NRCC Weekly Rundown: NRCC announces latest round of Young Guns, secret agreement by Obama administration weakened Iran nuclear deal, deceptive House Majority PAC ad pulled, and more!
And here’s this week’s edition of the NRCC Weekly Rundown:
National: The NRCC announced its latest rounds of Young Guns candidates this week. The newest additions to the top tier of the program include Paul Babeu (AZ-01), Brian Mast (FL-18), Jack Bergman (MI-01), Jason Lewis (MN-02), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), and Mike Gallagher (WI-08).
National: The DCCC added another primary loss to its wide array of recruiting failures this week, as Annette Taddeo went down in flames in South Florida. The NRCC looked back at some of the worst failures by our Democratic counterparts this cycle.
National: A new report showed that the Obama administration’s Iran Deal was even weaker than originally thought, as Obama agreed in secret to grant exemptions to key restrictions on Iran’s uranium stockpiles to ensure the country was compliant by the original deadline. Despite the numerous revelations into how dangerous the Iran Deal really is, it is still supported by Democrats, including Morgan Carroll, Steve Santarsiero, Brad Schneider, Raul Ruiz, John Delaney, Pete Aguilar, and Rick Nolan.
CO-06: Morgan Carroll has refused to participate in a debate sponsored by Colorado’s largest newspaper, The Denver Post. Perhaps Carroll is hoping that she can lay low and hide her extreme liberal record from voters.
FL-26: The DCCC took a big hit this week as their preferred candidate, Annette Taddeo, lost to everyone’s favorite crook, former Congressman Joe Garcia in their primary. The DCCC went all in for Taddeo, drawing the ire of many of Garcia’s former Democrat colleagues.
Minnesota: Health insurance plans submitted Obamacare premium increases of 50% or more that will hit thousands of Minnesotans in 2017. The NRCC asked if Rick Nolan and Angie Craig would drop their support for the disastrous law and stand up for Minnesota families.
MN-02: Angie Craig has been stepping up her outreach to senior citizens and veterans. This makes sense given her company’s awful record on both, having paid multimillion dollar settlements for ripping off veterans and selling defective medical devices that resulted in multiple patient deaths.
MN-08: A Twin Cities TV station pulled an attack ad from Nancy Pelosi’s House Majority PAC off the air due to the deceptively edited video and outright lies that it contained. Where was Super PAC critic Rick Nolan during this? Nowhere to be found.
NE-02: The NRCC went on the air with a new ad highlighting Brad Ashford’s support for sanctuary cities, which is far out of step with his conservative district. Meanwhile, Ashford is doing his best to pretend that he’s not a Democrat, refusing to campaign with Hillary Clinton, despite being the co-chair of her Nebraska campaign.
NY-19: The NRCC continued its series: “Zephyr Teachout the pandering Super-PAC hypocrite” with volumes three, four, five, six, and seven, detailing her donations from the Super PAC millionaires and billionaires she pretends to oppose.
PA-08: The first general election debate for the 8th District happened this week, and the NRCC took the opportunity to preemptively debunk the nonsense that Steve Santarsiero went on to spout while dishonestly attacking Brian Fitzpatrick and inflating his own accomplishments.
NEWS AND NOTES:
House Republicans find success separating from Trump
“House Democrats’ and the DCCC’s strategy of running a single note, one-size-fits-all campaign is failing, and is just another example of how out of touch they are and why they will continue to flounder in the minority,” Katie Martin, spokeswoman for the NRCC told CNN. She added: “Voters have seen firsthand that their Republican member of Congress has their back, and they will reward that hard work this fall.” READ
The House Will Stand
This is especially true when you factor in the districts where Republicans look to play offense and possibly gain ground. The National Republican Congressional Committee is implementing their Young Guns program to head this effort. READ
Think tank says Iran given ‘secret’ exemptions to nuclear deal
The assertions immediately became campaign fodder. The National Republican Congressional Committee issued news releases citing the report and criticizing Democratic candidates who supported the nuclear deal. READ
Twin Cities TV station pulls ad critical of Mills
The ad “contains deceptively edited footage and false claims that have previously been debunked,” National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Bob Salera said in a news release. READ
Morning Score: FIRST IN SCORE – GOP internal poll: Denham 57, Eggman 35 in CA-10
GOP Rep. Jeff Denham’s campaign has massive lead over his Democratic challenger, Michael Eggman, according to a new internal poll conducted for Denham’s campaign and the NRCC. Among likely voters, Denham leads Eggman 57 percent to 35 percent. Denham also has high favorability ratings, while Eggman remains largely unknown. READ
Rep. John Katko: Security concerns remain as U.S. commercial flights to Cuba resume
Katko, who chairs the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security, said Cuba and the Transportation Security Administration haven’t publicly disclosed important details about airport security, including whether the Cubans have body scanners in all airports, what canine operations exist at these facilities and if the scanning equipment works. READ
House Panel Investigating Troubled V.A. Hospital on Long Island
Representative Lee Zeldin, a Long Island Republican and a member of the committee, had asked for an investigation and shared information from “several Long Islanders with allegations involving the Northport V.A.,” said Jennifer DiSiena, his communications director. READ
U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorses Stefanik
U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, for re-election. Eileen Braden, vice president of political affairs and federation for the chamber, said Stefanik has a 100 percent record of voting in line with chamber positions on legislation. “Her record in Congress is unrivaled in fighting for policies that will keep businesses upstate and create an environment for growth,” Braden said in a press release. READ
The Biggest DC Metro Disasters In A Summer Of Bad News
“It is appalling to hear more bad news regarding the ongoing safety struggles at Metro,” Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Virginia Republican, said in a statement earlier this month. “It is damning that the FTA had already identified track problems and highlighted their concerns to Metro about the area outside the East Falls Church station prior to the July 29th derailment.” READ