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'Help elect a childless cat lady': New Hampshire Democrat cashes in on J.D. Vance jab

Erica de Vries, a Democrat running for Congress in New Hampshire, is capitalizing on J.D. Vance’s ‘childless cat lady’ remark with a fundraising email she says is raking in the cash.

Vance, who accepted the Republican nomination this week to serve as Donald Trump’s vice president, has received backlash as his history of making misogynistic comments comes to light. In a 2021 Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson, Vance derided Democratic leadership as childless and miserable, with no stake in the country's future.

“We’re effectively run in this country via the Democrats – via our corporate oligarchs – by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices they have made and they want to make the rest of the country miserable too,” Vance told Tucker on air.

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The quote took off online amid coverage of the Republican National Convention, where it caught de Vries' eye, she told Raw Story by phone Friday.

“His comments on ‘childless cat ladies’ are veiled racism and homophobia and I thought it would be interesting to take his version of an insult and embrace it,” de Vries said.

On Friday morning, her campaign fired off an email asking New Hampshire voters for donations to “help elect a childless cat lady,” de Vries said. The email included a photo of her cats, Effie and Ira, and a salad-cat meme taking a crack at Vance.

“It’s been one of our most effective fundraising emails,” de Vries said, declining to say how much she’s raked in since the fundraiser began. “People are looking for a little levity and I think they are appreciating it coming from candidates.”

Screenshot from fundraising email for New Hampshire Democrat Erica de Vries.

Donald Trump’s VP nominee JD Vance: “We are effectively run in this country…by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made. And they want to make the rest of the country miserable too.” pic.twitter.com/ButY24m091
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) July 16, 2024

Watch: Dem who flipped N.Y. seat laughs off protester who stormed stage at victory party

Newly elected Tom Suozzi, who flipped the seat left vacant when New York Republicans helped remove George Santos, laughed off an awkward situation on Tuesday.

Suozzi, who defeated a Republican who conceded earlier that night, was just about to start his victory speech when a protester stormed the stage and continued yelling, "Stop supporting genocide! Cease fire now!"

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Suozzi said no words, instead allowing the protester to be moved away before smiling and continuing with his speech.

As he continued speaking, it appears another protester tried to interrupt him, but chants of "Suozzi!" from the crowd drowned them out.

"I love America!" Suozzi shouted.

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'Delusions of grandeur': Kyrsten Sinema busted for saying she 'saved the Senate'

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) was mocked for purportedly saying she single-handedly saved the U.S. Senate.

Sinema has consistently remained in the news since parting from the Democratic party. Last month, the ex-Democrat was reported to have privately insisted to donors she has a path to victory that involves winning over Republican voters.

Writing for The New Republic, deputy editor Jason Linkins called Sinema out for comments reported in a new book about Mitt Romney by journalist McKay Coppins.

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"[I]f remarks attributed to her in a new book by McKay Coppins are any guide, she seems sanguine about her future and determined to go out with her trademark delusions of grandeur. As Insider reported this week, Sinema makes a cameo in Coppins’s Romney: A Reckoning, in which she’s totally not mad about her dim reelection prospects," Linkins reported Saturday.

He goes on to quote Sinema from the book's pages.

“I don’t care. I can go on any board I want to. I can be a college president. I can do anything,” she reportedly told Mitt Romney. “I saved the Senate filibuster by myself. I saved the Senate by myself. That’s good enough for me.”

Linkins went on to say that Sinema is "sadly, correct about her chances of cashing out."

"But the idea that she 'saved the Senate' raises a rather obvious question: 'From what, though—and for who?'" he wrote.

"Beyond the fact that Sinema’s claim to have been the sole savior of the filibuster is significant Joe Manchin erasure, depriving the West Virginia senator of the recognition he’s earned for hurting West Virginians, children, and the planet, she’s incorrect on the merits: You can’t simultaneously be a Senate institutionalist and support the filibuster, which is a parliamentary aberration that flies in the face of the Framers’ designs," he added.

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Lawmaker faces up to 6 months in prison for 'falsely' pulling fire alarm

A lawmaker who was caught on camera pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building, with some alleging he did so as a means to delay a continuing resolution vote for funding the U.S., has been criminally charged.

Nearly a month ago, it was reported that Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was caught on camera pulling the Cannon fire alarm ahead of this motion to adjourn vote as Dems tried to delay the CR vote. Donald Trump demanded the congressman be jailed for pulling fire alarm during shutdown vote, saying he "must suffer."

