Tag Archives: U.S. House

Retweeted By Homocon Carl DeMaio

Homocon US House candidate Carl DeMaio wants you to read this Breitbart post.

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New From House Candidate Sean Eldridge

A former Freedom To Marry staffer, Eldridge is the husband of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes. He faces two-term Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY), whose first act after being elected was to vote for the repeal of Obamacare. Eldridge is challenging the result of a recent poll which shows him trailing badly. “I think people are frustrated with this Congress,” Eldridge said. …

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Paul Singer’s Super PAC To Donate $2M To Pro-Gay Marriage GOP House Candidates

Billionaire investor Paul Singer’s American Unity super PAC plans to donate at least $2M to the campaigns of GOP House candidates that endorse same-sex marriage. The group has drawn up plans to back seven congressional candidates ahead of November’s elections and could add more to the roster, said Jeff Cook-McCormac, a senior adviser to American Unity PAC and its policy …

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New From Homocon Carl DeMaio

His latest attack against the Democratic House incumbent: “Scott Peters voted to spike government employee pensions even though he knew San Diegans could not afford it. Because of Scott Peters’ pension scheme, many government employees now get pensions higher than $100,000 a year and some even became millionaires.”

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Homocon House Candidate Carl DeMaio:
I Owe Everything To The Tea Party

From the Facebook page of San Diego Democrats For Equality: Lately Carl DeMaio’s been marketing himself as a “New Generation Republican” but his Tea Party record is as inescapable as his shadow. This video of DeMaio speaking in front of a local Tea Party audience is yet more evidence of his allegiance to the far-right fringe. It’s the video DeMaio …

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GOP House Rep. Don Young Apologizes After Twisting Wrist Of Congressional Aide

Mediaite has the story: Young had briefly left an off-the-record GOP meeting about the border crisis and attempted to re-enter through a side door, and according to House rules, members are not allowed to re-enter through that door while a meeting is in progress. The aide was stationed outside the door to prevent people from using it — a fact …

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Rep. Eric Cantor To Resign House Seat

Days after his shocking primary loss to a Tea Party challenger, former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced that he was resigning his GOP leadership position. Today he announced that later this month he will leave Congress entirely. Cantor said he has asked Gov. Terry McAuliffe to call a special election for his district that coincides with the general election …

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US House Votes To Sue Obama

Via the Los Angeles Times: The House vote to sue President Obama is the first such legal challenge by a chamber of Congress against a president and a historic foray in the fight over constitutional checks and balances. Wednesday’s nearly party-line vote followed a feisty floor debate and offered a fresh example of how the capital’s hyper-partisanship has led both …

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FLORIDA: Hate Group Attacks GOP House Rep For Backing Same-Sex Marriage

Earlier this week freshman GOP House Rep. David Jolly became the eighth sitting Republican member of Congress to endorse marriage equality. And the Florida Family Policy Council is ever so pissed at him. When you agree with this lower court’s opinion, you also agree with his irresponsible claim that citizens in your district who passed the marriage amendment were motivated …

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Victory Fund Head Chuck Wolfe: We Need Gay Republicans In Congress

“This year at least three gay Republicans are seeking seats in Congress, and the Victory Fund has endorsed two of them along with seven Democratic congressional candidates and hundreds more from both parties at the state and local level. As a nonpartisan organization with a clear mission to increase the number of LGBT voices in government, we strongly believe out …

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Homocon House Candidate Carl DeMaio: Deport All Those Immigrant Children

Via the Voice Of San Diego: Carl DeMaio has a simple solution to how we handle the tens of thousands of desperate Central American children who have presented themselves to the Border Patrol: Send them home. Don’t give them hearings for asylum. Don’t screen them to ensure they’re not being trafficked. And DeMaio’s stance is a bold one. He’s saying …

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OKLAHOMA: GOP US House Candidate Says Opponent Is Dead And Has Been Replaced By A Robot Or Lookalike Human

“I, Timothy Ray Murray, am a human, born in Oklahoma, and obtained and continue to fully meet the requirements to serve as U.S. Representative when honored to so. I will never use a look alike to replace my (The Office’s) message to you or to anyone else, as both the other Republican Challengers have. Rep. Frank Lucas, and a few …

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Barney Frank: Don’t Vote For Gay GOP House Candidate Richard Tisei

Former Rep. Barney Frank is urging the LGBT community not to vote for gay GOP House candidate Richard Tisei, who has the backing of the Victory Fund. The campaign for Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District has received a significant amount of national attention this cycle, in large part because Richard Tisei, the challenger in the race, could become the first openly …

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NOM’s Teabagger: My Gay Friends Love Me, This Race Was About Corruption

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NOM’s Teabagger Loses House Bid

On Monday NOM announced a last minute flyer campaign against US Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY), who had signed a SCOTUS brief in support of the repeal of DOMA. Brian Brown’s pet teabagger lost her primary bid to unseat Hanna last night. Hanna defeated Tenney 53 percent (15,135) to 47 percent (13,503) in the district that covers eight counties to the …

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NEW YORK: NOM Launches Campaign For Teabagger US House Candidate

NOM today announced the launch of a last minute mailer campaign in support of Tea Party candidate and New York Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, who is running in tomorrow’s GOP US House primary against Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY). NOM is still furious with Hanna for signing onto a 2013 SCOTUS amicus brief in support of the overturn of DOMA. “Richard Hanna …

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Rep. Louis Gohmert: It’s The Job Of Christians To Tell Non-Christians That They Are Totally Going To Hell

Via Raw Story: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Tuesday grilled a pastor who supports the separation of church and state, asking him why he did not share the “good news” that non-Christians were going to Hell. At a House Judiciary Committee hearing about religious freedom on Tuesday, Gohmert told the Rev. Barry Lynn, who serves as the executive director for …

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David Brat Campaign Scrubs Facebook As Media Digs Into His Staff And Statements

Tip of the iceberg, I guarantee it. Details. (Tipped by JMG reader Glenn)

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Dave Brat: I Won Because Jesus

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Cantor To Resign As Majority Leader

The biggest upset of the year just got even more upset-y. Eric Cantor, the second-ranking Republican in the House, will step down from his post as majority leader after losing his primary bid Tuesday night, sources tell NBC News. Aides say they expect Cantor to tell his colleagues he will resign from the position at a meeting of House Republicans …

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