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The Weekender (7/30/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia: Last Friday, Terry McAuliffe stood side by side with President Biden to energize voters and encourage grassroots support. With thousands in attendance, McAuliffe and Biden outlined their plans for public investments and economic recovery while slamming GOP candidate and Trump acolyte Glenn…

The Weekender (7/23/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia: Terry McAuliffe continues to spread his optimistic agenda for progress in Virginia across the Commonwealth — and he has President Biden’s support along the way. President Biden is set to visit Arlington today to hold a grassroots event alongside McAuliffe. Thus far,…

The Weekender (7/16/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia: Terry McAuliffe is delivering substantive policies for Virginia families while GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin flounders. This week, McAuliffe proposed initiatives for increasing accessibility and affordability for higher education, which are garnering support from Virginians across the state. Meanwhile, Youngkin has failed to outline…

The Weekender (7/9/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia:In a video first aired on MSNBC’s The ReidOut with Joy Reid last night, GOP candidate Glenn Youngkin was caught promising to go “on offense” to defund Planned Parenthood and ban abortions if elected governor but revealed he’s purposefully hiding those views from…

The Weekender (7/2/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia: A new report from the Associated Press exposed Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin’s company’s horrific track record of wrecking American jobs and Americans’ livelihoods — all for a profit. Youngkin’s company the Carlyle Group outsourced more than 1,000 jobs and raised rents on…

The Weekender (6/25/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia: Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe is ready to debate, but his Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin is running scared, refusing to commit to more than just one of the five scheduled debates and dodging questions to avoid explaining his cowardly Trumpian positions. Youngkin continues…

The Weekender (6/18/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia: Since the start of the general election, Terry McAuliffe has launched a strong campaign with endorsements and a focus on expanding access to affordable health care for Virginians. Meanwhile, Glenn Youngkin has said that it’s “sad” that Virginia expanded Medicaid. Youngkin was…

The Weekender (6/4/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia: On Tuesday, June 8th, Virginia Democrats will head to the polls to pick their nominee. The candidates took the debate stage this week for one final pitch to voters. Meanwhile, GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin “is mastering the duck and the dodge” and…

The Weekender (5/28/21)

The Weekender (5/21/21)

Welcome to the Democratic Governors Association’s Friday newsletter, The Weekender. Let’s get started. Virginia: After a long and impossibly confusing Republican convention characterized by extremely underwhelming turnout, Trump loyalist Glenn Youngkin barely emerged the winner of the Virginia Republican primary for governor. Youngkin is an out-of-touch and toxic candidate that’s running on an extreme agenda that includes supporting Trump’s false conspiracies…