Kristen McDonald Rivet
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Oct 17, 2026
Tom ZawistowskiHOST
On March 30th, the FCA Media Bureau issued a public notice saying parties and joint fundraising committees, not just candidates, um, qualify for this discou- discounted rate.
Tom ZawistowskiHOST
Democrat candidates, Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, former Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, former Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina, uh, and Representative Kristen McDonald of Michigan asked the full FCC to review that notice in April.
Tom ZawistowskiHOST
And in June, that request was still pending.
Tom ZawistowskiHOST
The court ruled that they could get these discounted rates.
speaker_6HOST
Right.
speaker_0HOST
Campaigns against Democrats they previously thought were vulnerable, like Henry Cuellar in Texas and Kristen Rivet in Michigan, have basically been starved of resources.
speaker_6HOST
I mean, I get the math behind triage, but the big question is what forced them into the emergency room in the first place?
speaker_0HOST
Well, in the report, a senior House Republican explicitly blames Donald Trump for making the election all about himself.
Jared GanzHOST
On the House side, The New York Times first reported Tuesday that Congressional Leadership Fund, CLF, the main super PAC aligned with House Republican leadership, is cutting off financial support for Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa, and Tom Kean Junior, New Jersey, two of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents.
Jared GanzHOST
The group is also withdrawing its ad spending, targeting Democratic members that the GOP was hoping to oust, including Representatives Greg Landsman, Ohio, and Kristin McDonald Rivet, Michigan.
Jared GanzHOST
Republicans have also pulled back in Nevada's third congressional district, an area that President Trump carried in twenty twenty-four, suggesting Representative Susie Lee, a Democrat, is in a strong position to win re-election.
Jared GanzHOST
Punchbowl News reported Wednesday that CLF threw in the towel on its efforts to oust Representative Henry Cuellar, Democrat from Texas, who is running in a district that Texas Republicans specifically drew during mid-decade redistricting to try to increase their chances of defeating him.
Harry SissonHOST
Donald Trump's Pentagon chief is headed for an impeachment showdown if the Democrats can make good on their thumping poll lead ahead of the November 3rd midterms.
Harry SissonHOST
Quote, "If I were Hegseth, I'd be worried," Michigan representative Kristen McDonald Rivet told Semafor in a report published on Friday.
Harry SissonHOST
"It's certainly something that needs serious consideration.
Harry SissonHOST
I hear Democrats, yes, but I also hear some Republicans saying it as well.
Tim MillerHOST
Some of the money's not working.
Tim MillerHOST
They also pulled out of, uh, uh, McDonald Rivet, uh, her race in Michigan.
Tim MillerHOST
She's running a good race.
Tim MillerHOST
Um- Pulling out of Landsman
Jake ShermanHOST
Gets bigger on one side, smaller on the other, pops, whatever the hell it, it does.
Jake ShermanHOST
Um, so you know, Anna, this is y- they cut yesterday Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Tom Kean, uh, gave up on its efforts to oust Greg Landsman and, uh, Kristen McDonald Rivet, and here we are.
Jake ShermanHOST
Um, and I just wanna mention a few more things on the spending side.
Jake ShermanHOST
Uh, watch closely California 13 and Adam Gray.
Aaron ParnasHOST
Well, combined with last week's decision to walk away from retiring Don Bacon's open Nebraska seat, Republicans have now essentially given up three House districts that they currently hold.
Aaron ParnasHOST
They also gave up on s- trying to flip various seats, including in Ohio, where Congressman Greg Landsman is up for re-election, a Democrat, and Kristen McDonald Rivet in Michigan.
Aaron ParnasHOST
The super PAC aligned with Speaker Mike Johnson is redirecting millions from those races to shore up 16 other districts.
Aaron ParnasHOST
And Republicans are now saying that the President of the United States himself is the problem here.
Philip TeresiHOST
Since then, the parties tried to pad the margin with aggressive redistricting and withdrawing...
Philip TeresiHOST
Well, now we see the withdrawal of the remaining funds that had been reserved for targeting two Democrats running for reelection, Greg Landsman out of Ohio, Kristin McDonald Rivet out of Michigan.
Philip TeresiHOST
The Republicans are triaging.
Philip TeresiHOST
These PACs are trying to figure out where they can get any bang for their buck.
Stu BurguiereHOST
So a couple races, a couple more like this, by the way.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Uh, Kristen McDonald Rivet versus Thomas J. Smith.
Stu BurguiereHOST
This is in, uh, Mi- Michigan 08, another one, uh, mentioned in the article.
Stu BurguiereHOST
This is what that market looks like.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Um, and here it is.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Uh, so basically, you know, Kristen McDonald Rivet is now, uh, with this...
Stu BurguiereHOST
Or it could be Rivet.
Stu BurguiereHOST
Let's give her some credit.
Eddy AragonHOST
And then there's three GOP-held seats essentially that they've written off.
Eddy AragonHOST
And they've stopped spending against two Democrats, Greg Landsman of Ohio, Kristen McDonald of Michigan.
Eddy AragonHOST
The Des Moines Register reports that Miller-Meeks told reporters that the GOP groups pulling support were a flat-out lie.
Eddy AragonHOST
Flat-out lie.
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