Baby Killers
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]The debate still rages in America over when life begins. But what is beyond debate is that an infant born into this world is indisputably a living, breathing, feeling human...
View ArticleOutrage: Republican Senator blames 16-year-old rape victim!
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]You might remember Republican State Sen. Dennis Nolan of Nevada from last week, when he was caught on tape allegedly offering to bribe the witness in a rape trial to change...
View ArticleRedistricting Relay
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]Late Friday afternoon, Politico’s Ken Vogel published an interesting assessment of the upcoming fight over redistricting."GOP lags in early redistricting race" is a broad look...
View ArticleLast Chance to Support Crucial Civil Unions Bill
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]Ten days – that’s how long we have to make our voices heard on a crucial piece of equal rights legislation. Republican Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii has announced that...
View ArticleStrengthening the Progressive Voice
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]Do you want a stronger progressive voice in Congress? Then the most important vote you cast this November might be for your Democratic state legislators. That may sound...
View ArticleAction Alert: Lawmaker threatened AGAIN
This community has been allover of the story of California state Senator Leland Yee, who began receiving death threats after he demanded an apology from Rush Limbaugh, who delivered a rant on his show...
View ArticleGA State Rep.: There’s No Such Thing as a Rape Victim
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]U.S. House Republicans have received a great deal of attention over the past week since seeking to qualify the crime of rape with the term "forcible" in a high-profile piece...
View ArticleThe Tough Get Going: Devastating New Ad Highlights State Senator’s Attack on...
We're all angry about the Wisconsin GOP's perversion of the democratic process to ram through their assault on working families. And we should be.But the absolute worst thing any of us can do right...
View ArticleSee the New Ad that's Catching Fire in Wisconsin
UPDATE: Please help us keep ads like this one on the air!Not long ago, the DLCC released our first television ad in Wisconsin, urging residents to demand that Republican state Senator Luther Olsen...
View ArticleMeanwhile, Back in Indiana...
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]The Indiana House Democrats remain firm in their resolve to halt the advance of Republican Governor Mitch Daniels’ and Speaker Brian Bosma’s radical agenda that undermines...
View ArticleUpping the Ante in Indiana
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]The situation in Indiana continues to ferment.Yesterday evening Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma unilaterally declared an end to negotiations and led a successful attempt...
View ArticleI'll See your Petty Maneuver, and Raise You This Devastating TV Ad [VIDEO]
Last week, Indiana Republicans upped the ante by raising their fines against the Hoosier 39 – from $250/day to $350/day.The Democrats held strong.So today, we see the GOP’s $100, and we raise.It's time...
View ArticleWinning in Indiana: What the Compromise Means for Working Families
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]As you may have heard, yesterday afternoon the Hoosier 39 ended the month-long standoff over education and collective bargaining in Indiana.Today we have a much clearer...
View ArticleThis Month in Crazy: GOP Misdeeds Flying Under the Radar
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]The GOP’s war on workers has dominated recent national media coverage, with twostates in particular getting most of the attention. Unfortunately, this means that some other...
View ArticleSpecial Elections foreshadow change in Democratic fortunes
[cross-posted at DLCC.org]Special elections are on everyone’s mind this week as voters go to the polls for the Corwin-Davis-Hochul election in Western New York. But whatever happens in that race, a...
View ArticleWhat’s the Matter with the Kansas (and Maine) Legislatures?
In his 2004 book What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Kansas native and one-time Republican Thomas Frank seeks to explain why so many voters actively vote for Republican candidates for office, who in turn...
View ArticleDemocrats surge in swing-state generic ballots
Polling released last week shows Democrats taking clear leads in generic legislative ballot polling in Iowa, New Hampshire, and North Carolina - three key swing states which have all voted Republican...
View ArticleDLCC Letting Wisconsin Senator Moulton's Words Speak For Themselves
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee announced today that they are running an ad in Wisconsin informing people there what Senator Terry Moulton has done to help the Wisconsin economy: nothing
View ArticleSign Our Petition: Don't Make Taxpayers Pay $1,100 to Protect a Bust of Rush...
Missouri House Republicans have voted to attack public education and cut off medical care for blind residents– but they somehow found $1,100 in taxpayer money to pay for special security for the bronze...
View ArticleMeet Representative Tina Kotek, Oregon's House Democratic Leader
Her personal heroes include Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who spent her life fighting poverty and made history as the...
View ArticleRepublicans Are Hoping You Never See This
Pat McDonough has been a Republican member of the Maryland General Assembly since 2003, and his core campaign message is clear: immigrants are not welcome.Republicans are now desperately trying to run...
View ArticlePennsylvania GOP: Literally Taking Food From Their Most Vulnerable Citizens...
Pennsylvania House Republicans are poised to harm Pennsylvania 's disabled citizens and domestic violence survivors all while ignoring pleas from faith leaders who are begging Republican leaders to...
View ArticleVote In Our Profiles in Crazy
Just when you thought it was safe to be away at Netroots for a few days, the Michigan Republicans told doctors that they knew how to practice medicine better than they did, and passed some of the...
