Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

Nate Silver: Democrats Favored to Pick Up Snowe Seat

Nate Silver of the New York Times’ FiveThirtyEight blog writes:

“The retirement of Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine is about as damaging to a party’s electoral prospects as these things get, turning a seat that Republicans were very likely to retain into one they will probably lose.”

The wind is most certainly in our sails, [...]

ABC News: Women will be key for Senate Democrats

With the retirement of Olympia Snowe (R-ME), all 6 women up for re-election in the Senate this year are Democrats.

This is a historic year for women already, especially in light of the shockingly retroactive Blunt Amendment set to be voted on tomorrow in the US House as an attempt to turn back the clock on [...]

Did you hear it? That’s the sound of GOP Senate plans imploding

The tides have turned. It’s become clear this week that momentum is growing behind Senate Democrats fighting to protect our majority from Tea Party radicals in the House.

In the last week we’ve seen GOP Senate candidates duck and cover from the Blunt Amendment’s extreme politicking that harkens back to a 1950’s America that denied [...]

VOTE TODAY: Become a citizen co-sponsor of the Buffett Rule NOW!

If you’re like a lot of us scrambling to get our tax returns done right now, remember this: many of the richest Americans pay far lower tax rates than the folks in the middle class. Republicans want to make sure it stays that way, and they’re willing to shred our social safety net to do it.

Across [...]

GOP Platform: Scratching the Backs of Millionaires & Billionaires

As the Buffett Rule emerges at the forefront of political debate in Washington this week, Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail have made it clear who they’re fighting for: the millionaires and billionaires of America.

While the Koch brothers and Karl Rove funnel unlimited campaign contributions into Republican coffers, GOP candidates nationwide are working [...]

GOP candidates continue tearing each other apart

With millions of Tea Party dollars flowing into challenger’s coffers and increasingly nasty Republican primaries across the nation, the GOP establishment is starting to sweat.

With incumbent Republican Dick Lugar losing ground fast to a Tea Party challenger, messy Republican primaries in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri and Florida, and Libertarian candidates likely to take away votes from Dennis [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

The GOP’s War on Women

Don’t like what the Republicans are doing? Send a Democratic woman to the Senate. Send them all.

Check out this new video:

Support women like Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar,  Clarie McCaskill, and Elizabeth Warren to protect our Demoratic Majority in the Senate. Contribute now. 

Majority PAC Fights Back in Virginia

New Ad Slams Former Sen. George Allen On His Damaging Spending Record

Reality Check: The Last Time Virginia Voters Sent George Allen to the U.S. Senate, He Supported $120 Billion in Earmarks and $3.2 Trillion in New Debt

WASHINGTON [5/4/12] – Majority PAC announced a new ad campaign today in the [...]

“Remember” Facts

“REMEMBER” – Watch the ad here

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We still remember…Governor George Allen increased state spending 40%; a record levelSource:  Politifact Virginia, 9/12/11
We still remember…As Governor George Allen increased state spending by forty percent – a record level.
PolitiFact: Virginia’s Budget Grew 40.7% During Allen’s Term As Governor. According to PolitiFact Virginia, [...]

Allen Fools!

This April Fool’s Day, the joke’s on Virginia – where George Allen has been pulling the wool over our eyes for years. Spread the facts about George Allen’s record at www.AllenFoolsDay.com, brought to you by ProgressVA!

Here’s just some of what you’ll find on www.AllenFoolsDay.com:

VIDEO: Virginia is for Lugars

As we wrote last week, Dick Lugar’s suite lifestyle is costing the taxpayers of Indiana enormous sums to put him up in hotels every single visit to his “home” state he represents.

In all actuality, Dick Lugar lives in Virginia. Check out this quick video showing where Virginia’s “extra Senator” has called home for the [...]

PA GOP Scrounges Up A Handful of Lousy Senate Candidates, Infighting Commences

In Pennsylvania, a bunch of guys are ready to duke it out in a Republican primary for the privilege of getting beat by Sen. Bob Casey:

Be careful what you wish for, Pennsylvania Republicans. The party finally has a slate of legitimate Senate candidates and a fighting chance at unseating first-term Democrat Bob Casey. But the influx [...]

