David M. Drucker

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The political nonprofit organization aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday launched a robocall campaign targeting voters in 30 districts represented mostly by Republicans opposed to the GOP healthcare bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP group hits Republican opponents of healthcare bill with robocalls

David M. Drucker · March 16, 2017 11:28 am

Some senior White House aides are blaming Paul Ryan for last week's rocky rollout. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Healthcare threatens to complicate Trump, Ryan relationship

David M. Drucker, Sarah Bedford · March 16, 2017 4:01 am

House Republicans are getting air cover in the battle to repeal and replace Obamacare from a political nonprofit organization aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP healthcare advertising blitz bucks up endangered members

David M. Drucker · March 14, 2017 1:36 pm

Instead of rebuking Trump, conservative groups are dissing the AHCA as "Ryancare." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

In talks with Trump, conservatives make Ryan the scapegoat

David M. Drucker · March 14, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump's explosive tweetstorm alleging that former President Barack Obama wiretapped his business and campaign organizations is the sort of event that would have consumed House and Senate Republicans in the past. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

For Republicans, Trump’s Twitter outbursts are becoming white noise

David M. Drucker · March 13, 2017 5:01 am

Most of the Republicans who oppose the GOP bill represent districts that strongly support Trump's agenda. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump threatens GOP: Back health bill or get primaried

David M. Drucker · March 10, 2017 9:46 pm

The political nonprofit group aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan is targeting conservative holdouts with television ads urging them to support the party's legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Group aligned with Paul Ryan targets conservatives in TV ads

David M. Drucker · March 9, 2017 1:52 pm

Moderate Republicans appeared to have an edge over conservative Republicans on Monday in the battle for the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, just hours before GOP leaders were set to unveil a slate of changes to that bill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Once again, Republicans could be their own worst enemy

David M. Drucker · March 8, 2017 5:01 am

American Action Network has launched a digital advertising campaign in the districts of 21 House Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Group affiliated with Paul Ryan begins healthcare ad push to nudge resistant Republicans

David M. Drucker · March 7, 2017 5:34 pm

In "talking points" messaging guidance delivered to Republican inboxes on Capitol Hill, Trump's White House said that the Obama administration repeatedly abused its power. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

White House messaging guidance to Congress: Obama abused power

David M. Drucker · March 6, 2017 5:47 pm

Democrats need a compelling vision to offer to those who are not part of their coastal, progressive base. They must re-engage with blue-collar voters in fly-over country who were once the backbone of their coalition but have defected to the GOP. (AP photos)

To fight Trump, Democrats could steal a page from the GOP’s playbook

David M. Drucker · March 5, 2017 5:00 am

Victory in a state Senate race raises hopes. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Democrats claim surge of Trump-driven activism could bode well for 2018

David M. Drucker · March 3, 2017 5:01 am