Updates – DGA

ROUNDUP: In State of the State, Maryland Governor Wes Moore Lays Out Plans to “Confront Crisis With Courage”

ROUNDUP: In State of the State, Maryland Governor Wes Moore Lays Out Plans to “Confront Crisis With Courage” On Wednesday, Governor Wes Moore delivered his State of the State address, outlining his goals to invest in Maryland’s families, teachers, and economy. In his address, Governor Moore also highlighted his new tax plan, which would cut…

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

From the Chair’s Desk Jan 18, 2023

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

Today, 2023 DGA Chair and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement on Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s inauguration: “Today, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore made history by becoming the state’s first Black governor and only the third Black elected governor in American history. “As a combat veteran in the U.S. Army, Gov. Moore learned…

Axios Highlights How New Dem Govs Made Freedom, Patriotism Central to Winning Campaigns

Today, Axios is shining a light on Democratic governors-elect Wes Moore and Josh Shapiro for making core American values like freedom and patriotism central to their campaigns against Trump-backed election deniers. “Democrats in the mold of Moore and Shapiro talk about sweeping policy agendas — education, health care, jobs — through the lens of freedom,”…

Insider: “Wes Moore says MAGA can’t ‘define what it means to be a patriot’”

A new profile from Insider highlights how combat veteran and Democratic candidate for governor Wes Moore is “speaking forcefully about patriotism in a way that can appeal to voters across the ideological spectrum while also refusing to cede ground to the GOP on the issue.” Moore told Insider: “That’s what we’re pushing back against right…

WATCH: Dan Cox Wants to Ban Abortion Even When the Mother’s Life is At Stake

A new report from WBAL is exposing how Dan Cox wants to ban abortion in all cases, even when a mother’s life is in danger. In a previously unreported statement, when asked in a candidate survey under circumstances abortion should be allowed in, Cox says “Never, so in the case of preventing the death of…

Wes Moore Tells Washington Post: He Won’t Get “Lectured by Republicans on Patriotism”

In a new column, Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart highlighted how patriotism is at the core of Democratic gubernatorial nominee and combat veteran Wes Moore’s campaign to be the next governor of Maryland. Moore told the Washington Post Editorial Board: “We have to take back this mantra of patriotism. I am absolutely exhausted by the…

Dan Cox Ramps Up MAGA Extremism with Trump Fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago

According to a new report from the Hill, Dan Cox is set to make the MAGA pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago for a fundraiser with his biggest hero Donald Trump next month. Instead of focusing on issues impacting Maryland families, Cox has courted Trump by leaning into his extremist track record of embracing Q-Anon conspiracy theories, busing…

ICYMI: Maryland Senate GOP Leader Won’t Endorse Dan Cox for Governor

In yet another blow to Dan Cox’s flailing far-right campaign for governor, Maryland’s Senate GOP leader announced yesterday that he won’t endorse Cox. Bryan Simonaire admitted Cox is a losing candidate when he endorsed Cox’s opponent in the GOP primary, saying, “There’s only one Republican candidate who can win statewide, and that is Kelly Schulz.”…

New Washington Post Report Details How Dan Cox Deleted Thousands of Posts On Extreme Platform Called “Haven for White Supremacists”

A new report from the Washington Post uncovered how Dan Cox has “deleted more than 1,000 posts in striking his profile from” the controversial website Gab, which is “a social media platform known as an online hub for hate speech and white nationalists.” The report also notes that Cox’s “campaign website no longer notes his…

Gov. Larry Hogan Slams Dan Cox as “Not […] Mentally Stable”

Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is ramping up his attacks on his party’s nominee Dan Cox, slamming Cox as mentally unstable this week. “He’s not, in my opinion, mentally stable,” Hogan said Wednesday on WGMD radio. “He wanted to hang my friend, Mike Pence, and took three busloads of people to the Capitol.” Here’s what…

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ROUNDUP: In State of the State, Maryland Governor Wes Moore Lays Out Plans to “Confront Crisis With Courage”

DGA Statement on the Swearing-In of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

Axios Highlights How New Dem Govs Made Freedom, Patriotism Central to Winning Campaigns

Insider: “Wes Moore says MAGA can’t ‘define what it means to be a patriot’”

WATCH: Dan Cox Wants to Ban Abortion Even When the Mother’s Life is At Stake

Wes Moore Tells Washington Post: He Won’t Get “Lectured by Republicans on Patriotism”

Dan Cox Ramps Up MAGA Extremism with Trump Fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago

ICYMI: Maryland Senate GOP Leader Won’t Endorse Dan Cox for Governor

New Washington Post Report Details How Dan Cox Deleted Thousands of Posts On Extreme Platform Called “Haven for White Supremacists”

Gov. Larry Hogan Slams Dan Cox as “Not […] Mentally Stable”