“Running Man” – Facts

“RUNNING MAN” – Watch the ad here

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Josh Mandel for Ohio TreasurerJosh Mandel“Definitely serve there for the first four years”

Dix Newspaper Interview, 10/5/10
When Josh Mandel ran for Treasurer, he promised he would:“Definitely serve there for the first four years.”
10/5/10: In 2010, Mandel Promised To Serve As Ohio Treasurer For “At Least [...]

Release: MAJORITY PAC ON THE AIR IN OHIO

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MAJORITY PAC ON THE AIR IN OHIO

New TV Ad Rebukes Josh Mandel For Neglecting His Job In Favor Of Hobnobbing With Donors

Opportunist Josh Mandel Began His Senate Campaign Less Than Three Months After Becoming Ohio’s Treasurer

WASHINGTON D.C. [5/10/12] - Majority PAC will begin running its first television ad in the Ohio Senate race today, [...]

Get a 6-figure salary with Josh Mandel – no resume required

Treasurer Josh Mandel’s office is unable to produce resumes for 34 staff members that work in Mandel’s department, which handles billions in taxpayer money.

The office of the treasury finally responded this week to a request filed just over a year ago.

According to the Toledo Blade, “Missing among the final group of resumes are several [...]

WaPo on Josh Mandel: “New Frontiers in Political Dishonesty”

Yesterday’s Washington Post featured an op-ed about Ohio’s Republican Senate candidate (and sitting state treasurer) Josh Mandel titled, “New Frontiers in Political Dishonesty.” Frankly, we couldn’t sum up Mandel’s campaigning tactics any better.

From the WaPo:

“Mandel has been pilloried by Politifact for excessive lying about [Sherrod] Brown, particularly with regard to 

Rove’s Crossroads GPS Misleads in New North Dakota Ad

The Fargo Forum is calling out Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS for their latest misleading attack ad targeting Heidi Heitkamp.

The attack ad relies mainly on a dated video clip completely out of context. As the report reads:

“Crossroads is spending $1.2 million on its latest ad blitz in five states, including $76,000 in North Dakota, [...]

Rove’s Crossroads group raises $100 MILLION to perpetuate lies in 2012

We’ve already seen the kinds of baseless attack ads Karl Rove’s Crossroads groups are levying against Democrats from coast to coast in 2012.  Now as the first quarter of this election year comes to a close, Rove’s shadowy attack organizations announced a haul of just under $100 million as we move into Election Day.

It’s [...]

VOTE TODAY: Become a citizen co-sponsor of the Buffett Rule NOW!

If you’re like a lot of us scrambling to get our tax returns done right now, remember this: many of the richest Americans pay far lower tax rates than the folks in the middle class. Republicans want to make sure it stays that way, and they’re willing to shred our social safety net to do it.

Across [...]

GOP Platform: Scratching the Backs of Millionaires & Billionaires

As the Buffett Rule emerges at the forefront of political debate in Washington this week, Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail have made it clear who they’re fighting for: the millionaires and billionaires of America.

While the Koch brothers and Karl Rove funnel unlimited campaign contributions into Republican coffers, GOP candidates nationwide are working [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

The GOP’s War on Women

Don’t like what the Republicans are doing? Send a Democratic woman to the Senate. Send them all.

Check out this new video:

Support women like Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar,  Clarie McCaskill, and Elizabeth Warren to protect our Demoratic Majority in the Senate. Contribute now. 

GOP Platform: Scratching the Backs of Millionaires & Billionaires

As the Buffett Rule emerges at the forefront of political debate in Washington this week, Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail have made it clear who they’re fighting for: the millionaires and billionaires of America.

While the Koch brothers and Karl Rove funnel unlimited campaign contributions into Republican coffers, GOP candidates nationwide are working [...]

Roll Call: “Rand Paul, Sharron Angle Wade Into N.M. GOP Senate Race”

New Mexico Lt. Gov. John Sanchez announced Tuesday that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul endorsed him in the Republican Senate primary.

Sanchez is running against former Rep. Heather Wilson in a contest that has set up as an ideological race to the right.

…

Those are just the latest in a string of endorsements from candidates or Members affiliated with the [...]

VOTE TODAY: Become a citizen co-sponsor of the Buffett Rule NOW!

If you’re like a lot of us scrambling to get our tax returns done right now, remember this: many of the richest Americans pay far lower tax rates than the folks in the middle class. Republicans want to make sure it stays that way, and they’re willing to shred our social safety net to do it.

