Weekly Rundown

And here’s this week’s edition of the NRSC Weekly Rundown:

National: President Trump had a message for red state Democrats this week: I’m coming for you. The President said, “you know, some of these states I won by 44 points, and they’re afraid that if I go there, which I will…Democrats running for office, many of them, are saying great things about me…but here’s the problem – they’re not going to vote for us.”

#Winning: The newly released jobs report announced American unemployment decreased to just 3.8% in May, matching a half-century low set all the way back in 1969. Over the past month, the economy added 223,000 new jobs and American average hourly wages rose by 0.3%, adding to a nearly 3% gain within the past year. In more good news, Costco announced they will raise their starting wage to $14 and give pay raises to their 130,000 employees nationwide. With all the great economic news, it’s no surprise economic optimism is soaring. Isn’t it about time for red state Democrats to admit they were wrong to oppose the GOP tax cuts?

#TNSen: President Donald Trump was in Tennessee this week holding a rally for Congressman Marsha Blackburn and laid out exactly why Tennesseans can’t afford to have Phil “Whatever-The-Hell-His-Name-Is” Bredesen as their next Senator. The President railed against Bredesen for his liberal policies and labeled him “a tool of Chuck Schumer and of course the MS-13 lover Nancy Pelosi.” It’s clear Phil Bredesen is too liberal for Tennessee, and media outlets across the state and country took note of Bredesen’s terrible night. Bredesen is now trying to distance himself from the toxic Democratic brand, claiming in an interview that Schumer wasn’t involved in recruiting him to run for Senate, despite the New York Times reporting he was “courted personally” by the New York liberal.

#FLSen: Bill Nelson finally decided to show up to the race against Governor Rick Scott and launched his first digital ad, just as Scott released his eighth ad of the cycle. Only problem with Nelson’s ad is that the ad touts Florida’s “doers” and Nelson certainly can’t claim to have done much in the 45 years he’s been in office. With such a dismal record of achievements, it’s no wonder Nelson’s ad focuses on something he did back in the 1980’s. While Scott runs circles around him, Democratic Super PACs are forced to rush to Nelson’s aid in an attempt to help his failing campaign at the expense of other incumbents.

#WVSen: As Joe Manchin continues to defend his “no” vote against the GOP tax cuts that are helping countless middle-class families, West Virginia’s Appalachian Power Company announced they are passing the $235 million they saved thanks to the tax cuts back to consumers. The power company intends to utilize the $235 million to help eliminate rate increases as well as return over $30 million directly back to customers.

#AZSen: The House Homeland Security Committee held an urgent field hearing in Phoenix assessing how to prevent the dangerous flow of opioids across Arizona’s southern border. But Kyrsten Sinema called it quits early and was the only member of the panel who refused to stay for the entire hearing – and Arizonans noticed. Though Sinema claims to be committed to stopping the passage of opioids through the southern border, she voted just last year against stricter security and has an abysmal voting record on securing the nation’s border.

#NJSen: The Senate Ethics Committee admonished disgraced Senator Bob Menendez and demanded he pay back the bribes he accepted from convicted felon Salomon Melgen. But Menendez has refused to comply and has only paid back a fraction of the bribes he accepted. The bribes included flights, a Paris hotel stay, a wedding at a tropical resort and several stays at Melgen’s villa in the Dominican Republic. So when will Menendez pay up?

#MTSen: Within the two weeks after President Trump called for Jon Tester’sresignation after his partisan attacks on Trump’s nominee to head the VA, Tester’s vulnerable campaign dumped nearly $800,000 on TV and digital ads, acknowledging the deep damage Trump has done to the vulnerable Democrat’s failing campaign. But TV ads won’t distract Montana voters from the fact that Tester is just another obstructionist liberal in a state the President won by 20 points.

#OHSen: Sherrod Brown has already been called out for lying to Ohio voters with both of the ads his campaign has released attacking Congressman Jim Renacci. Politifact rated Brown’s claim that Jim Renacci was a lobbyist “mostly false,” saying “there is no evidence he actually lobbied.” Factcheck.org agreed, adding “There is no evidence that Renacci ever lobbied Congress.” Not to be outdone, Columbus Dispatch called out Brown’s second ad for being false, noting that the Ohio Supreme Court sided with Renacci and remarking, “It is puzzling that in his quest for a third term, Brown has launched his campaign with harsh negative commercials against his opponent as opposed to talking about his own record since 1993 as a member of the U.S. House and Senate.”

#NVSen: While Senator Dean Heller helped write the GOP tax cut legislation, Jacky Rosen has repeatedly railed against the tax cuts as a “disastrous tax scheme.” But according to a new report, even Rosen’s campaign staffers are seeing bigger paychecks thanks to the tax cuts. Pelosi Puppet Jacky Rosen can continue to push bogus liberal talking points, but Nevadans are keeping more of their hard-earned cash thanks to Senator Heller and the Senate GOP.

#WISen: Tammy Baldwin submitted nomination signatures, officially qualifying to appear on the ballot in Wisconsin. Now that her reelection bid is official, there are still plenty of questions Wisconsinites deserve the answers to, like whether or not Baldwin intends to repeal the GOP tax cuts and why she ignored reports and repeated warnings from the Tomah VA facility. As Baldwin heads to the main stage at the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s convention in Oshkosh tonight, the NRSC compiled some talking points for her to include in her speech, including “I am a do-nothing career politician” and “If I’m re-elected, I’m going to take away your tax cuts.”

The Senate Republican Majority’s Record of Achievements:

Within the past year and a half, the Republican Senate majority and President Trump have produced major achievements that will impact and improve the lives of countless Americans for generations to come.