@HouseBlueDogs
. winning elections, fishing, fixing things, breaking things, not going with the herd, living far away from you, the working class, trees, barking
I’ve seen enough: Rebecca Cooke (D) wins the
#WI03
Dem primary and will face Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) in the fall.
@CookPolitical
November rating: Lean R.
Ron Hanks & Derrick Van Orden were both part of the mob that marched to the Capitol on January 6th.
They don’t belong anywhere near Congress — and we can defeat them with
@AdamForColorado
&
@RebeccaforWI
BREAKING: Ron Hanks declares he’s running in CO-03, the seat Lauren Boebert is leaving to run in another Colorado district.
Hanks, a former state lawmaker, lost last year’s GOP
#COSEN
primary.
#copolitics
🚨🐶🗳️ Time to flip some seats!
Today we’re endorsing two candidates driven by public service who are part of the next generation of Blue Dogs:
Will Rollins in
#CA41
Lanon Baccam in
#IA03
Will & Lanon are running in seats Trump won twice — the kind of seats we know how to win
🚨🐶🗳️ Time to flip another seat!
Today we’re endorsing Tampa Bay native Whitney Fox in
#FL13
against House Freedom Caucus incumbent Anna Luna
Luna spends her time chasing headlines, making promises she can’t keep, and trying to still somehow up her Klout Score. She’s gotta go
Hey
@RebeccaforWI
@AdamForColorado
— the Blue Dogs are excited to endorse you and look forward to helping you win. First round’s on us after you flip those seats!
81% of you are less likely to vote for a candidate that accepts conservative/centrist dark money. Like the conservative Blue Dog aligned dark money PAC that Becca Cooke in WI-3 is accepting. Good govt group spotted a $50,000 buy on Friday.
Still time to reject,
@RebeccaforWI
.
the “we” she’s talking about at 1:53 is us, and the waitress she’s talking about is
@RebeccaforWI
follow us as we replace the angry, dangerous weirdos in Congress with normal working people
NEW: We sat down with three of the five Democrats in Congress who won in Trump districts.
They told us what the Democratic party can learn from their victories:
“I think we're not winning because we don't respect working people.”
Your weekend read on rural America 🐶🧵
“Look at Democratic candidates who are successful in rural communities — Jared Golden, Tim Ryan, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
They do not just talk about rural deprivation and rural impoverishment, as real as it often is in their states.” 1/4
The narrative of "White Rural Rage" — a new book dumping on rural America — gets the research wrong. I know, because some of it is mine, writes political scientist Nicholas Jacobs.
We need to print 66 billion dollars to send overseas to stop RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION. Jared is serious about making sure he gets those defense contractor checks.
All the $ in this bill goes overseas, all the border provisions can be bypassed by illegals claiming asylum.
while Joe Kent spent the day spewing Putin’s lies…
“Budding entrepreneurs & owners of small businesses gathered Friday at the Cascade Park Library in east Vancouver for a 2-hour resource fair sponsored by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez”
normal
beats
weird
welcome to our new followers. we like to have fun here, and also aggressively compete in conservative-leaning districts that will allow us to retake the house majority by a stable margin 🐶
@WillRollinsCA
is a former federal prosecutor who focused on counterterrorism & counterintelligence cases in Southern California, helping prosecute some of the insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
He nearly won this seat in 2022 — and this time he will
🚨🐶🗳️ Time to flip some seats!
Today Blue Dogs are endorsing two candidates in California’s Central Valley farm country:
Adam Gray in
#CA13
Rudy Salas in
#CA22
Adam & Rudy are public servants born and raised in the Valley who will always fight for rural workers and families
Worth noting that Michael Bennet only lost CO-3 by 1% in 2022. It's a bit tougher for Frisch without Boebert but he still has a very real chance at winning. He's likely to substantially outspend his opponent.
🚨🐶🗳️ Time to flip some seats! Today Blue Dogs are endorsing:
Adam Frisch in
#CO03
vs. Lauren Boebert
Rebecca Cooke in
#WI03
vs. Derrick Van Orden
Becca and Adam are two normal people who are America’s best shot at defeating two of the weirdest far-right extremists in Congress
@RebeccaforWI
is a 6th generation Wisconsinite raised on a dairy farm, milking cows and showing cattle from a young age.
She grew up in a working class family and waits tables at night to pay the bills, while running for Congress during the day. Becca's got what it takes to win.
you have only $532k cash on hand after raising $1.5 million
you are running one of the worst campaigns in America
your candidate is a dystopian Looney Tunes character who thinks watching pro sports demasculates a person
you have nothing to celebrate
@AdamForColorado
is a local businessman and former city councilman who has worked for two decades to create jobs in his community.
