Hold the fruit salad–tonight’s GOP debate was a destructive mess of chaotic back stabbing, dizzying personal attacks, Trump-like insults and extreme positions. And we’re not the only ones to think so. Check out the comments on Twitter: @HillaryClinton must be drinking a margarita and laughing right now watching these guys on stage #CNNDebate — […]
Today, Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio will be headlining a veterans town hall in Des Moines, Iowa for the Concerned Veterans for America, a right-wing group backed by the Koch brothers. Rubio’s record on veterans’ issues is of great concern to our nation’s servicemembers, so he’s lucky to be in friendly territory this afternoon—addressing a […]
Donald Trump made headlines again with his vitriolic call for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the United States. Republicans would like you to think Trump’s statement does not reflect the values of the GOP field. The truth of the matter is this: while Donald Trump’s words might be more bombastic and belligerent, they […]
Today in Atlanta, Georgia, Hillary Clinton will unveil core components of her extensive criminal justice reform agenda, including a call for legislation that ends racial profiling by law enforcement officials and the elimination of the distinction between crack and powder cocaine in drug sentencing. As more and more Americans recognize criminal justice reform as a […]
STRATEGIC MEMORANDUM AND DOSSIER TO: Interested Parties FROM: Brad Woodhouse, President, Correct The Record Today, the Republican presidential candidates will meet for their one and only debate exclusively focused on the economy. However, if you’re hoping for the GOP to finally show support for the middle class and a growth and fairness economy, prepare to […]
Speaking in Des Moines, Iowa today, Jeb Bush vowed to tear down a landmark piece of legislation that has protected the voting rights of millions of Americans for more than fifty years. Asked about reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act, legislation that has prohibited discrimination in voting places, Bush said “I don’t support reauthorizing it as is,” stating […]
On the heels of Pope Francis’ inaugural visit to the United States, GOP presidential hopefuls including Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum and Bobby Jindal will attend the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC, an annual gathering to promote conservative values. The contrast between the values His […]
In the midst of an endless barrage of extreme anti-immigrant positions from the Republican presidential field, Marco Rubio turned up the notch on his opposition to immigration reform—saying that if he is elected, he will not address immigration reforms such as legal status for undocumented immigrants or a pathway to citizenship. Appearing on Fox News yesterday, […]
This week, leading Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump continued Republican efforts to foster a culture of Islamophobia in America – Carson stated that he would “not advocate” electing a Muslim as president and Trump refused to correct hateful and inaccurate comments made to him at a town hall about President Obama. Carson and Trump are […]
