Holding Republicans Accountable
American Bridge 21st Century co-chair Tom Perez released the following statement today after the Senate parliamentarian’s decision regarding the pathway to legal status via reconciliation: “Despite yesterday’s deeply disappointing ruling, this is only the beginning. We are not deterred and are moving to the next stage of this fight. Democratic leadership […]
Today, a new report from the Detroit Metro Times details a secret recording captured by American Bridge 21st Century that shows GOP Michigan gubernatorial candidate James Craig saying as governor he would block any attempt by Democrats to repeal Michigan’s 90-year-old ban on abortion. Craig — whose campaign announcement was broken up last week by activists opposing his extreme […]
In case you missed it, the Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate primary is rapidly escalating, with a pro-Jeff Bartos super PAC launching a brutally negative TV ad against Sean Parnell. Things are only going to get worse from here. Via Politico: “A super PAC backing a rival Republican candidate is hitting the airwaves with an ad […]
Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson still says he hasn’t decided if he’ll run for reelection in 2022 — but that hasn’t stopped Kevin Nicholson — who lost in Wisconsin’s 2018 GOP primary, despite massive spending from the billionaire Uihlein family — from taking aggressive steps to position himself for a 2022 Senate run of his […]
Over the weekend, American Bridge 21st Century co-chair Cecile Richards wrote an open letter to women commemorating the anniversary of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. According to the Associated Press, Ms. Richards’ open letter warned that the Supreme Court’s 5-4 midnight decision to uphold the Texas abortion ban signals “the end of judicial checks […]
Today, American Bridge 21st Century co-chair Cecile Richards penned an open letter to women commemorating the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg fought to protect and expand women’s equality and reproductive rights throughout her tenure on the Supreme Court. In less than a year since her death, the Republican-led legislature in Texas– with […]