He's running a unifying campaign focused on common-sense solutions to local issues. It's how he nearly won in 2022 and it's why he'll win this time.
lot of discourse on this website but one more idea to chew on is running rural candidates even in seats that are not predominantly rural so as to expand your electoral coalition in rural areas
losing by less in rural places = winning the overall election
“Consider the divergent fates of Ettinger and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, two Democratic nominees in rural districts in 2022…
Clearly Democrats need to run more Gluesenkamp Perezes and fewer Ettingers. But they do just the opposite.”
working on that 🐶
vroom vroom! 🏎️
Austin Theriault’s spent his whole life listening to corporate sponsors
he'd fit in great down in the swamp — which is why the swamp creatures recruited him
he’s for fame, not for Maine!
#mepolitics
it would be absolutely devastating if you told as many people as possible that jared golden does not attend the weekly democratic party pep rallies in d.c.
please don’t share this information far and wide. he could never recover
Wait, sorry. Jared Golden hasn't attended a single House Democrats caucus meeting in almost three years? And we're only hearing about this now?
#mepolitics
sorry, not compelling. democrats also lost the house in 2022. there were far more swing districts back in 1994 and 2010, so the number of seats democrats lost was greater.
losing control of a chamber of congress = a bad election. period.
Biden has made clear that he finds it particularly rich that the architects of historic Democratic losses in the 1994 and 2010 midterm elections would be lecturing him about how to save the party after he presided over a better-than-expected midterm in 2022.
New w/
@jordainc
: Republicans were already bullish re. their chances of Donald Trump winning the White House again. But some think today’s rally shooting will really rally the GOP base to turn out in November.
Rep. Van Orden shortly after the assault told me: “Trump survives
Joe Kent’s go-to guy for advice on the I-5 bridge replacement is currently under felony indictment for voter fraud.
A weirdo who surrounds himself with fraudsters and grifters will never be able to deliver results for Southwest Washington. I will.
Becca knows the meaning of hard work. She’s waiting tables at night to pay the bills, and running for Congress during the day.
Her opponent, Derrick Van Orden, was part of the mob that marched to the Capitol on January 6th.
Donate now to flip this seat ⤵️
on this
#NationalComingOutDay
, we affirm our belief in freedom — the freedom to love who you love, marry who you want, be who you are, and bark as you bark 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🐶
awkward for the shoddy journalists and internet trolls who make shit up about him not being a democrat, sure
“maine democrat campaigns with local maine democrats” for all the normal people and journalists in touch with reality
#mepolitics
Uma, Dean, Ciro, and I had a great time at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s Walk/Run for the Animals! Purrfect weather for barking around! 🐶🐱
in 2020 and 2022 house democrats lost a net 22 seats and our majority.
using the same playbook in 2024 will not reverse the trend.
the party must adapt and adjust.
I don't think people have really internalized that Biden BARELY won in 2020.
If 43,000 people in the right states had voted differently (0.028% of all votes cast) Trump would have won another term.
This just proves Lauren Boebert was never committed to the communities of
#CO03
. She is only in politics for herself.
I’m here to ensure CD3 has dedicated and engaged representation. That has always been and will continue to be my only goal.
“He was the first normal person I met on the Hill,”
@MGPforCongress
said of Golden.
“He’s just a normal dude who normal people in his district like and trust and see as one of them … that’s more important for lots of voters than anything about politics.”
the republican establishment in D.C. has made Austin Theriault their pick in
#ME02
Mainers will make their pick this November. it won't be Austin… like it wasn’t Bruce… or Dale… or Bruce again (woof)
btw the Devil Dog was the bigger threat. take it from a dog 🐶
#mepolitics
Theriault initially went the "I'll support the GOP nominee route" while his opponent, fellow state Rep. Mike Soboleski, said he supported Trump early.
But Theriault was always the preferred choice of Beltway Rs and has a fan in Richard Hudson, who's a NASCAR fan
“If the left wants to combat right-wing extremism, it needs to be in the business of winning elections.” explains Alex Garland, writer and director of ‘Civil War’.
New pod:
Adam stunned political pundits when he took on Lauren Boebert in 2022 and held her to a 546 vote victory.
He did it by running a unifying campaign focused on local issues.
He’s also never seen the Beetlejuice musical 🐶
Donate now to flip this seat ⤵️
@AdamGrayCA
hails from a long line of farmers and was raised working in his family’s dairy supply and feed store. He fought hard in the California Assembly for the water rights of Valley farmers.
Adam was 564 votes shy of flipping this seat in 2022 — we’ll help him win this time
We are so happy to welcome our daughter Shirley, born Sunday in Lewiston. Our daughter, Rosemary, summed it up for all of us quite simply when she told us, “I love her."
