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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 20, 2024 in Campaign ad:

Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%."

By Ricardo Torres • October 10, 2024
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 7, 2024 in TV ad:

Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick “wants to outlaw abortions.”

By Caleb McCullough • August 15, 2024
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 22, 2022 in an ad:

Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.”

By Tom Kertscher • October 10, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 17, 2022 in ads:

Herschel Walker misled about “personally treating 4,500 veterans per year,” about “graduating from college” and about “working in law enforcement.”

By Tom Kertscher • October 4, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on March 29, 2022 in an ad:

“Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare."

By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on January 7, 2022 in an ad:

Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 28, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet:

Says Thom Tillis voted to support Trump’s emergency declaration to fund the border wall even though it would "raid $80 million from North Carolina."

By Julianna Rennie • November 6, 2019
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 16, 2018 in an attack ad:

Says Dean Heller "broke that promise" to protect expanded Medicaid.

By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2018
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 6, 2016 in an ad:

"Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks."

By Allie Morris • October 7, 2016
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 14, 2014 in a television ad:

Says David Perdue wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, which would cost Georgia schools $1 billion a year and eliminate millions in student loans.

By April Hunt • October 22, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 22, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land "said guaranteeing equal pay for women who do the same job as men is not a good idea."

By Lauren Carroll • September 2, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 21, 2014 in a campaign ad:

"Cory Gardner is sponsoring a bill to ban all abortions right now."

By Steve Contorno • August 28, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on August 18, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst "would privatize Social Security."

By Louis Jacobson • August 21, 2014
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 9, 2013 in a press release:

Says U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., "opposes a vote on his own legislation that he proposed just a few months ago."

By Jon Greenberg • October 15, 2013
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 12, 2012 in a TV ad:

Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "admitted" that Washington, D.C., "changed" him into an insider selling his influence to make millions from powerful special interests.

By Dave Umhoefer • September 21, 2012
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 21, 2010 in a TV ad:

As CEO of WWE, Linda McMahon "was caught tipping off a ringside physician" about a federal investigation into illegally distributing steroids to wrestlers.

By Robert Farley • October 27, 2010