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.@KelleyJRobinson reacts to @turek4iowa's latest ad, which seeks to neutralize Republican anti-trans attacks on his candidacy.
ROBINSON: "It pisses me off. He's buying into the lie."
.@KelleyJRobinson breaks down how Democrats should respond to partisan anti-trans attacks.
ROBINSON: "When an attack comes, address it head on."
Attacks on transgender rights used to be disqualifying for Republicans. So what happened?
@KelleyJRobinson: "Talking about gender and trans people is fairly new. It's a different point of the struggle."
.@laurennfrench reacts to @MikeRogersForMI's moment on @MeetThePress.
FRENCH: "Maybe he had some bad wifi at the beach."
How does @MajorityPAC factor in @AyannaPressley's criticism that too few resources have been directed to Michigan?
@laurennfrench: "Sometimes because we are doing the work behind the scenes, it gets lost. We are all in for Abdul."
Will @MajorityPAC stay down in NC and GA as the cycle closes, and how did they choose to prioritize spending in KS and MS over other "stretch" states?
@laurennfrench: "Kansas and Mississippi are a little bit more what we'd call cheap dates."
Does the @dccc have time to spend all the money they're raising?
BUTLER: "We look to see where we will still invest. Every dollar that comes in goes to talking to voters."
Why are the @dccc launching a new fund, FAFO?
BUTLER: "Republicans have effed around with the economy, they have effed around with voters' livelihoods, and they have effed around with the maps."
.@JesseLehrich and @Rob_Flaherty are asking the questions everyone wants the answers to, starting with: what would Saddam Hussein be doing if he were alive today?
FLAHERTY: "You just know he would have a conservative podcast."
What will happen to the gold in the Oval Office after Trump is gone?
@Rob_Flaherty: "The choreography of the Oval Office is pretty tight. They're not gonna be able to take it all down."
.@JesseLehrich and @Rob_Flaherty react as President @BarackObama lays into @PeteHegseth.
LEHRICH: "The last time he roasted someone this egregiously, it was Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner."
Democrats Smell Blood In Red Territory As Midterms Approach xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1qKDzWZXR…
LIVE IN 15 MINUTES:
- Obama shows us he's still got it
- Brooke Butler makes a special live announcement on behalf of the @dccc
- @laurennfrench talks Senate updates
- @KelleyJRobinson tells us how Democrats can respond to GOP anti-trans attacks
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TONIGHT AT 8 PM: @KelleyJRobinson ENTERS THE PAIN CAVE to discuss how Democrats can respond to anti-trans attacks.
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LIVE AT 8 PM: Brooke Butler ENTERS THE PAIN CAVE to discuss how the @dccc is stretching into red territory nine days out from Election Day.
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LIVE TONIGHT AT 8 PM: @laurennfrench RETURNS TO THE PAIN CAVE with an update on how the Senate map has shifted with nine days till the midterms.
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With two weeks to go until the midterms, @Rob_Flaherty asks @yasminradjy what voters are saying on the doors, and how candidates should respond.
RADJY: "I don't think there's a candidate in the country who doesn't know they should be talking about the cost of living, but some of the ways they talk about it are really divorced from the systemic angst that voters have."
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ON THE OTHER SITE: youtu.be/T9VWsCD3wlM?si=Zlyi…
