Results for: House Democrat

Susan Rice is Stuck in the Rabbit Hole
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnkass/2017/04/06/susan-rice-is-stuck-in-the-rabbit-hole-n2309242
– Did the Obama White House spy on its political opponents, namely Trump and his people, and leak intelligence information to reporters … If you're a Democrat, you'll hold to one and brush off the other, and if you're a Republican, you'll do the opposite.…
Manchin: I Told Schumer If You Ignore Red State Democrats, You’re Going To Be In The Minority Forever
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/04/24/manchin-i…cant-win-youre-going-to-be-in-the-minority-forever-n2317636
– Schumer, a safe Democrat from the Empire State, took these words seriously remains to be seen. … Eventually he won the governorship in 2004, where he proudly said he got the state's fiscal house in order, finding enough savings…
Idea: If Democrats Shut Down the Government, Should Trump Make It As Painless As Possible?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/04/24/idea-if-d…rnment-should-trump-make-it-as-painless-as-possible-n2316572
– Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a recent interview with the USA TODAY Network, referring to top Senate and House … And despite holding a sizable majority in the House of Representatives, Republicans will likely need Democratic votes to pass funding … Might the Trump administration consider eschewing the Democrat-inspired tradition of recent years of engaging in "shutdown theater"…
Dems Can't Decide If There's Room for Pro-lifers in the Party
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/04/24/dems…nt-decide-if-theres-room-for-prolifers-in-the-party-n2317107
– “Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman’s right to make her own choices about her body and her health,” he said … Yet, ask House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and she'll tell you "of course" pro-lifers are welcome in the party.…
While DC Elites Party at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Trump Will Hold Rally in PA
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/2017/04/24/while…e-correspondents-dinner-trump-will-hold-rally-in-pa-n2317322
– 29th, hundreds of Washington, D.C. insiders, lobbyists, mainstream media experts, and government employees will gather at the White House … “The media is trying to make this about them when — respectfully it has nothing to do with you guys,” a White House official said. … The night of self gratification comes around six months after the so-called elites, both Republican and Democrat, predicted that Hillary…
More 'Unity': DNC Blames Bernie for Rally with Politician Who Voted for Pro-life Legislation
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/04/22/more…y-with-politician-who-voted-for-prolife-legislation-n2316577
– "If we are going to protect a woman's right to choose, at the end of the day we're going to need Democratic control over the House … As for Sanders, despite being one of the DNC unity tour's headliners, continues to reject the label 'Democrat.'…
Pollster: People Are Hoping Trump Gets Assassinated
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/04/21/pollster-people-are-hoping-trump-gets-assassinated-n2315906
– It also asked if there is a Secret Service agent alive who would (or should) take a bullet for the current occupant of the White House … Don’t want a Republican or Democrat to win?…
Do The Right Thing
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2017/04/21/do-the-right-thing-n2316220
– who have been protesting Bill O'Reilly were perfectly willing to defend President Clinton and his antics in and out of the White House … Republicans defending President Trump's excesses cede all the high ground when next a Democrat occupies the White House and behaves … modicum of charity and civility toward President Trump cannot be surprised when Republicans behave as repugnantly with the next Democrat
Reading the Kansas 4 and Georgia 6 Tea Leaves
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2017/04/21/reading-the-kansas-4-and-georgia-6-tea-leaves-n2315839
– What to make of the results of the first two of this spring's special House elections? Start off by putting them in perspective. … Democrat James Thompson carried Sedgwick County, apparently because of switches by college-educated voters. … Republicans may need to thread a different needle to hold the House.…
Dems Lights Go Out in Georgia
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2017/04/20/dems-lights-go-out-in-georgia-n2315837
– He's living with his girlfriend who is in medical school in a house near, but not in. … House to live in the state, but voters sometimes take a different view. … Moral victories go back to their girlfriend's house and hope she graduates from med school.…
All In: Democrats Gearing Up to Spend Big Money in Georgia Runoff
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/04/20/all-in-de…ats-gearing-up-to-spend-big-money-in-georgia-runoff-n2315535
– After Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff failed to lock down a majority in Tuesday night's special election, I ran across a data point … Anyway, here is the stat on campaign outlays: Democrat Ossoff looks on track to have spent nearly $100 per vote in GA-6 special, GOP's … Super PACs after slamming them as threats to democracy, and allowed his coordinating group to literally sell access to the White House
New Day, New Race
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2017/04/20/new-day-new-race-n2315488
– When all the votes were counted, Democrat Jon Ossoff found himself in a runoff against Republican Karen Handel rather than the outright … On Election Day, Trump tweeted, "Democrat Jon Ossoff would be a disaster in Congress. … By chance, the speaker of the Georgia House at the time, Democrat Tom Murphy, was also from the sixth district.…
Republicans Need To Deliver Something…Soon
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2017/04/20/republicans-need-to-deliver-somethingsoon-n2315271
– The problem for the GOP is Republican and Democrat voters are mad at the same thing: Republicans. … Sure, Democrat Jon Ossoff was denied a majority and now will compete in a run-off election June 20. … Since Republicans gained control of Congress and the White House, they’ve done…very little. And that’s the problem.…
Democrats, Don’t You Ever Change
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2017/04/20/democrats-dont-you-ever-change-n2314739
– Don’t be fooled by how America tossed out over a thousand Democrat legislators since Barack Obama was crowned, or by the way that people … be fooled by the utter lack of any evidence of Russian collusion from The One’s intensive wiretapping efforts getting spilled to house … You Democrats must ensure that every Democrat candidate everywhere embodies the passions and the prejudices of weenie San Francisco…
MSNBC's Scarborough: The Democrats Failed In Georgia Special Election (And Retaking The House Is Still A Tall Order)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/04/19/msnbcs-sc…crats-failed-in-georgia-special-election-and-democr-n2315335
– are—even with Donald Trump’s numbers the way they are—they’re just not surging the way the need to if they’re going to take back the House … The Democrat picked to flip the district, Jon Ossoff, doesn’t live there—and most of his donations are coming from outside of the state … If that strategy works in the midterms, they’ll be well-positioned to hold their House majority.…
Is GOP Leadership Stupid, Incompetent or Slap-Crazy?
