News Archives: Tagged annie kuster
C-SPAN: PCCC’s Adam Green talks about the Progressive Agenda in 2013
Adam Green talked about the work of his Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and the organization’s agenda for the 113th Congress.*He also outlined what progressives would like to see from President Obama in his second term. [more]
WINDHAM PATCH: Democrat Kuster Wins NH’s 2nd Congressional District Seat
One organization that immediately offered comment on the way it influenced the 2nd Congressional District race was the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. The organization is being credited for assisting Kuster’s effort this year, helping her raise nearly $240,000 from donors in New Hampshire and nationally. The organization also made more than 275,000 calls for Kuster in both 2010 and 2012, and had volunteers on the ground assisting the campaign, according to T. Neil Sroka, the press secretary, for the organization.
Sroka noted that Kuster, on a conference call, credited the org as an “integral” to her team as “invaluable to the cause of bold progressives.” [more]
Republican Charlie Bass Defends Radical, Pro-Apartheid Former New Hampshire Governor
Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH) — who is facing a strong challenge from bold progressive Annie Kuster — will do anything to distract from his votes to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits by supporting the radical Simpson-Bowles plan or his support from the even more radical Paul Ryan plan to end Medicare. A few weeks … [more]
Republican Congressman Charlie Bass Thinks The Bush Tax Cuts For The Rich Are Too Small
Lowering taxes on the wealthy does little to nothing to spur economic growth. We know this because we have a great example: the Bush tax cuts. Bush’s presidency saw a dismal lack of job growth, and growth has actually been more robust under presidents with higher taxes. Don’t tell that to Republican congressman Charlie Bass … [more]
TALKING POINTS MEMO: Progressive Group Launches Program To Call One Million Voters
PCCC plans to make hundreds of thousands of calls for Elizabeth Warren’s Massachusetts Senate race. Another top priority is Alan Grayson’s House race in Florida. Call Out The Vote will also help Sen. Sherrod Brown’s re-election effort in Ohio and Tammy Baldwin’s Senate campaign in Wisconsin. On the House side, calls will go out for Rob Zerban, who is trying unseat Paul Ryan, Annie Kuster’s campaign in New Hampshire, and several other progressive candidates. [more]
Republican Congressman Charlie Bass Claims Independence, But Votes With His Party 83% Of The Time
Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH) is facing off with bold progressive candidate Annie Kuster on the November ballot, and he is desperately trying to avoid losing by trying to repair his image with voters who are steamed at the Republican Party. At a recent candidate’s forum, he tried to portray himself as being fairly bipartisan: Calling … [more]
Bowles-Simpson Attack Bold Progressive Candidate Annie Kuster
One of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee-endorsed candidates for Congress, Annie Kuster in New Hampshire, just got attacked in full-page ads by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles of the Simpson-Bowles Commission — which famously proposed gutting Social Security and the social safety net. In their attack on Kuster, Bowles and Simpson praised her Tea Party … [more]
THE HILL: New PCCC Poll — Dems competitive in New Hampshire House races
A new Democratic poll offers good news for the party in New Hampshire, putting Democrat Carol Shea-Porter in a statistical tie with Rep. Frank Guinta (R-N.H.) in the 1st District and giving Democrat Ann Kuster a slight lead over Rep. Charlie Bass (R-N.H.) in the 2nd District. The polls were commissioned by liberal PAC the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and conducted by Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling on Sept. 24 and 25. [more]
TALKING POINTS MEMO: PCCC Video – Progressive Candidates Turn The Ryan Budget Into An Organizing Tool
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee shows what that process looks like in a new video posted Wednesday. The clip shows progressive candidates nationwide attacking the Ryan Budget and using it to build support with seniors. [more]
ROLL CALL: PCCC Endorses Trio in Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee announced support Friday for three House candidates. The liberal group will back state House Speaker Chris Donovan’s bid for Connecticut’s 5th district, attorney Ann McLane Kuster’s bid for New Hampshire’s 2nd district and former MoveOn.org organizer Ilya Sheyman’s bid in Illinois’ 10th district. [more]