Across [...]

GOP Platform: Scratching the Backs of Millionaires & Billionaires

As the Buffett Rule emerges at the forefront of political debate in Washington this week, Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail have made it clear who they’re fighting for: the millionaires and billionaires of America.

While the Koch brothers and Karl Rove funnel unlimited campaign contributions into Republican coffers, GOP candidates nationwide are working [...]

Big Oil Rewards Dean Heller’s Protection

Since Dean Heller has voted four times in the past 5 years to protect billions of tax dollars in subsidies for Big Oil. He’s gone to bat to protect oil subsidies and has been handsomely rewarded: Heller has received at least $80,000 from the oil and gas industry since taking office.

So it comes as no [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

GOP candidates continue tearing each other apart

With millions of Tea Party dollars flowing into challenger’s coffers and increasingly nasty Republican primaries across the nation, the GOP establishment is starting to sweat.

With incumbent Republican Dick Lugar losing ground fast to a Tea Party challenger, messy Republican primaries in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri and Florida, and Libertarian candidates likely to take away votes from Dennis [...]

Did you hear it? That’s the sound of GOP Senate plans imploding

The tides have turned. It’s become clear this week that momentum is growing behind Senate Democrats fighting to protect our majority from Tea Party radicals in the House.

In the last week we’ve seen GOP Senate candidates duck and cover from the Blunt Amendment’s extreme politicking that harkens back to a 1950’s America that denied [...]

Anti-Warren, Anti-Nelson Ads “Absurd,” “False”

We told you a few days ago about Karl Rove and Crossroads GPS’ new ad that lies about Ben Nelson’s record on health reform.  USA Today fact-checkers also astutely point out that not only is Crossroads GPS trotting out the old lie about health [...]

Majority PAC Releases New Ad Featuring Nebraska Senior

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MAJORITY PAC RELEASES NEW AD FEATURING NEBRASKA SENIOR

Omaha Senior Testifies To Sen. Ben Nelson’s Commitment To Protecting Medicare

WASHINGTON D.C. [12/09/11] – Today Majority PAC released a new TV ad highlighting Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)’s work to make needed cuts in government spending and prevent any radical changes to Social Security or Medicare that [...]

MAJORITY PAC AND PATRIOT MAJORITY USA FIGHTING BACK IN MISSOURI, MONTANA

MAJORITY PAC AND PATRIOT MAJORITY USA FIGHTING BACK IN MISSOURI, MONTANA

Majority PAC Responds to Attacks from Crossroads GPS & U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Missouri

Patriot Majority USA Continues To Hammer Rep. Denny Rehberg For Protecting Wall Street Instead of Montana Families

WASHINGTON D.C. [5/18/12] – Majority PAC and Patriot Majority [...]

Washington Post: McCaskill leads all of her potential GOP opponents

In today’s Washington Post, Aaron Blake highlighted our latest poll showing Claire McCaskill’s strong lead over her prospective Republican opponents.

An excerpt from The Fix reads:

The Majority PAC poll, conducted by pollster Mark Mellman, shows McCaskill up 45 percent to 36 percent on former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman, 46 percent to 38 percent on businessman John Brunner, [...]

MCCASKILL CONTINUES TO LEAD IN MISSOURI

New Majority PAC Poll Shows Sen. McCaskill Leading All Three Republican Candidates By Significant Margins 

WASHINGTON D.C. [5/14/12] – A new poll by Mark Mellman of the Mellman Group shows that Senator Claire McCaskill is leading all of her Republican opponents by significant margins.  In fact, McCaskill’s support has grown over the past two months despite [...]

VOTE TODAY: Become a citizen co-sponsor of the Buffett Rule NOW!

If you’re like a lot of us scrambling to get our tax returns done right now, remember this: many of the richest Americans pay far lower tax rates than the folks in the middle class. Republicans want to make sure it stays that way, and they’re willing to shred our social safety net to do it.

Across [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

The GOP’s War on Women

Don’t like what the Republicans are doing? Send a Democratic woman to the Senate. Send them all.

Check out this new video:

Support women like Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar,  Clarie McCaskill, and Elizabeth Warren to protect our Demoratic Majority in the Senate. Contribute now. 

VOTE TODAY: Become a citizen co-sponsor of the Buffett Rule NOW!