View ArticleWisconsin State Senate Recall Over. Time for Senator Wanggaard to Concede
With official results from last Tuesday's recall election now in, former Wisconsin state Senator John Lehman has won his job back--clearly defeating Senator Van Wanggaard by 834 votes--a 55 vote...
View ArticleDemocratic Legislators: Fighting to Keep American Jobs in America
The mail houses are revving up and the political commercials are starting to be produced, and in just a few short months candidates will ask voters to support them promising that their election will...
View ArticleMichigan GOP Ignoring The State's Most Pressing Issues to Attack Women
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View ArticleFor Michigan GOP "vagina" and "vasectomy" now four letter words
From the great state of Michigan, where the GOP controlled legislature made it a priority to regulate women's health care, legislators are being punished for using medically correct terms to discuss...
View ArticleIn Wisconsin Recalled State Senator Wanggaard Demands Recount: Democracy Delayed
In order to prevent Senate Democrats from taking back the majority in the Wisconsin State Senate, recalled Senator Van Wanggaard has requested a recount of the official results of this month's recall...
View ArticleLouisiana using tax-payer funds to teach Loch Ness Monster is real
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View ArticleCorporate Tax Cuts and the Spread of Tuberculosis in Florida
When they weren't making it more difficult to register voters and requiring women to have unnecessary ultrasounds before deciding to have an abortion, Florida’s Republican legislature handed out...
View ArticleOf Roads, Bridges and Republican Majorities
Leslie Wagner, Director of Project Management and Development for Ginovus—a privately owned firm that works with businesses including Fortune 500 companies on investment decisions—summed up a basic...
View ArticleKaren Handel, of Susan G. Komen Fallout, Tapped to Lead Effort to Elect...
You have to hand it to Republicans—when they go in they go in all the way. This time, Republicans have decided that Karen Handel will head up an effort “to identify, recruit and support” Republican...
View ArticlePolitical Synchronicity: Republican Legislative Campaign Committee And ALEC
ALEC and the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee find themselves having their annual conference in the same city on the same date.A perfect 10 in synchronized politicking.Reposted from DLCC.org....
View ArticleTime to Get Honest About Voter Suppression Laws
It is time to get the facts straight about voter suppression laws; they have nothing to do with protecting elections and everything to do with making it more difficult for Democratic leaning voters to...
View ArticleThe Road to Charlotte
Yesterday, I made the trip to the Democratic National Convention. At 8 o'clock my co-workers Valerie, Marissa and I set off driving from Washington DC to Charlotte, North Carolina. Even though the...
View ArticleIowa Democrats Speaking Out Against Using HAVA Funds to Keep People From Voting
Coming from the “No We Did Not Make This Up” file, Iowa’s Secretary of State Matt Schultz is seeking emergency rules that would allow him to purge thousands of voters from Iowa’s voter registration...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Tea Party-Monty Python Mashup
With some Rachel Maddow GoodnessYour Friday afternoon treat.
View ArticleA Tale of Two Voters
Today is National Voter Registration Day. As the name implies, this holiday is all about encouraging voter registration - a process where it pays to live in a state with a Democratic legislature or,...
View ArticleCommon Sense and Scientific Research about Contraception vs. The GOP
Among Missouri Republicans, ideology has long trumped fact-based research, and this time women and girls are the collateral damage.Last month, Missouri’s Republican led legislature passed legislation...
View ArticleCall for Nominations: DLCC Essential Races
Every cycle, the DLCC publishes a list of Essential Races around the country: these are competitive races for state legislature, chosen out of the thousands of races up for grabs every two years,...
View ArticleThe election is four weeks from today. Help Democrats get out the vote.
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View ArticleNew Ad Holds Nevada State Senator Accountable for His "Nutty" Positions
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) Nevada PAC, DLCC Nevada, along with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal...
View ArticleMitt Romney puts women in binders; Democrats help elect women to state...
At last night’s Presidential debate, Governor Mitt Romney continued to refuse to answer the question about whether or not he supports legislation guaranteeing that women receive equal pay as men by...
View ArticleMeet Mark Ferrandino, Colorado's House Democratic Leader
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View ArticlePresident Clinton records GOTV call for Arkansas Democrats
Arkansas Democrats are calling in its favorite son to let people know how extreme the Republicans in the state have become.
View ArticleFinally a male politician talks about rape without being extremist
Leave it to Arkansas of all places where Democratic Representative Charles Edward (D-Little Rock) has figured out a way for men to talk about rape without being misogynistic.As published in The...
View ArticleGOP leaders looking to use state legislatures to rig outcome of future...
Because the GOP cannot win the Presidency honestly, they are turning to state legislatures to change the rules so they can fix the outcome in their favor.First the new GOP majorities in state...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Agenda Relies on Allies in State Legislatures
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a vision of opportunity, action and optimism for America, seeking to incite congressional action on a number of issues with...
View Article"Welcome to Detroit" - or why #NN14 will be the best EVER
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is a proud sponsor of Netroots Nation for the 8th straight year. But this year, we're stepping things up.Just a couple weeks from now, the DLCC is teaming...
View ArticleNY State Senate: Could a poorly-timed press release flip the chamber?
Cross-posted at www.dlcc.orgIt took former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos an entire week to realize what every other New Yorker must have known the moment he was indicted on corruption...
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