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...
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Meet 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...
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