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New Report Highlights Electoral Liability of Gillespie’s Lobbying Ties, Work Against Interests of Virginia Families

A new report on the front page of the Washington Post examines Ed Gillespie’s career advocating for special interests against the interests of Virginia families and the ways in which this record will be a liability in the home stretch of this campaign. Even conservative commentators in the story acknowledged Gillespie’s “reputation as a Washington insider could…

VIDEO: As President Obama Stumps for Ralph Northam, Ed Gillespie Won’t Answer Whether He Will Campaign with President Trump

As President Obama is about to take the stage in Richmond to stump for Ralph Northam, the Democratic Governors Association reminds observers that Ed Gillespie continues to dodge when asked about campaigning with President Trump. On Fox News just this morning, Ed Gillespie refused to answer a clear question about whether he would campaign with…

DGA Announces Another $1 Million to Ralph Northam in Virginia

Brings Total DGA Investment to Over $5 Million Today the DGA announced it is sending another $1 million to Ralph Northam in the Virginia governor’s race. The donation brings the DGA’s total investment in the race to just over $5 million. Northam already has a cash advantage over his opponent Ed Gillespie. This latest donation…

Base Problems: Virginia Trump Leader Quits on Gillespie

Ed Gillespie’s Trump problem in Virginia just got a lot worse. Today, the Washington Post reported that Gillespie’s “ambassador to Trump country,” Jack Morgan, has quit the campaign after being snubbed from a speaking role at the campaign’s poorly attended rally with Mike Pence. Morgan was also reportedly “exasperated” by the campaign’s lukewarm response to…

Spineless Ed Gillespie Abandons Principles to Pander to Hard-Line Trumpists

A new story in Yahoo News highlights Ed Gillespie’s cynical and desperate abandonment of the principles he once professed in order to win over extreme, anti-immigrant Trump voters in Virginia’s gubernatorial race. While Gillespie once advocated for the Republican Party to become more inclusive towards immigrants and minorities, his campaign is now “best known” for his misleading fear-mongering ads…

Trump Keeping Distance From Toxic Ed Gillespie

For the second time in two days, White House sources indicate that President Trump is steering clear of Virginia’s gubernatorial race where Gillespie’s toxic and desperate campaign is looking less and less likely to pull off a win. The Washington Post reported today: “[Some] Trump associates are advising him not to tie himself more closely to Gillespie…

Gillespie v. Gillespie On President Trump

Ed Gillespie’s bizarre dance on Donald Trump continued today, as the GOP candidate tried to paper over his record of courting the President’s support. “I don’t know the president,” Mr. Gillespie said in an interview at his headquarters here when asked whether he thought Mr. Trump was ethical. “I’ve not met him.” [New York Times, 10/15/17] But…

CRINGE-WORTHY VIDEO: Ed Gillespie Sweating Trump’s Presence in Virginia Gubernatorial Campaign

Today, a visibly anxious Ed Gillespie botched an interview with WVEC, awkwardly dodging questions about his willingness to campaign with President Trump. Plainly uncomfortable with the talk heating up about Trump coming to Virginia to campaign for him, Gillespie also dodged questions on other topics including his campaign’s nasty and misleading advertisements that echo Trump’s…

Blowback Continues Over Nasty Negative Gillespie Campaign

The blowback over Ed Gillespie’s nasty, negative, campaign continues. Lagging in the polls and saddled with Donald Trump, his campaign has desperately started throwing vile smears at the wall, hoping something will stick. But his desperate plan seems to have backfired as observers across the political spectrum have called out his ugly campaign over the…

Who Does Ed Gillespie Show Up For? Let’s Take a Look

During last night’s gubernatorial debate, career lobbyist Ed Gillespie proclaimed proudly “I did show up for my clients…and was effective on their behalf.” So who were those clients for whom he advocated so effectively? Gillespie lobbied for Enron, pocketing big bucks to represent the disgraced company ahead of their gigantic scandal. Gillespie lobbied on behalf of Nelnet,…

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