If you’re like a lot of us scrambling to get our tax returns done right now, remember this: many of the richest Americans pay far lower tax rates than the folks in the middle class. Republicans want to make sure it stays that way, and they’re willing to shred our social safety net to do it.

Across [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

The GOP’s War on Women

Don’t like what the Republicans are doing? Send a Democratic woman to the Senate. Send them all.

Check out this new video:

Support women like Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar,  Clarie McCaskill, and Elizabeth Warren to protect our Demoratic Majority in the Senate. Contribute now. 

Blunt-Brown Amendment: Any Employer Can Refuse to Cover Any Health Service

Today, Scott Brown and Senate Republicans continue their #GOPCultureWar with the Blunt-Brown Amendment, which is expected to be voted on around noon.

This extreme bill not only serves as a Trojan horse to block access to women’s health care, it also shifts power over all coverage for ANY medical treatments to one’s employer – religiously-affiliated or [...]

Dick Lugar, Ex-Hoosier

Check out our first general election expenditure in Indiana highlighting the hypocrisy of Dick Lugar’s campaign for Senate!

Thanks to supporters like you we’re spreading the truth about Dick Lugar’s abandonment of Indiana 35 years ago and his irresponsible swiping of the taxpayer credit card to support his hotel stays for every trip he’s made back [...]

GOP candidates continue tearing each other apart

With millions of Tea Party dollars flowing into challenger’s coffers and increasingly nasty Republican primaries across the nation, the GOP establishment is starting to sweat.

With incumbent Republican Dick Lugar losing ground fast to a Tea Party challenger, messy Republican primaries in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri and Florida, and Libertarian candidates likely to take away votes from Dennis [...]

Dick Lugar takes 64 seconds to (almost) answer “Where do you live?”

In a recent interview, “Indiana” Senator Dick Lugar took a whopping 64 seconds to answer the question “Where do you live?” And even after what felt like an hour of interview time, we still are left scratching our heads trying to decipher his coded, legal excuse.

Virginia’s extra Senator is having a tough time explaining to [...]

VIDEO: Virginia is for Lugars

As we wrote last week, Dick Lugar’s suite lifestyle is costing the taxpayers of Indiana enormous sums to put him up in hotels every single visit to his “home” state he represents.

In all actuality, Dick Lugar lives in Virginia. Check out this quick video showing where Virginia’s “extra Senator” has called home for the [...]

Linda Lingle: Won’t Take Position on Blunt Amendment, Just Fundraise with him…

It appears Hawaii’s Republican Senate hopeful Linda Lingle wouldn’t answer questions about her support for the most recent attack on women that came in the form of the Blunt-Brown Amendment last week. But…she will feature Senator Blunt as her headline guest at a fundraiser in DC tonight.

Right.

From the Honolulu Civil Beat today:

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

The GOP’s War on Women

Don’t like what the Republicans are doing? Send a Democratic woman to the Senate. Send them all.

Check out this new video:

Support women like Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar,  Clarie McCaskill, and Elizabeth Warren to protect our Demoratic Majority in the Senate. Contribute now. 

The Chamber of Commerce’s Pants are on Fire in Florida Ad

In a new ad airing in Florida, the Chamber of Commerce repeats a claim deemed by Politifact as “Pants on Fire,” that 20 million seniors could lose Medicare coverage because of “Obamacare.”

In a desperate attempt to prop up the comical candidacy of Connie Mack for US Senate, the Chamber takes aim at Senator Bill Nelson [...]

GOP candidates continue tearing each other apart

With millions of Tea Party dollars flowing into challenger’s coffers and increasingly nasty Republican primaries across the nation, the GOP establishment is starting to sweat.

With incumbent Republican Dick Lugar losing ground fast to a Tea Party challenger, messy Republican primaries in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri and Florida, and Libertarian candidates likely to take away votes from Dennis [...]

Front Groups Want to Scare Seniors into Voting for Anti-Medicare Republicans

Just weeks before the Republican Party is set to release another budget proposal that would end Medicare as we know it, a GOP front group is spending MILLIONS perpetuating lies to distract voters and prop up Republican Senate candidates.

The 60 Plus Association, a group that advocates for the privatization of Medicare and promotes a reckless, [...]

