Posts Tagged ‘Democrats’

Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures

DENVER (AP) — In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots. Tweet This Post

Democrats Pleased by Obama Response

“House Democrats left Washington on Friday insisting they’re not worried about political fallout after one of the most difficult weeks the Obama administration has endured,” The Hill reports. Tweet This Post

GOP Attempt to Embarrass Democrats Backfires

“An attempt by the National Republican Congressional Committee to embarrass Democrats went awry on Thursday, when the group published a blog post riddled with errors,” the Huffington Post reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

White House Controversies Unite Republicans, Divide Democrats

As three separate scandals—the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of the tea party, the Justice Department’s phone-records grab from the Associated Press, and Benghazi—erupt simultaneously, congressional Republicans are hoping to fold them into a single narrative of an unaccountable and overreaching White House that cannot be trusted. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Democrats to launch robocall effort against House members who support Obamacare repeal

House Democrats will begin making robocalls to voters in 10 congressional districts Wednesday that target Republican lawmakers who support a new effort to repeal the 2010 federal health care law. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is paying for the calls, which according to a script obtained by Yahoo News, will warn voters that Republicans support [...]

Senate Democrats Weigh Nuclear Option

The Hill: “Senate Democrats frustrated with the GOP’s blocking of a string of President Obama’s nominees are seriously weighing a controversial tactic known as the ‘nuclear option.’ The option — which would involve Democrats changing Senate rules through a majority vote to prevent the GOP from using the 60-vote filibuster to block nominations — was [...]

Are Democrats in Decline?

Democratic strategist Doug Sosnick writes in a new memo that his party is “in decline” and “at considerable risk” when President Obama leaves office. Tweet This Post

Food offensive continues: Obama to dine with House Democrats

It’s now House Democrats’ turn to be wooed by President Barack Obama. The president is scheduled to have dinner Wednesday night at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington, D.C., with Democratic leadership and Democratic members of the House—the latest outreach to members of Congress dubbed a “charm offensive” by Beltway insiders. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), [...]