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As House Votes On American Rescue Plan, Will Rep. Mike Gallagher Fail To Help Wisconsinites For The Second Time?

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As House Votes On American Rescue Plan, Will Rep. Mike Gallagher Fail To Help Wisconsinites For The Second Time?

Last night, House Republicans attempted to adjourn and leave Washington before voting on the American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 relief package which includes help for struggling small businesses, direct payments to Americans, support for schools, and more. The bill, which is scheduled for a vote in the House tomorrow, is extremely popular – 70% percent…

As House Votes On American Rescue Plan, Will Rep. Pete Stauber Fail To Help Minnesotans For The Second Time?

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As House Votes On American Rescue Plan, Will Rep. Pete Stauber Fail To Help Minnesotans For The Second Time?

Last night, House Republicans attempted to adjourn and leave Washington before voting on the American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 relief package which includes help for struggling small businesses, direct payments to Americans, support for schools, and more. The bill, which is scheduled for a vote in the House tomorrow, is extremely popular – 70% percent of Americans support…

As House Votes On American Rescue Plan, Will Rep. Mark Amodei Fail To Help Nevadans For The Second Time?

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As House Votes On American Rescue Plan, Will Rep. Mark Amodei Fail To Help Nevadans For The Second Time?

Last night, House Republicans attempted to adjourn and leave Washington before voting on the American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 relief package which includes help for struggling small businesses, direct payments to Americans, support for schools, and more. The bill, which is scheduled for a vote in the House tomorrow, is extremely popular – 70% percent of Americans support…

Dem Govs Get It Done: Democratic Governors Urge Congress to Fund Improvements to Unemployment Systems

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Dem Govs Get It Done: Democratic Governors Urge Congress to Fund Improvements to Unemployment Systems

This week, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers urged Congressional leadership to fast track funding for IT modernization. Increased federal funding would assist states in responding to the COVID-19 crisis and help them be prepared for future economic downturns.  The governors’ request to Congress includes creating a state-led…

ICYMI: QPAC Continues to Come Under Fire For Elevating Election Lies As GOP Govs Commit to Joining

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ICYMI: QPAC Continues to Come Under Fire For Elevating Election Lies As GOP Govs Commit to Joining

The QPAC conference set to start on Thursday this week continues to come under fire for panels scheduled to repeat the dangerous conspiracy theory that spurred violent riots on January 6th. Still, GOP governors and candidates are committed to attending the conference – blatantly siding with extremists who push dangerous conspiracy theories. QPAC’s “protecting elections” panels, which…

Govs On Deck – February 24, 2021

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Govs On Deck – February 24, 2021

What a lovely Wednesday (at least in D.C.)! Welcome to today’s edition of “Govs on Deck!” As a reminder, your favorite newsletter comes out on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.  As always, questions or suggestions? Send me a note at amestoy@dga.net. You can find us all on Twitter too – @A_Tall_Turner, @CEAmestoy, @SamNewton, and @andersonkayjay. We want this to be helpful, so…

ICYMI: Pete Snyder Wants “NFL-Style Scouting Reports” On Election Officials

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ICYMI: Pete Snyder Wants “NFL-Style Scouting Reports” On Election Officials

The Virginia GOP primary has become an all-out battle over who can be the Trumpiest candidate – and Pete Snyder’s here to play ball. During a local GOP event, Snyder said he wants to “compile ‘NFL-style scouting reports’ on local election officials” to prevent election fraud. Snyder also announced this week he appointed failed gubernatorial…

Virginia Republican Party Confirms They’ll Hold a Convention, Setting Off a Political Firestorm

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Virginia Republican Party Confirms They’ll Hold a Convention, Setting Off a Political Firestorm

Last night, the Virginia Republican Party reaffirmed their choice to hold an in-person convention to choose their gubernatorial nominees. An in-person event could be illegal due to the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, but the Virginia GOP has an even bigger problem on their hands – frontrunner Amanda Chase and her supporters are mad, and hell hath…

As Lee Chatfield Resigns In Controversy From New Job, Michigan GOP Still Stumbles On Finding Candidate to Take on Whitmer

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As Lee Chatfield Resigns In Controversy From New Job, Michigan GOP Still Stumbles On Finding Candidate to Take on Whitmer

Since Michigan Republicans lost their top recruit for governor in 2022, Candice Miller, prominent Republicans continue to stumble and the party has been struggling to find someone to take on Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Potential GOP candidates are dropping like flies, and the members of the MI GOP left standing are allying themselves with out-of-touch extremists. Most…

Nearly All VA GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Still Won’t Accept Biden As President

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Nearly All VA GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Still Won’t Accept Biden As President

The Washington Post reported yesterday that five of the six the Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidates still refuse to accept Joe Biden as a legitimate president. The GOP candidates have fully embraced Donald Trump’s baseless conspiracy theories about our elections – the same lies that led to the January 6th insurrection. Frontrunner Amanda Chase has headlined…

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