTING AGAINST REDUCING MEDICARE DRUG PRICES → The Florida Phoenix reports that Floridians are “blast[ing] GOP U.S. Sen. Rick Scott for his opposition to legislation…that provides financial relief for millions of Floridians on Medicare, such as lowering drug costs and expanding health benefits.” See more in Spectrum Bay News 9 and FL Politics.

FLORIDA POLITICS: TROUBLE FOR RICK SCOTT? HE’S AT 35% APPROVAL IN AN R+8 POLL → Florida Politics reports that new polling shows Rick Scott “underwater in every region of the state,” with a “staggering” amount of Floridians “regarding him unfavorably.” Scott’s even posting an “underwhelming performance with Republicans.”

…AND SCOTT’S LOSING STREAK CONTINUES → PUNCHBOWL NEWS: MUCARSEL-POWELL CRUSHES SCOTT IN JULY FUNDRAISING

FACT CHECK CORNER →

✅ TRUE (THE HOVDE EDITION) → A new fact check from Wisconsin Watch reports that, yes, Eric Hovde did say that “single parenthood leads to poverty and drug addiction.”

✅ TRUE (THE MCCORMICK EDITION I) → “We label the claim as true” — a fact check from WGAL confirms that “the hedge fund Dave McCormick led poured money into companies that build missiles and bombers for China’s military.”

✅ TRUE (THE MCCORMICK EDITION II) → Fox 43 confirmed that “As CEO of Wall Street’s largest hedge fund, McCormick invested millions in China’s biggest fentanyl producer” — stating “this claim is true.”

❌ FALSE (THE MCCORMICK EDITION III) → Fox 43 also verified that McCormick’s attack ad claiming “[Casey] personally owns the [Humanwell] stock is false.”

❌ FALSE (THE MCCORMICK EDITION IV) → The American Journal News reported that “various right-wing outlets are reporting that Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey invested in a Chinese fentanyl producer. This is false.”

❌ FALSE (THE MCCORMICK EDITION V) → PolitiFact confirmed that “Sen. Bob Casey has never called for banning fracking,” saying of McCormick’s attack, “We rate this claim False.”

THE DON’T TRUST MCCORMICK TOUR, COMING TO A PA TOWN NEAR YOU → The Bucks County Beacon reported how Pennsylvanians in Langhorne slammed Dave McCormick for “investing in Chinese fentanyl, pushing anti-choice agenda.” The report details, “Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick can’t be trusted, and his record is proof positive.” Read more coverage of Pennsylvanians calling out McCormick.

FAT CAT MORENO STUCK LICKING HIS WOUNDS → Following a cat-a-strophic week of headlines (and an inflatable fat cat on his tail), Moreno continues to face a furry of negative mews coverage for his “anti-worker” record. See what Ohioans are saying about this fat cat:

WCMH: “You’ve oppressed your workers, you’ve kept off their wages, and what’s this I hear about destroying information a judge asked you to take?”

WOUB: “We refuse to pretend that he’s been good for workers. We refuse to pretend that he hasn’t been in all kinds of legal trouble. And I just can’t vote for a man like that.”

WTRF: “We don’t need somebody else trying to steal wages from U.S. workers anymore…We need someone who can actually stand on their own two feet.”

WLWT: “And when you speak to [Sherrod Brown], it’s like talking to a friend or talking to a neighbor. It’s not like talking to a used car salesman.”

MORENO SLAMMED BY OHIO PHYSICIAN ON ABORTION: “A BAN IS A BAN” → Reporting from Ohio Capital Journal details Moreno’s record saying he is “absolute pro-life, no exceptions,” which “sounds a lot like support for an abortion ban — possibly without exceptions.” The report details how he is on the wrong side of Ohio voters, who “clearly disagree with abortion foes.” Read more from Ohioans in The Toledo Blade.

CAN YOU CALL YOURSELF A “SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN” IF YOUR COMPANY IS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE? → Just one day after NBC News reported that “Sheehy’s claims of business feats don’t add up,” the Washington Post detailed that while Tim Sheehy “touts his business” as a “success story” on the campaign trail, his company is “losing millions” and “suffered steep losses” with filings showing a “cash crunch so dire that there is ‘substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue.’” And, “while the company is bleeding cash,” Sheehy has “received millions of dollars in compensation.”

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (AND ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM) → American Journal News details that “Tim Sheehy has collected $20,500 in donations from prominent men accused of sexual misconduct.”

NO COMMENT CRUZ DODGES TX MEDIA ON HIS ABORTION RECORD → Jezebel reports that Ted Cruz is “dodging questions from Texas media about abortion,” highlighting his “repeated, out-of-pocket attacks on abortion.”

LATEST ON LAKE’S LOSING CAMPAIGN: “LAKE SAID SHE’S NOT BACKING AWAY FROM HER FAR RIGHT AGENDA” → Republicans and election analysts on Sunday Square Off detailed how “Lake said she’s not backing away from her far right agenda,” even as Arizona “Republicans have been turned off by this MAGA extremism.”

KARI LAKE SLAMMED BY FORMER AZ REPUBLICAN WOMEN LEADERS: “SHE MUST BE STOPPED” → This week, Lake faced a wave of backlash from former Arizona Republican women leaders who call Lake “a threat to women who can’t be trusted.” See for yourself.

FOX 10 Phoenix: “Kari Lake’s position represents the worst kind of government overreach; a direct threat to the health and wellbeing of all women.”

NBC News: “Kari Lake is far too extreme, and she must be stopped.”

ADD IT TO THE QUEUE →

Montanans for Tester released a new TV ad, “Terrifying,” featuring a Montanan who relies on Medicare to afford her medications and is terrified about how Tim Sheehy would privatize health care, destroy Medicare, and let insurance companies charge patients whatever they want.

Gallego for Arizona released its second television ad of the general election, “Fail to Plan,” outlining Gallego’s commitment to delivering solutions to address the border crisis.

Jacky Rosen’s campaign launched a new ad, “A Good Job,” highlighting Rosen’s efforts to expand job training and apprenticeship programs to help Nevadans get the skills needed for good-paying jobs.

Bob Casey’s campaign launched a new ad, “Eyes,” warning Pennsylvanians not to trust Dave McCormick, who is lying to Pennsylvanians to try to cover up his millions of dollars of investments in Chinese fentanyl.