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ICYMI: Pete Snyder Wants “NFL-Style Scouting Reports” On Election Officials

The Virginia GOP primary has become an all-out battle over who can be the Trumpiest candidate – and Pete Snyder’s here to play ball. During a local GOP event, Snyder said he wants to “compile ‘NFL-style scouting reports’ on local election officials” to prevent election fraud. Snyder also announced this week he appointed failed gubernatorial…

Virginia Republican Party Confirms They’ll Hold a Convention, Setting Off a Political Firestorm

Last night, the Virginia Republican Party reaffirmed their choice to hold an in-person convention to choose their gubernatorial nominees. An in-person event could be illegal due to the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, but the Virginia GOP has an even bigger problem on their hands – frontrunner Amanda Chase and her supporters are mad, and hell hath…

As Lee Chatfield Resigns In Controversy From New Job, Michigan GOP Still Stumbles On Finding Candidate to Take on Whitmer

Since Michigan Republicans lost their top recruit for governor in 2022, Candice Miller, prominent Republicans continue to stumble and the party has been struggling to find someone to take on Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Potential GOP candidates are dropping like flies, and the members of the MI GOP left standing are allying themselves with out-of-touch extremists. Most…

Nearly All VA GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Still Won’t Accept Biden As President

The Washington Post reported yesterday that five of the six the Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidates still refuse to accept Joe Biden as a legitimate president. The GOP candidates have fully embraced Donald Trump’s baseless conspiracy theories about our elections – the same lies that led to the January 6th insurrection. Frontrunner Amanda Chase has headlined…

Advisory: GOP Governors to Speak At QPAC This Week

This year’s CQPAC will repeat, ad nauseum, the dangerous conspiracy theory that spurred violent riots on January 6th – and GOP governors and candidates are planning to attend anyways. Republicans, led by their party leader Donald Trump, brazenly lied to their constituents without any evidence. The courts resoundingly rejected their claims, and Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security declared…

Govs On Deck – February 22, 2021

Govs on Deck Feb 22, 2021

Govs On Deck – February 22, 2021

We’ve got a dreary Monday here in D.C., but at least there is a bright spot – today’s edition of “Govs on Deck!” As a reminder, your favorite newsletter comes out on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. As always, questions or suggestions? Send me a note at amestoy@dga.net. You can find us all on Twitter too – @A_Tall_Turner, @CEAmestoy, @SamNewton, and @andersonkayjay.…

ICYMI: Axios Dives Into Dirty Tricks That Have Overtaken GOP Primary In Virginia

Over the weekend, Axios detailed the nasty infighting that has overtaken the GOP gubernatorial primary in Virginia. Three Republican-related groups, Virginia Cornerstone PAC, Americans for Limited Government, and Stop Bad Candidates PAC, have been involved with launching negative radio and direct mail pieces against Glenn Youngkin, ensuring whoever the GOP nominee is won’t come out…

Dem Govs Get It Done: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s “Get-Tough Approach” to Vaccine Rollout Pays Off

According to the New York Times, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic has paid off – Virginia has administered 88% of the doses it has received, ranking Virginia 6th in the country, and 1.5 million Virginians have received their first shot, ranking the commonwealth 12th. Gov. Northam is getting the vaccine rollout…

ICYMI: Republican Luminaries Call Virginia GOP’s Chaotic Nomination Fight “Terribly Embarrassing”

The Virginia GOP’s chaotic, train wreck of a primary is getting national attention. Today, the New York Times reported on the fractures within the Virginia Republican Party, centered around the party’s brutal fight over how to select a gubernatorial nominee. While VA Republicans initially voted to hold a convention, the far-right wing of the party is taking…

Every State, Every Vote: As Republicans Launch Attack on Voting Rights, Democratic Governors Continue to Fight for Free and Fair Elections

After losing both the White House and the Senate in 2020, state level Republicans are planning a power grab to tighten election rules and make it more difficult for Americans to vote. In legislatures across the country, lawmakers in 33 states have filed at least 165 restrictive bills to make it more difficult to cast a ballot, over four…

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ICYMI: Pete Snyder Wants “NFL-Style Scouting Reports” On Election Officials

Virginia Republican Party Confirms They’ll Hold a Convention, Setting Off a Political Firestorm

As Lee Chatfield Resigns In Controversy From New Job, Michigan GOP Still Stumbles On Finding Candidate to Take on Whitmer

Nearly All VA GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Still Won’t Accept Biden As President

Advisory: GOP Governors to Speak At QPAC This Week

Govs On Deck – February 22, 2021

ICYMI: Axios Dives Into Dirty Tricks That Have Overtaken GOP Primary In Virginia

Dem Govs Get It Done: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s “Get-Tough Approach” to Vaccine Rollout Pays Off

ICYMI: Republican Luminaries Call Virginia GOP’s Chaotic Nomination Fight “Terribly Embarrassing”

Every State, Every Vote: As Republicans Launch Attack on Voting Rights, Democratic Governors Continue to Fight for Free and Fair Elections