https://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2017/04/19/is-gop-leadership-stupid-incompetent-or-slapcrazy-n2315412
– Instead of a decisive victory, Republican Karen Handel is now faced with a summer runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff. … Republican Ron beat James Thompson, a Bernie Sanders-style Democrat, 53 percent to 46 percent. … Republicans always take a sabbatical after they win the White House.…
Uh, What: Democrat In Georgia Special Election Calls Non-Win A 'Victory For The Ages'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/04/19/uh-what-d…pecial-election-calls-nonwin-a-victory-for-the-ages-n2315277
– Georgia’s sixth congressional district, where a massive slate of Republican candidates split the vote, though it was enough to deny Democrat … unique jungle primary — Alex Roarty (@Alex_Roarty) April 19, 2017 Stay tuned, but also ponder this: How does 1 House … #GA06 https://t.co/N2YAYEbxuc — Andrew Nehring (@AndrewNehring) April 19, 2017 To preface tonight: in my 12+ years covering House
BREAKING: Democrats Fall Short in Much-Hyped Georgia Special Election, Run-Off To Come
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/04/19/ga06-special-election-results-n2314738
– Early in the evening, signs looked strong for Democrat Jon Ossoff as he hoped to attract a simple majority of the votes cast in … the district) appears to be hovering right around Hillary Clinton's vote percentage from November, which is rather strong for a Democrat … I'll leave you with this fair-minded admonition: If history is a guide, the House was in play before #GA06 results and the House will…
Are Conservative Democrats Going Extinct? We'll Know If Joe Manchin Survives Next Year
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/04/17/are-conse…oing-extinct-well-know-if-joe-manchin-survives-next-n2295703
– He had chided House Democrats for their decision to boycott the new president’s inauguration. … that adheres to the Washington Democrat philosophy can’t win,” he said flatly. … member of the state House of Delegates, “and not a Joe Manchin type.”…
Real Clear Politics: No, The Kansas Special Election Wasn't A 'Warning Shot' For The GOP
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/04/17/real-clea…s-special-election-wasnt-a-warning-shot-for-the-gop-n2314436
– In Louisiana, a State House district flipped to Republicans; the seat was safely in Democratic hands…since 1972. … Would things have been different if Roberts ran against a solid Democrat? … If this state of affairs continues, Republicans will likely find themselves in real danger of losing the House.…
Trump Won’t Be Punked By Foreign Dirtbags Like Obama Was
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2017/04/17/tr…p-wont-be-punked-by-foreign-dirtbags-like-obama-was-n2314110
– To the extent Putin diddled with our election by exposing the depths of Democrat corruption, it’s because he wasn’t afraid of that … posing, prancing puffboy in the White House.…
Sanders: Dems Are 'Giving Up' on Politics
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/04/16/sanders-dems-are-giving-up-on-politics-n2314065
– money in the 2016 Democratic primary, is not able to glean anything positive from the Kansas special election last week, where Democrat … Ryan, who challenged Nancy Pelosi for the House minority leadership last year, has repeatedly insisted that his party stop catering … Like Pelosi maintaining her position as House Minority Leader, the Democratic National Committee's choice in chairman also does not…
Arrogant Pols, Go Home!
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2017/04/16/arrogant-pols-go-home-n2313961
– “The House leadership, some of those want me to run again.” But what about the people of Utah? Shouldn’t they be consulted? … In 1976, Hatch challenged and defeated incumbent Democrat Frank Moss using the line: “What do you call a Senator who’s served in office…
Transactional President
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2017/04/16/transactional-president-n2313712
– Had NATO changed so much since Trump won the White House? Not really. … Kondik said Trump's ability to "dominate news coverage" was key to helping him clear the crowded GOP primary field and beat Democrat
Democrats Call For Congressional Action After Santa Fe School Shooting
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/alexnitzberg/2018/05/18/democr…congressional-action-after-santa-fe-school-shooting-n2482258
– Following Friday’s fatal school shooting in Texas numerous Democrat legislators called for Congress to take action. Rep. … Donald McEachin (VA), a self described “Progressive Democrat,” strongly condemned Republicans, tweeting that “Children’s blood is on … Moore condemned outgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and the GOP: “I'm overwhelmed with grief for the loss of innocent lives…
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