Posts

Showing posts with the label campaign

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison campaigns for Virginia Democrats, blasts Glenn Youngkin

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison is hitting the campaign trail for Virginia Democrats ahead of the state's critical elections next month. With three weeks until election day, Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison joined Virginia candidates across the state on Saturday -- the latest example of Democrats at the national level getting actively involved in Virginia’s high stakes legislative elections. The visit by Harrison follows a $1.2 million investment from the DNC last month, bringing the total contribution from the DNC to the Democratic Party of Virginia to $1.5 million, more than 10 times the amount invested four years ago, the last time every seat in the general assembly was up for grabs. “Virginia has been at the heart of the battleground,” Harrison said to a crowd of volunteers in Manassas, Virginia. “When we think about reproductive rights, if we allow Republicans to take full control over the legislature here in Virginia -- reproductive rights for women -- gone,”...

RFK Jr.'s switch to independent campaign draws criticism from Republicans -- not Democrats

Image
When RFK Jr. said he was leaving the Democratic Party to seek the White House as an independent, he drew immediate criticism -- from Republicans After Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday that he was leaving the Democratic Party to instead seek the White House as an independent candidate, he drew immediate criticism -- from conservatives, not Democrats. Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel quickly released a statement billing the 2024 hopeful as a "Democrat in Independent's clothing" and a "typical elitist liberal." "Voters won't be fooled," she said. In tandem with the committee's response, the GOP's national research team, which focuses on highlighting potentially negative information about rival politicians, released its own dossier on Kennedy pointing to dozens of his prior statements and policy positions of his, such as his opposition to fracking and his desire for the country to wean off plastics. Former Presiden...

Casey DeSantis makes her solo campaign debut in Iowa

Image
Ron DeSantis' wife Casey DeSantis made her solo presidential campaign debut on Thursday, in Johnston, Iowa, to launch "Mamas for DeSantis" Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, made her solo campaign debut on Thursday -- appearing in an intimate setting where she talked about her life as a parent and politician's spouse while stressing how moms like her could be a political force. The event in Johnston, Iowa, was the latest example of how Casey DeSantis is deploying herself on the trail in support of her husband, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination over Donald Trump. A former TV journalist, Casey DeSantis has increasingly been put in front of voters to advocate for the governor. "As long as I have breath in my body, I will go out and I will fight for Ron DeSantis," she said. "Not because he's my husband. That is a part of it, but it's because I believe in him in every ounce of my being. If you want some...