Weekly Battleground Roundup

Happy Friday!

It was an awful week for House Democrats.

  • A  Democrat with ties to Al-Qaeda is still Democrats’ nominee for NJ-12.
  • The DCCC is getting pummeled for continuing to take sides in primaries (and losing).
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was caught screwing over her auto shop employees.
  • Kristen McDonald Rivet’s votes for Michigan’s hated toll bridges resurfaced.
  • Don Davis was caught (yet again) misusing taxpayer money — this time spending $40K on his office.

Here’s your weekly battleground roundup:

AZ-01

AZ Family: Arizona Democrat critical of Elon Musk profited from his company’s stock

AZ-06

AZ Daily Star: Political Notebook: Trump cabinet members keep visiting Ciscomani

CA-22

Ripon: Fong, Valadao seek federal funds to fight invasive species in California waterways

The Sun: As Villegas declares victory over Bains, DCCC faces backlash for picking sides in Valley Congressional race

CO-08

Denver Gazette: ENDORSEMENT: Gabe Evans has won constituents’ confidence in CD-8

Colorado Sun: Less than a year ago, Manny Rutinel staked out different positions on healthcare, student debt and fracking 

Colorado Politics: Sparks fly in debate between Democrats in Colorado’s 8th CD primary

IA-01

Indianola Advocate: MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS: $1,000 for every newborn American baby

Iowa Field Report: The Elitist Double Standard: Christina Bohannan Rails Against Billionaires While Cashing Their Checks

IA-03

Western Iowa Today: Nunn Highlights Border Security, Anti-Trafficking Funding in Secure America Act

ME-02

Bangor Daily News: Close Democratic primary in Maine’s swing district heads to ranked-choice count

MI-08

The Midwesterner: Lawsuits continue over Bay City bridge tolls as Kristen McDonald Rivet misleads on approval of unpopular deal

Nevada

Nevada Globe: New Registration Data Shows Republicans Surging as Nevada Democrats Lose Ground

NJ-09

AP: Rosie Pino wins Republican primary in New Jersey’s 9th District to challenge Rep. Nellie Pou

NM-02

Santa Fe New Mexican: Republican Greg Cunningham on the border, Trump and big money in the N.M. CD2 race

NY-17

Midhudson News: Lawler introduces bill to modernize VA online security

Migrant Insider: Beth Davidson Profits From ICE After Killing the Bill to Limit ICE. Now She’s Running Ads About Standing Up to ICE.

NC-01

Fox News: Vulnerable House Dem’s ‘reckless spending’ on office furniture emerges as midterms heat up

OH-01

Ohio.News: Amid 2020 riots, Greg Landsman blasted law enforcement as the ‘evolution of slavery,’ resurfaced video shows

PA-07

Fox News: ‘Flip flop’: Democrat firefighter in tight House race blasts popular Trump policy his national union supports

PA-08

Washington Free Beacon: Pennsylvania Mayor Running for House on Record of ‘Cutting Waste’ Spent $75K on ‘Equity Plan’ That Called To Put DEI at ‘Core of Every Decision’

Townhall: Democrat Paige Cognetti Abandons City While Police Face Off With Would-Be Killers

River Reporter: Bresnahan pushes for expanded access to federal student aid for nursing students

TX-28

KGNS: Cuellar votes against $70B immigration enforcement bill

VA-02

Shore News: Kiggans secures $2 million for Northampton County Schools in House Agriculture Appropriations Bill

WA-03

Washington Free Beacon: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Calls Herself a ‘Business Owner in SW Washington.’ Her Shop Is in Oregon, Where Employers Can Pay Much Lower Salaries.

WI-03

Daily News: Trump visit to Wisconsin highlights rural agenda