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Ducey’s Groundwork Pays Off: Sheriff Joe Is Back

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Ducey’s Groundwork Pays Off: Sheriff Joe Is Back

Governor Doug Ducey Supported President Trump’s Pardon, Setting Up Arpaio’s Comeback Arizonans believed the long-running national embarrassment that is Sheriff Joe Arpaio had been relegated to the dustbin of history. By a 2:1 margin, Arizonans opposed President Trump’s pardon of the Sheriff, but mostly they were thankful to no longer be the butt of late-night…

Rauner Keeps Trying to Derail His So-Called Top Accomplishment

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Rauner Keeps Trying to Derail His So-Called Top Accomplishment

Rauner Again Issues Amendatory Veto on Education Funding Formula, Possibly Further Delaying Implementation Bruce Rauner’s TV ads cynically tout the state’s new school funding formula as a top accomplishment. But when he’s off the TV screen, Bruce Rauner’s actions tell a different story. Late yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner once again tried to derail the new funding formula. Rauner issued an…

State of The State: Brownback or Colyer, It Doesn’t Matter

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State of The State: Brownback or Colyer, It Doesn’t Matter

Colyer and Brownback Support the Same Failed Agenda  KC Star: ‘Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer might be as committed to Brownback’s budget theories as the governor himself.’   For weeks, questions have swirled around  today’s State of the State speech in Kansas. Kansans wondered if Governor Sam Brownback – who was re-nominated yesterday for a gig in the Trump administration…

DGA Statement in Response to Governor Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

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DGA Statement in Response to Governor Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

Today, DGA Press Secretary Melissa Miller released the following statement in response to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State address: “The condition of the state will be a whole lot stronger once failed Governor Kim Reynolds is out of office, and Iowans won’t be fooled by her rhetoric today. They know that under Reynolds’…

What They’re Saying: Chaos In Florida GOP Primary

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What They’re Saying: Chaos In Florida GOP Primary

Journalists And GOP Consultants Agree, The Race To The Right Is On In Florida, the entrance of Congressman Ron DeSantis has thrown a wrench in the GOP primary, causing chaos and making it a race to the right between DeSantis, Speaker Richard Corcoran and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam. Hoping to avoid a messy and…

On Education, Governor Ducey’s State of the State Gets an F

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On Education, Governor Ducey’s State of the State Gets an F

Even After Staffer Pay Scandal, Ducey is Still All-Talk, No-Action on School Funding  Today, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivered another State of the State full of hollow rhetoric and empty promises for Arizona teachers and students. Just last year, Ducey made similar grand pledges to prioritize education funding: “I want the teachers of our state…

Turmoil in Rauner’s Realm – LG Sanguinetti Thought About Quitting Rauner’s Reelection

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Turmoil in Rauner’s Realm – LG Sanguinetti Thought About Quitting Rauner’s Reelection

LG Also Criticizes Rauner For Poor Clemency Record, Undercuts Criminal Justice Message  Things are so bad for Governor Bruce Rauner right now that his Lieutenant Governor publicly acknowledged she contemplated withdrawing from his reelection effort. The Chicago Tribune published a stunning interview with Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti who admitted she needed a few days to…

Trump v. Sloppy Steve, Who Will SC Republicans Pick?

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Trump v. Sloppy Steve, Who Will SC Republicans Pick?

Trump: “Choose Bannon or Me” What a difference a few months makes. Back in November, the Republicans running for governor in South Carolina were falling over themselves to welcome Steve Bannon to their state. Governor Henry McMaster, Catherine Templeton, and Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant all “fussed and fawned” over the alt-right darling during his appearance…

Rauner Again Ranked in Top 5 of Gov Races Most Likely to Flip Parties

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Rauner Again Ranked in Top 5 of Gov Races Most Likely to Flip Parties

Washington Post Ranking Confirms That After Three Years of Failed Leadership, Rauner Has Steep Hill to Climb Today, Governor Bruce Rauner finds himself at the top of another list showcasing his vulnerability. The Washington Post’s The Fix ranked Illinois as the fourth most likely governorship to flip parties and ranked Rauner as the most vulnerable GOP incumbent.…

Putnam On The Defensive As He Swings and Misses With Attack On DeSantis

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Putnam On The Defensive As He Swings and Misses With Attack On DeSantis

His Hypocritical Attack Is A Lesson In “Psychological Projection” In psychology, “projection” is a defense mechanism to cope with unwanted feelings or emotions and involves projecting undesirable feelings or emotions onto someone else, rather than admitting them. Today, Adam Putnam provided one of the clearest examples of this psychological phenomenon to date. In a stunning…

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