Tidbit in here: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's campaign is fielding questions about the Trump verdict by referring to a tweet about fish conservation in Southwest Washington.
@Axios
my brothers in Christ, they’ve voted for all that, as well as the largest Border Partrol workforce in history. no need to be so mad.
this canine is grateful Speaker Johnson brought border security to the floor on Saturday. it’s a bipartisan priority for us all 🐶
These extreme House Democrats are frauds who refused to support HR 2 and voted against:
❌ Hiring more border patrol.
❌ Restarting border wall construction.
❌ Tightening asylum standards.
This is a desperate attempt to save their political careers. It won’t work.
This is the honor of my life -- being selected by the people of the state that I love so much.
I deeply appreciate the support and want folks to know: I am running to fight for you. It's time to put People over Politics.
Too many Mainers have been forgotten and left behind by
“Blue Dogs are focused on lowering costs and helping working families keep more of their paycheck in their pocket. I’m looking forward to working together with the Blue Dog Coalition and continuing to deliver for working families.”
@RudySalasCA
🐶⤵️
my brother in Christ, you are spending your Sunday arguing with an imaginary dog on the internet. is this the life you want? it doesn’t seem like you’re making good choices with your time and energy
and yes, Republicans who liked George W. Bush are welcome to keep voting for us
The “working class” blue dogs get pretty defensive when I call them out for trying to print 66 billion dollars for their defense contractor donors.
Top priority for the self proclaimed champs of the working man is the same foreign policy & fiscal policy as George W. Bush.
Something special is brewing in
#Florida
! Last night's joy and energy was electric. We showed what happens when we come together. Your voices, your hopes, your needs - that's what this campaign is all about. Grateful for this community and excited to win in Nov!
Biden is doing what desperate authoritarians always do when they can’t win on merit, jail their political opponents.
Don’t despair, get engaged, donate, register voters, ballot harvest, all efforts towards victory in November!
Stand with Bannon by taking political action!
Becca knows the meaning of hard work. She’s waiting tables at night to pay the bills, and running for Congress during the day.
Her opponent, Derrick Van Orden, was part of the mob that marched to the Capitol on January 6th.
Donate now to flip this seat ⤵️
for the election nerds who track this stuff, early Q1 fundraising hauls from Blue Dog candidates:
@MaryPeltola
$1.7M raised
@RudySalasCA
$1.3M raised
@AdamGrayCA
$1M raised
we run to win 🥇🐶
“Cooke says the Blue Dogs have a vision that aligns with what she believes the 3rd wants and that the success of candidates like
@MGPforCongress
— who flipped a district in part by touting her blue collar background — can be replicated in Wisconsin.”
🐶
“Theriault says he expects some of his own supporters will vote for Harris”
hahahaha oh man this guy’s funny
not funny at all: Austin Theriault’s repeated votes in the state house against Maine women and against Maine workers
#mepolitics
Adam stunned political pundits when he took on Lauren Boebert in 2022 and held her to a 546 vote victory.
He did it by running a unifying campaign focused on local issues.
He’s also never seen the Beetlejuice musical 🐶
Donate now to flip this seat ⤵️
well he said he’s not voting for Trump, so are you really not smart enough that you need this spelled out for you?
certain the next speaker of the house would tell you and anyone else bedwetting over this to get a grip, were he not busy elsewhere winning the majority
#mepolitics
bro you are actively rooting for an anti-choice republican to beat him because of your personal animosity towards him. you are the definition of clumsy and soulless
#mepolitics
Anyone's guess where CD-2 goes from here. (Wouldn't be surprised if Golden pulls it out given
@MaineGOP
ineptitude.)
But it's increasingly clear that Jared's undermined his long term aspirations. Developing a rep for being clumsy and soulless isn't how you win statewide. 5/5
@Lanon_Baccam
is a combat veteran & son of rural Iowa. He enlisted in the Iowa National Guard at age 17, and after 9/11 deployed to Afghanistan as a combat engineer, focusing on explosive demolitions and force protection. At
@USDA
he helped implement investments in rural America
Scoop: The Blue Dogs are making their first endorsements of the cycle as part of an effort to rebuild their ranks.
They're backing Adam Frisch and Rebecca Cooke, who are running to take on Lauren Boebert and Derrick Van Orden, respectively.
@Axios
Petting or snuggling with a dog offers a boost of feel-good hormones and a reduction in the stress hormone cortisol, similar to hugging a human.