Now, the Capitol police has completed its investigation, according to a reporter from NBC.

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"Rep Jamaal Bowman has been criminally charged with one misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm for the September 30th incident in the Cannon Office Building, according to court documents," NBC reported.

The reporter quoted Capitol police as saying, "We finished our investigation. Our agents gathered all the evidence, packaged it up, and sent the entire case with charges to prosecutors for their consideration.”

The reporter continues to report the maximum penalty of six months.

"Capitol Police says their case has been done for a while, and that they presented a probable cause arrest warrant for 22DC1319A - False Fire Alarm - to the attorney general... the charge against Rep Bowman carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail. He has been ordered to appear in DC Superior Court tomorrow morning at 9:30am for his arraignment."

'Warning sign': Financial reports show Lauren Boebert is in trouble in next election

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is officially on notice that her next election won't necessarily be an easy one, with strong challengers on both sides of the aisle.

Boebert, who recently shouted that Republicans who didn't vote for Jim Jordan — and not those who ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speakership role in the first place — are responsible for the fact that "Congress isn't working right now," barely held onto her seat in the last election cycle.

Now, it appears she's in for another tough round of voting, based on financial reports flagged by The Seattle Times.

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"U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is getting squeezed from both sides of the political aisle in the money race as she faces a growing field of challengers hoping to thwart her reelection next year," the outlet reported Friday. "Third-quarter fundraising totals reported in recent days in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District show the Republican incumbent was outraised by her most prominent Democratic foe, Adam Frisch, by a factor of 4-to-1. And Jeff Hurd, a Boebert challenger in next year’s GOP primary, posted sizable totals indicating he also might pose trouble for the two-term congresswoman."

The article further states that "Boebert’s haul for the period from July 1 to Sept. 30 was just shy of $854,000."

"Earlier this month, before filing his full quarterly report, former Aspen city councilman Frisch, who narrowly lost to Boebert in 2022, touted a nearly $3.4 million haul during the same time frame," the article states. "Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, collected just over $412,000 despite launching his campaign only in mid-August."

The piece quotes Paul DeBell, an associate professor of political science at Fort Lewis College in Durango, as saying Boebert's troubles stem partly from her own personal drama.

"DeBell said Frisch has been able to focus 'singularly' on the potential rematch while Boebert has been mixed up in controversies, some of her own making," it states. "Voters in her district may be feeling 'exhaustion' with the headlines and drama that seem to follow the congresswoman wherever she goes, he said."

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'You are finished': Dem running to unseat Jim Jordan promises he will be exposed

Rep. Jim Jordan is in trouble now that he's being considered for speaker of the House, according to the Democratic candidate running to unseat him.

Tamie Wilson is challenging Jordan in the newly redrawn 4th Congressional District, according to local reports. She now says she thinks making Jordan the GOP nominee for speaker of the House will expose him in the eyes of the general public.

She conveyed her message in an open letter aimed at the representative.

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"As the woman running against you, I have some bad news for you. Your career is now over. The reason is simple," she wrote. "The ENTIRE world will now see your true pathetic colors broadcast on the news every single day."

Wilson then listed some of the allegations levied against Jordan.

"Everyone is going to know you covered up RAPE at OSU where kids trusted you," she said. "Everyone is going to know you have DEFIED a January 6 subpoena for over 500 days and deserve to be in HANDCUFFS rather than a Speaker’s chair."

Wilson added that the job of the House speaker "is to build consensus and get things done."

"You lack backbone and moral fortitude. You have never shown willingness to work with Democrats or even moderate Republicans. You are the worst kind of partisan extremist and you’re not a leader. You are a do nothing loser who has never even never passed a bill," she wrote. "You are inflammatory and irresponsible and you are beneath the dignity of the office. You have failed to protect those kids and you’ve failed to protect the Constitution. Your students from OSU don’t trust you. Your district doesn’t trust you. And America doesn’t trust you. Everyone will know you’re a failure. You are finished Jim."

Man gets more than 2 years in prison for threats to Democratic senator

A Montana man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for threatening to kill Democratic Sen. John Tester, the Associated Press reported.

Kevin Patrick Smith made the threats in voicemails to Tester's office because he was upset with Tester's policy decisions, court records say. He was sentenced to to 2-and-a-half years in federal prison.

The profane messages included threats to “rip your head off.” The caller said in the messages that he was making the threats "on purpose."