AP Reports: On Arrests & Drunken Brawls, Connie Mack’s Tall Tales Don’t Add Up

We already knew that Connie Mack, Republican Congressman and candidate for Senate in Florida, has a long history of personal financial troubles and run-ins with the law.  Now the Associated Press has uncovered new details that paint a portrait of Connie Mack as a young man who refused to take on an ounce of [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

The GOP’s War on Women

Don’t like what the Republicans are doing? Send a Democratic woman to the Senate. Send them all.

Check out this new video:

Support women like Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar,  Clarie McCaskill, and Elizabeth Warren to protect our Demoratic Majority in the Senate. Contribute now. 

The GOP’s War on Women

Don’t like what the Republicans are doing? Send a Democratic woman to the Senate. Send them all.

Check out this new video:

Support women like Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar,  Clarie McCaskill, and Elizabeth Warren to protect our Demoratic Majority in the Senate. Contribute now. 

Entire Tucson City Council Endorses Richard Carmona

The Tucson City Council’s entire membership, Democrats and Republicans alike, joined together in a fairly remarkable display of bipartisan unity to endorse Democrat Richard Carmona for the Senate. In today’s hyper-partisan atmosphere, that’s an important display of Rich Carmona’s appeal going into next year.

From the Tucson Sentinel:

Richard Carmona, a former U.S. surgeon general who’s [...]

Arizona heating up

A couple of developments in Arizona make that race very interesting …

First, late last week, Richard Carmona entered the race on the Democratic side, broadening out the Democratic choices in the primary. From Real Clear Politics:

The Democratic Party operation in Washington also courted Carmona and since his entrance has been touting his personal narrative, [...]

Standing with our Veterans: Jon Tester

Jon Tester of Montana has long served as a strong ally for our men and women in service – including standing by them when they return home.

We must protect our Senate Majority in order to continue fighting for strong veterans benefits for men and women returning from duty: donate now to support our [...]

GOP candidates continue tearing each other apart

With millions of Tea Party dollars flowing into challenger’s coffers and increasingly nasty Republican primaries across the nation, the GOP establishment is starting to sweat.

With incumbent Republican Dick Lugar losing ground fast to a Tea Party challenger, messy Republican primaries in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri and Florida, and Libertarian candidates likely to take away votes from Dennis [...]

Front Groups Want to Scare Seniors into Voting for Anti-Medicare Republicans

Just weeks before the Republican Party is set to release another budget proposal that would end Medicare as we know it, a GOP front group is spending MILLIONS perpetuating lies to distract voters and prop up Republican Senate candidates.

The 60 Plus Association, a group that advocates for the privatization of Medicare and promotes a reckless, [...]

Rehberg’s Firefighter Lawsuit Cost Montana Taxpayers $20,000

It was already befuddling to learn that millionaire Congressman Denny Rehberg (R-MT) filed suit demanding money from the town of Billings, MT and their fire department for not fighting fire to his liking last year, resulting in the sizzling of some of his undeveloped land in the rural town. Now reports show that his lawsuit [...]

Hoekstra on Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: “That thing is a nuisance”

Speaking at a campaign event last week, the Republican Senate candidate who brought us one of the most offensive campaign ads we’ve seen in decades piled on the GOP’s war on women.

Speaking about the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, one of the President’s signature laws passed in 2009 to guarantee pay equity between men and [...]

Front Groups Want to Scare Seniors into Voting for Anti-Medicare Republicans

Just weeks before the Republican Party is set to release another budget proposal that would end Medicare as we know it, a GOP front group is spending MILLIONS perpetuating lies to distract voters and prop up Republican Senate candidates.

The 60 Plus Association, a group that advocates for the privatization of Medicare and promotes a reckless, [...]

Could 2012 be another “Year of the Woman” in the Senate?

“The GOP House hearing on contraceptive funding demonstrated how out of step Republicans are with America, and Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Sandra Fluke may once again result in more women – who are still only 17% of the U.S. Senate today – being elected. Already, Democrats are running an impressive slate of progressive women this [...]

Michigan Republicans Criticize Hoekstra’s Ad

The Superbowl is a time for Americans to gather around a national pastime – the game, the grub, good company and more recently, the year’s most creative commercials.

But this year, Republican candidate for Senate, Pete Hoekstra left us all aghast with this offensive commercial, laden with racist undertones and bogus claims as his campaign made [...]