Averting the Sequester Unless Congress acts, over the next few weeks our economy will be hit with harmful automatic cuts that threaten hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs. These cuts will slash vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and health care for our troops and military families. Everything the President does … Continue reading »
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From our inbox – A Plan to Avert the Sequester
White House Blog Post: A Balanced Plan to Avert the Sequester and Reduce the Deficit Posted by White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri on February 21, 2013 In eight days, harmful automatic cuts are slated to take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and … Continue reading »
Obama for America Releases New Blog Series
OFA is launching a new series of blog posts from National Field Director Jeremy Bird on Wednesday to provide updates on the ways our historic grassroots operation is already churning out tangible and verifiable results. We’re winning early vote in the battleground states that will decide this election – a key part of our plan … Continue reading »
Ten things you should know about Romney’s extreme stance on women’s rights
Mitt Romney will say anything to win, even if it’s not true. After months of championing an extreme platform that drastically rolls back women’s rights, Romney is now dishonestly trying to hide his actual positions that will jeopardize women’s health. Here are the 10 things you need to know about where the real Romney stands … Continue reading »
Paul Ryan’s speech has fact checkers working overtime.
TAMPA, FL—Tonight, Obama for America Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter released the following statement on Congressman Paul Ryan’s convention speech: “Paul Ryan offered Americans forty minutes of vitriol and a half dozen previously debunked attacks, but not one tangible idea to move this country forward. This from the man Mitt Romney called the intellectual leader … Continue reading »
Are we ready for tonight’s festival of lies from Tampa?
After an Opening Night of Tearing down the President Instead of Lifting up Our Country, Will Ryan and Rice Tell The American People Hard Truths? Republicans are more bent on tearing down the President than lifting up our country. Will Paul Ryan tell voters the hard truth tonight about the Romney-Ryan vision of fewer … Continue reading »
From The Elizabeth Warren campaign: We Built it Together – We Agree!!
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a speech tonight at the Republican National Convention about the Greatest Generation. Let’s talk about what really made the Greatest Generation so great. Coming out of the Great Depression, America was at a crossroads. The future of our economy — and our democracy — was at stake. … Continue reading »
ROMNEY’S CONVENTION REINVENTION: Romney Turns to Madison Avenue Ad Gurus and Tries to Reinvent His Dismal Image Heading into the GOP Convention
Romney is trying once again to convince the country that his plan to cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires on the backs of the middle class is a winner. Meanwhile we’re talking directly to Americans about the clear choice they face in this election – between moving the country forward and going back to … Continue reading »
Why we like Sandra Fluke – a letter on “legitimate rape”
In a recent statement that was both factually inaccurate and horribly offensive, Republican Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin said that victims of “legitimate rape” don’t get pregnant because “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan tried to distance themselves from the remark … Continue reading »
Tod Akin’s apology won’t change the Republican party’s extreme anti-choice stance on abortion.
Tod Akin may apologize for his ridiculous comments about rape – however his party is drafting a platform calling for a “human life” amendment to the Constitution and other anti-choice stances with no exceptions. Great job Tod Akin for bringing much needed national attention to the right wing stance on abortion! read more at … Continue reading »
MA and the Affordable Care Act – more reasons why repeal would be bad for MA – Scott Brown do your homework!
Dear Friends (and friends of friends) in Massachusetts, Below is a must-read message and video regarding our junior United States Senator Scott Brown. As the video shows, Scott Brown continues to stand in lock-step with his Republican Party, and with its nominee for president Mitt Romney in a fruitless effort to repeal the Affordable Care … Continue reading »
Republican Brown Joins Republican Romney In Fight to Repeal Health Care Reform
New video “Just Another Republican” highlights Scott Brown’s support for GOP in refighting the repeal battle, pushing to strip key health care protections from Massachusetts families Today, the Massachusetts Democratic Party released a new web video highlighting Scott Brown’s lock step support of Mitt Romney and national Republicans in their attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Despite the need to … Continue reading »
Employment Situation in June
· Today’s employment report shows that private sector payrolls increased by 84,000 in June and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2 percent. · We’re still fighting back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We lost more than 8 million jobs as a result of the Great Recession. While there’s still more … Continue reading »
HEALTH REFORM: Mitt Romney and Republicans Want to Refight Political Battles of the Past, Again Using Partisan Scare Tactics to Distort the Truth about Obamacare
Mitt Romney and the Republicans want to refight political battles of the past and deny millions of Americans affordable health care. They’re doubling down on distortions and partisan scare tactics, even trying to mislead people by shouting that the free rider penalty is a “tax.” In reality, that penalty would affect only 1 percent of … Continue reading »
“Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done,” – I think there are laws against this.
June 25, 2012, 11:58 PM 25 Comments Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Spurs Debate By MICHAEL COOPER Marc Levy/Associated PressPennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai at the Capitol in Harrisburg in 2011. ¶A top Pennsylvania Republican’s remark this weekend that the state’s new voter ID law would help Mitt Romney win the state has reignited a debate … Continue reading »