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"The FBI contacted Smith on Feb. 1 and told him to stop threatening the senator. But 10 days later, the threatening calls resumed, and Smith was arrested Feb. 22, the documents show," the AP's report stated.

"The criminal complaint, which was later replaced by an indictment, said calls from Smith’s phone number to Tester’s office began in late 2022."

You can't just 'yell about it' on your podcast: Ted Cruz challenger goes on attack

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) "hasn't done a whole lot" for his own state, according to a man who is trying to challenge his Senate seat.

Democratic Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez appeared on MSNBC's Yasmin Vossoughian Reports on Saturday, and he cast Ted Cruz as a do-nothing politician who likes to rant on his podcast instead of crafting thoughtful legislation. Gutierrez announced he would be challenging Cruz on Monday.

Gutierrez, known for his calls for police accountability in the wake of the Uvalde shooting in Texas, told Vossoughian that a successful Senator would "have a real conversation with the people" of Texas about the high costs of Medicare and energy, and about the state's power grid being "completely broken."

"These are things that Ted Cruz could do and solve and fix, but he refuses --- he refuses to do them," Gutierrez said. "We have to have stakeholders and public officials that are simply going to do their jobs. Don't just talk about it. Don't just pretend that you care. Do something and Ted Cruz really has not done a whole lot."

Asked about which issues matter most to him, Gutierrez mentioned gun reform, Medicaid expansion, raising the minimum wage, and women's reproductive rights. He added:

"We are going to talk about women's reproductive rights, for sure, because in Texas if a woman gets pregnant and has an unwanted pregnancy or gets raped or is a victim of incest, she can't do anything about it. We are going have a real discussion on those types of issues and we're going to talk about the grit and everything that is broken. Here you cannot just yell about it every week on your podcast. You cannot just scare us all with this immigrant horde, this invasion that you claim, and yet do nothing about it."

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He also called out Cruz for his infamous Cancun trip.

"Even when it came to when we needed him most, he got on a plane, flew to Cancun. We didn't expect him to fix the lights, we expected him to be there with us."

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Marjorie Taylor Greene recites pledge under Democratic party sign at rodeo

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) unwittingly gave Georgia Democrats some free publicity on Friday.

Greene led a reading of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Charles B. Davis Memorial Rodeo in Ringgold, Georgia, where the far-right congresswoman was introduced as “one of the spunkiest people in Washington D.C. this day and time.”

“She speaks for America, she speaks for you Georgians,” the announcer said sitting atop a white horse.

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Greene is seen in video she posted of the event waving to applause from an adoring crowd in a Catoosa County community in which she is revered. Donald Trump in 2020 collected 77 percent of the vote in the ruby red county, where Joe Biden got just 21 percent of the vote.

After telling the crowd to “please remove your hats and place your hands over your heart,” Greene recites the pledge directly under a blue sign for the Catoosa County Democratic Party.

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Greene after reciting the pledge waves her red MAGA hat at the crowd before putting it over her head.

“Honored to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the Chas B. Davis Memorial Rodeo in Ringgold, Georgia!” Greene tweeted.

In a statement to Raw Story on Friday night, the Catoosa County Democratic Party chided Greene for her appearance.

"The Catoosa County Democratic Party is proud to again sponsor the 27th Annual Charles B. Davis Memorial PRCA Rodeo, helping to raise funds for local organizations here in Catoosa County, Georgia," the statement read. "We were just as surprised as everyone else to see Rep. Greene in attendance at this local event, given she spends so little time in her district. Unlike Rep. Greene, we are focused on engaging with our community and uniting, not dividing both Catoosa County and the GA-14 congressional district."

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Mike Pence slammed by Dem. Rep. for saying he doesn’t believe rich should ‘pay their fair share’

Former vice president Mike Pence on Wednesday he doesn't "really buy into the rich need to pay their fair share," prompting a tongue lashing by Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu (CA).

Pence, who is currently making his longshot bid to displace his former boss Donald Trump as the top GOP contender for president in 2024, made the comments in the context of discussing statistics on where we get funding for the country.

"I'm somebody that, I don't really buy into the rich need to pay their fair share," Pence told a crowd in comments that were recorded and posted to Twitter on Wednesday.

Lieu, who is known for taking his legislative takes to Twitter, struck back at Pence.

"Democrats put #PeopleOverPolitics and passed the bipartisan infrastructure law to grow the economy and create good paying jobs," he wrote. "What are Republicans focused on? Helping the rich avoid paying their fair share."