Research also suggests that spending several minutes with dogs improves children's and students' moods.
happy primary day to our co-chair
@MaryPeltola
in Alaska & newest blue dog
@whitfox
in Florida! 🗳️
from tampa bay to bristol bay, blue dogs are fighting for the places they’re from & putting community first
we’re the alternative to extremists who try to dominate politics 🐶🇺🇸
wow. very thin skin for such an experienced politician!
pointing out you’ve spent lots of time in Madison being in the government is just the truth
you touting your career in politics isn’t going to win the crossover voters needed to flip this seat. that’s the real problem here
It’s unfortunate Rebecca decided to attack me on TV. As the only D in
#WI03
who’s won an election or held office, I know experience matters. I’m proud I’ve passed 225 laws for workers, farmers & families. We must stay focused on beating Derrick Van Orden.
please also understand our tweets are typed by paw and candlelight and this makes each one even more meaningful to read than lazy finger-written tweets drafted by electric bulb
this here is a brand new account for stuff we don't post at
@HouseBlueDogs
about winning campaigns and elections
follow us if you're into that, or don't if you like losing the house majority to weirdos
a storied early summer ritual taking place in Maine today: choosing who gets to lose to Jared Golden
the traditional event is an important part of the pine tree state’s heritage
It's a Tuesday, and one with no shortage of primaries worth watching.
In Maine, Republicans will pick their nominee against Democratic Rep. Jared Golden. They remain optimistic about their chances of ultimately flipping
#ME02
,
@ercovey
writes.
this here is a brand new account for stuff we don't post at
@HouseBlueDogs
about winning campaigns and elections
follow us if you're into that, or don't if you like losing the house majority to weirdos
so-called “alaska businessman” nick begich never actually created jobs in alaska, but lots in india & croatia 😮
also he’s endorsed by the house freedom caucus this go around ⚠️
and ask fish what they think about him ❌
@MaryPeltola
is who Alaskans really want in Congress 🐟🐶
Statement from
@BlueDogBark
on Nancy Dahlstrom playing politics with Alaska voters:
“Alaskans don't need politics; they need results. That is why Mary Peltola dominated the first-round election and why she's going to win in November against Nick Begich.”
“This moment calls for leaders ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work — doers who will show up and work in Congress the same way we show up and work in our communities. I applaud the Blue Dogs' commitment to getting things done”
@RebeccaforWI
🐶⤵️
Six months before Election Day, putting my cards on the table: I think it'd be better for the US and Dem/left priorities if Jared Golden lost his reelection bid.
Not a conclusion I come to lightly and reasonable folks may disagree. But I think the case is strong.
#mepolitics
1/X
“Blue Dogs listen and are loyal to their districts, and they’re focused on working across the aisle on common sense solutions. We will defeat Lauren Boebert and start delivering real results for Colorado, not clickbait politics.”
@AdamForColorado
🐶⤵️
Would a Golden defeat put in office a GOPer who votes worse and pushes equally awful narratives? Yes and yes.
But giving his shtick an elevated platform has corrosive ripple effects. Those need to be weighed too and this is where the bargain falls short.
#mepolitics
4/X
This “bipartisan bill” is a 66 billion dollar payment to the blue dogs defense contractor donors, paid for by the American taxpayer w/ more debt & inflation.
The bill provides zero $ for our border & leaves open the asylum loophole Laken Riley’s killer exploited.
.
@whitfox
is a mother of two young girls who will always put Florida families first
Whitney worked at the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, where she spearheaded the successful SunRunner Bus Rapid Transit system 🚌🚏
She’ll deliver results for Pinellas County in Congress too
@RudySalasCA
worked in the fields with his father before being elected to the California Assembly, where he delivered for farm workers and secured hundreds of millions of dollars for water & public safety projects in the Valley.
Rudy’s the Democrat who can flip this seat in 2024
@WillRollinsCA
is a former federal prosecutor who focused on counterterrorism & counterintelligence cases in Southern California, helping prosecute some of the insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.
He nearly won this seat in 2022 — and this time he will
Jared Golden trolled CD-2 candidate Austin Theriault after Austin received an endorsement from Trump.
His comments are doubtless a calculated move to sow division among GOP rank-and-file as he heads into what could be his toughest re-election fight yet.
Hello
@anniekarni
of the
@nytimes
-- Have a little more discretion when you're taking your marching orders from your handler at
@MGPforCongress
on how to write your next hit piece.
“As a law enforcement professional, I know that for the sake of our communities’ safety, we can’t afford more ideological extremism on either side. I look forward to working with the Blue Dogs to rise above the noise & deliver results”
@WillRollinsCA
🐶⤵️
what a professional political caucus
(fwiw, I think
@CollinsWatch
is only right if Golden has intention to run for Senate in 2026. Losing the House Seat now is worth getting a progressive Democrat in the Senate after Collins.)