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DGA Statement on Kentucky Gubernatorial Race

Democratic Governors Association Deputy Communications Director David Turner released the following statement regarding Kentucky’s gubernatorial race, following Matt Bevin’s last-minute announcement today: “In 2015, Gov. Matt Bevin praised Lt. Gov. Jeanean Hampton as a ‘historic’ leader with the right experience and partner in his government. Now, his administration is in chaos as he unceremoniously kicks…

Bevin’s Bad Week (And It’s Only Wednesday)

The weekend can’t come fast enough for Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin. He started off his week picking a fight with the General Assembly, dragging them back to Frankfort with just a few hours notice for a special legislative session. But it was yesterday when Bevin “cemented his place in the history books as the most…

Matt Bevin Melts Down – Again

Unstable and unpopular governor attacks the press Yesterday, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin went on an unhinged Facebook rant attacking the state’s largest newspaper, the Louisville Courier-Journal, for investigating a state-run agency. It’s no wonder that the scandal-plagued governor is worried. Already, he has been exposed for giving a $215,000 taxpayer-funded raise to a friend–a move…

DGA Chair Inslee Statement on GOP Governors Backing New Damaging Health Care Repeal Proposal

Today, Democratic Governors Association Chair Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) released the following statement on Republican Governors Matt Bevin (R-KY) and Phil Bryant (R-MS) joining D.C. Republicans in rolling out a new attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, in an event today in Washington, D.C.: “As Yogi Berra said, it’s ‘deja vu all over again,’”…

Teacher Strikes and Education Cuts: Brought to You By Republican Governors Everywhere

Teachers in KY, AZ, OK Demand More Support for Schools This week, educators in Oklahoma, Arizona, and Kentucky are attracting national attention with public demonstrations demanding more support for their schools. The states all suffer from chronically underfunded education systems that force their teachers to provide their own school supplies, take second jobs, switch to…

DGA Statement on Kentucky Results

Today, DGA Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson issued the following statement on the Kentucky governor’s race: “Attorney General Jack Conway ran a strong campaign focused on the issues that matter to Kentuckians: good schools, good-paying jobs and economic opportunity,” Pearson said. “Unfortunately, he ran into the unexpected headwinds of Trump-mania, losing to an outsider candidate in the year…

Sabato Moves KY-GOV, LA-GOV towards Democrats

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball today moved campaign ratings on both the Kentucky and Louisiana gubernatorial races towards the Democratic candidate today. Sabato’s rating change marks the third major national political analyst this week to move Louisiana towards Democrats, following the Cook Political Report and the Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report. The rating change is also the 2nd major…

DGA Releases Web Video on Bevin: ‘On the Draw’

DGA Releases Web Video on Bevin: ‘On the Draw’ Bevin under fire for attacking 581,000 KY seniors on Medicare as ‘on the draw’ Today, the Democratic Governors Association released a web video featuring footage of Kentucky gubernatorial nominee Matt Bevin criticizing seniors on Medicare for being “on the draw.” The DGA video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AksUp_jnA20. The…

AWK-WARD: Bevin Endorses Carson, 3 Days Before Joint Event with Paul

AWK-WARD: Bevin Endorses Carson, 3 Days Before Joint Event with Paul At Ky. gov. debate, Bevin spurns Rand to endorse another GOP presidential candidate Well, this is going to be awkward. Just three days before Senator Rand Paul is going to hold an event for Matt Bevin’s embattled gubernatorial campaign, Bevin announced at a debate this morning that he…

DGA Statement on the GOP Primary for Governor of Kentucky

WASHINGTON, DC — In response to Matt Bevin’s primary election victory today, the Democratic Governors Association re-released the following statement from Josh Holmes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s former chief of staff, regarding Bevin: “It’s abundantly clear that his guiding light is to embrace whatever gets himself a little further down the road,” Holmes said. “If somehow Matt Bevin…

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