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DGA Statement on Donald Trump’s Endorsement of Ed Gillespie in VA-GOV

Tonight, DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold released the following statement in response to President Trump’s endorsement of Ed Gillespie in the Virginia governor’s race: “Ed Gillespie’s desperate, negative campaign has adopted the Donald Trump playbook. So, it’s no wonder that Donald Trump endorsed Ed Gillespie’s divisive campaign tonight. “The facts are clear: Ed Gillespie will…

Ed Gillespie Taking Marching Orders from Trump White House

Gillespie Cravenly Willing to Say and Do Anything to Win In their profile of career lobbyist Ed Gillespie, Washingtonian broke the news that Gillespie met with the Trump White House earlier this summer to strategize as to how to win over Trump voters following his bruising primary with right-wing extremist Corey Stewart. On June 29, a little more…

ICYMI: FOX 5: “Ed Gillespie Has A Bit of A Donald Trump Problem on His Hands”

Last night, Washington, D.C.’s FOX 5 reported on new polling in the Virginia governor’s race and concluded that “Republican Ed Gillespie has a bit of a Donald Trump problem on his hands as he tries to become the Virginia Governor.” WATCH HERE FOX 5 was referring to new polling out of Christopher Newport University, which found…

Gillespie Chickens Out On Graham-Cassidy

VA-Gov Candidate Won’t Stand Up to Trump, Refused to Take a Position on Bill With $1.2 Billion Impact on Virginia As pressure from Republican and Democratic governors across the country led to the Graham-Cassidy health care bill being pulled from consideration, Ed Gillespie chickened out. He cowered on the sidelines, refusing to take a firm…

Gillespie v. Gillespie: The Many Faces of Ed Gillespie on Health Care

In a debate debacle last night, Ed Gillespie made a mess on health care, contradicting himself and trying to have it every which way on the Graham-Cassidy plan. Even this morning, there’s still no indication of where Gillespie actually stands on this plan to cut $1.2 billion from health care in Virginia and kick…

The Return of Ed DUCK-lespie

In VA-GOV Debate, Gillespie All Over the Map on Graham-Cassidy, Won’t Answer Any Questions on Trump Tonight, at Virginia’s second gubernatorial debate, Republican Ed Gillespie once again refused to acknowledge the giant elephant in the room: Donald Trump. One issue after issue, Gillespie refused to take a stand on the policies coming from the Trump administration. …

FAKE NEWS: RGA Caught Building Phony Newspaper

RGA Used ‘Free Telegraph’ to Pretend to Be Journalists, Then Tried to Cover its Tracks Today, the Associated Press reported that the Republican Governors Association is behind a new media outlet, The Free Telegraph. According to the article, the RGA uses the site to push press releases and spin they couldn’t get published in real…

Uninspir-ED: Gillespie Heads Into Second Debate Running Low on Cash, Enthusiasm

Gillespie’s Lackluster Fundraising Points to Home-Stretch Problems as High Early Burn Rate Failed to Motivate Voters 49 Days out from the election, recent indicators point to major enthusiasm problems for Ed Gillespie’s floundering campaign as he heads into the second debate tonight. Gillespie – a well-connected D.C. lobbyist – reported a shockingly low fundraising figure…

Hypocrite Ed Gillespie Bungles Transportation Rollout, Features Governor Whose Signature Transportation Plan Gillespie Attacked

Today, taking his hypocrisy to stunning new lows, career lobbyist Ed Gillespie botched the roll out of his transportation plan by launching a video featuring none other than former Governor Bob McDonnell–the very same Bob McDonnell whose signature bipartisan transportation plan Gillespie spent the summer attacking. “We know from Ed Gillespie’s long career as a…

Ed Gillespie Goes ‘Off The Deep End’ in Virginia

Gillespie Hires Trump/Stewart Staffer, Chases Trump Vote Ed Gillespie is officially aboard the Trump train in the Virginia governor’s race. After nearly losing the primary to neo-confederate champion Corey Stewart, Gillespie has been trying to shore up the far-right Republican base with winks and nods. Most notably, in the wake of Charlottesville protests, Gillespie refrained…

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