DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: SENATE REPUBLICANS’ BUSINESS RECORDS BITE, YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT LAKE & SHEEHY SAID THIS WEEK, SENATE DEMS POST BLOCKBUSTER Q2 $

REPUBLICANS’ BUSINESS RECORDS BITE →

• MT: Heartland Signal reported Tim Sheehy “conducted business with a Chinese tech company” “linked to CCP data breach.” 

• MORE MT: NBC Montana unpacks Tim Sheehy’s failure to divest from his company, the “conflicts of interest” that it creates, and how Sheehy would financially benefit if he were elected. 

• MI: The American Journal News finds that Mike Rogers “received substantial financial support from the telecommunications giant AT&T,” and “has repeatedly dodged questions about his work at AT&T,” a company that has “raised national security concerns over its business dealings.” 

• WI: Heartland Signal reveals “Hovde’s bank has been accepting money from unknown foreign governments and banks for years.”

• PA: New reporting from the Keystone Newsroom shows that “McCormick invested in Chinese fentanyl.”

• MORE PA: WHYY reports “McCormick claims he created ‘hundreds of jobs’ in Pennsylvania. Records suggest otherwise.” 

EVEN MORE FROM MEDIA OUTLETS ACROSS PA  → 

• Axios Philadelphia: David McCormick, the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, has come under fire for asserting he once led a Pittsburgh-based software company that “created hundreds of jobs.”

• WESA: McCormick’s tenure as the head of FreeMarkets […] has come under scrutiny, and the claim that he created “hundreds of jobs” in Pittsburgh appears unsupported by evidence.

• WITF (Radio): “Check out WITF.org news for regional updates throughout the day, including a challenge to claims that GOP senatorial candidate David McCormick created hundreds of jobs in Pennsylvania.”

• PENNSYLVANIA LABOR & LOCAL LEADERS LEAP ON MCCORMICK FOLLOWING REPORTS → PA leaders and advocates highlighted how Pennsylvanians can’t trust David McCormick, slamming his “proven track record of killing and downright outsourcing good paying jobs.” 

CAN’T MAKE THIS UP PART ONE: SHEEHY “COMPARES HIMSELF TO A FALSELY ACCUSED RAPIST” → New reporting from Jezebel reveals that Tim Sheehy compared himself to a falsely accused rapist at a campaign event, saying, “If you’re not a rapist, how do you prove you’re not a rapist? Like, I-I-I can’t prove a negative, it’s impossible.” Read it for yourself.

CAN’T MAKE THIS UP, PART TWO: LAKE ASKS THE AZ SUPREME COURT TO DECLARE HER… GOVERNOR → Kari Lake is “asking the Arizona Supreme Court to declare her to be the Governor by reversing the 2022 election,” according to reporting by AZ Law. The coverage details how Lake’s petition uses evidence that has “been rejected by multiple federal courts in Lake’s separate effort to throw out electronic voting machines.”

SAM BROWN WOULD BUST MEDICARE & SOCIAL SECURITY → A new report by the Nevada Current details Sam Brown’s economic plan to cut federal spending would jeopardize programs like Medicare and Social Security.

MORENO MAKES IT CLEAR: HE “STILL BELIEVES IN NATIONAL LEGISLATION” BANNING ABORTION. 

THEN MORENO CALLED A PRESS CONFERENCE, AND IT’S “CRYSTAL CLEAR” IT  DIDN’T GO WELL. 

• When asked on camera about his support for banning abortion, Bernie Moreno said that his “position is crystal, crystal clear, has not changed,” confirming again that he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions.” 

• Moreno was “brutally mocked for his hypocrisy” after the press conference. See for yourself.

MORE MORENO LIES → A report from Heartland Signal found Bernie Moreno’s story about learning “English from watching Ronald Reagan’s speeches” is “extremely unlikely,” saying that the timeline he’s given “doesn’t make sense.”

SAYING THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD: CRUZ IN THE SENATE TO BENEFIT HIMSELF → During an interview with KXAN, Ted Cruz said, “I’d be thrilled […] I would happily go back to the private sector. It would be nice to earn some money.”

WHEN THE HEADLINE SAYS IT ALL → NBC News: Senate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections.

💰Q2 CORNER → Democratic Senate incumbents and candidates are reporting another impressive fundraising quarter: 

• In Ohio, Sen. Sherrod Brown reported raising a record-breaking $12.8 million.

• In Arizona, Rep. Ruben Gallego reported raising $10.4 million, “his largest quarterly fundraising total this cycle.” 

• In Michigan, Rep. Elissa Slotkin reported raising $6.5 million.

• In Nevada, Sen. Jacky Rosen reported raising a record-breaking $7.6 million.

• In Texas, Rep. Colin Allred reported raising $10.5 million.

• In Florida, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell reported raising $4.8 million.

IN THE STATES → 

• OH: WFMJ: WRTA to receive $1.3 million for renovations, upgrades to fleet facility

• FL: Tallahassee Democrat: Abortion discussed as Debbie Mucarsel-Powell campaigns for US Senate in Tallahassee

• PA: Public News Service: PA reaps major gains from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

ADD IT TO THE QUEUE → 

• Senator Jacky Rosen’s new ad, “Abortion Rights,” slams Republican Sam Brown’s decade-long anti-abortion record and touts her work protecting reproductive freedom. 

• Colin Allred released a new ad, “All Hat No Cattle,” that highlights his border record and slams Ted Cruz for not backing the bipartisan border bill. 

TWEET OF THE WEEK → 

David Bergstein 
@DavidABergstein

Amanda Sherman Baity
@asherman89 

Maeve Coyle 
@maevemcoyle 

Tommy Garcia 
@Tommy_D_Garcia

Annie Lentz
@AnnieElise6

Emily Benson 
@emilyrbensonn

Julia Ferrara 
@JuliaFerrara22