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Justin Barasky, National Press Secretary for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, issued the following statement on tonight’s final Massachusetts Senate debate that cemented Gabriel Gomez’s embrace of national Republicans:

***Similar statements will be sent today targeting House Republicans running or considering running for Senate including Tom Cotton in Arkansas, Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, Renee Ellmers in North Carolina, Justin Amash in Michigan, Steve Daines in Montana and Shelley Moore Capito in West Virginia ***

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REPUBLICAN PARTY STILL STRUGGLING TO LEARN LESSONS FROM 2012. Three months ago, with great fanfare, the RNC released the so-called “autopsy,” a multitude of recommendations for how the Republican party would soon become the hippest, smartest thing around.  Republicans promised GOP donors they would handpick stronger candidates, implement all the coolest technologies, embrace Latinos and never ever talk about rape again.  That was three months ago…

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From the first question last night, it was clear Ed Markey was the decisive winner in the second Massachusetts Senate debate. “If you look closely, Gomez's hands are shaking,” said WGGB’s Stephanie Officer, “The Gomez I saw tonight did not look like a guy fighting to win in the final two weeks of a campaign.

Justin Barasky, National Press Secretary for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, issued the following statement on Gabriel Gomez’s continued embrace of national Republican policies in tonight’s debate:

Terri Lynn Land is making it crystal clear to Michiganders that if she was elected to the Senate, she would put the priorities of the national Republican Party above the interests of middle class families. Land, who already has a record of failing Michigan’s middle class families, announced she will continue to serve as National Committeewoman for the National Republican Party while running for Senate.

The Republican War on Women is taking center stage again with Republican leaders making offensive comments about women in the military and in the work place. This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws enacted to address gender-based pay disparity. Yet Republican opposition to paycheck fairness continues.

***Similar statements will be sent today targeting Republicans potentially running for Senate in  Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina and West Virginia ***

Last week, Bill Cassidy signed onto Tea Party Senator Ted Cruz’s petition calling for a flat tax, which would hike taxes on Louisiana middle class families and cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires. But now, a full week later, Cassidy refuses to take a position on the flat tax—claiming he’s still researching and can’t decide whether or not he supports it.

DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN: GOP BRINGS BACK WAR ON WOMEN. POLITICO reports this week that the Republican War on Women is back. In the last week alone, Saxby Chambliss blamed sexual assaults in the military on hormones and Erick Erickson suggested that women who are breadwinners challenge the very laws of nature.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a new ad today in Massachusetts that highlights Republican Gabe Gomez’s support for the national Republican agenda, which would help his own bank account but hurt Massachusetts families. The ad, titled “Break,” notes that Gomez supports cutting Medicare, eliminating coverage of mammograms and cancer screenings, and raising the retirement age, while protecting special tax breaks for corporations and multi-millionaires like himself.

This week, North Carolina Republican Senate hopeful Thom Tillis’ “right hand man” is defending himself in a criminal trial for stealing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to finance his exorbitant lifestyle. This marks the latest episode in Tillis’ long history of inappropriate relationships with lobbyists, corporations, and shady characters. First, Tillis gave taxpayer-funded funded golden parachutes to top staffers who had inappropriate relationships with lobbyists.

Does Tom Cotton stand with Republican leaders who are making Todd Akin look moderate? In the last week, Republican leaders have made offensive comments that show they fully intend to alienate women voters once again in 2014. Last week, Republican radio host Erick Erickson suggested that women who are breadwinners challenge the very laws of nature.

Today Mitch McConnell put special interests ahead of Kentucky’s students and middle class families when he voted to charge more for college loans. The champion of obstruction and gridlock in Washington, Mitch McConnell chose to block a bill that that would stop student loan rates from doubling, making college more expensive for more than seven million students. Once again, Mitch McConnell proved himself to be the walking, talking embodiment of everything that’s wrong with Washington.    

“Uh-oh. Gomez in trouble.” That’s how Boston Magazine’s David Bernstein put it. Gabe Gomez is definitely in trouble with Massachusetts voters after last night’s debate because he not only failed to move away from the national GOP but reaffirmed his full embrace of their extreme agenda, moving even further to the right on choice.

Justin Barasky, National Press Secretary for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, issued the following statement on Gabriel Gomez’s failure in tonight’s Massachusetts Senate debate to distance himself from the national Republican party platform he champions: