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Exposing Richard Irvin’s Hypocrisy on Crime

Irvin Praised Public Safety Package As Mayor Richard Irvin’s blatant hypocrisy continues. This time, he’s flip-flopping on a bill he lauded as mayor and wrote a letter in support of, but has repeatedly railed against as a candidate for governor. Richard Irvin in February 2021, when Gov. Pritzker signed the initial piece of his public…

FACT CHECK, TRUE: Stacey Abrams Paid Off 68,000 Georgians’ Medical Debt

Meanwhile, the Candidates in the GOP Primary are Spending Big to Hit Each Other A fact check by WMAZ confirmed Stacey Abrams’ worked to pay off over the medical debt for over 68,000 Georgians, with the report concluding: “Yes, Stacey Abrams’ nonprofit paid off medical debt for 68,000 Georgians.” Watch more here. While Stacey Abrams…

“No Mean Questions” – PA GOP Primary Candidates

The infighting in the Pennsylvania GOP primary for governor is intense, but there’s one thing the candidates agree on: They don’t want any hard-hitting questions on the debate stage, and they only want a moderator who is a “registered Republican.” According to PoliticsPA, the campaigns of Lou Barletta, Jake Corman, Bill McSwain, and Dave White…

Scott Jensen Reveals Extreme Stance on Reproductive Rights: “I Would Try to Ban Abortion”

Last week, Scott Jensen, the frontrunner in the MN GOP primary for governor, revealed his extreme stance on abortion. In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Jensen vowed he would “try to ban abortion” in the state of Minnesota if Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court. Jensen argued against abortion in all…

Lee Zeldin Votes to Defund the Police, Calls $2.9 Million Investment in NYPD “Crap I Don’t Support”

New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin voted against a spending package in the House that included $2.9 million in funding for NYPD. The spending package, which passed the House, will include funding for NYPD to help acquire new forensic equipment, PPE, and fund the department’s K9 unit. Despite this, Zeldin voted against the…

Geoff Diehl Cements Far-Right Ticket With Anti-Choice, Anti-Vax Running Mate

Trump-backed GOP primary frontrunner Geoff Diehl announced he’s picked a running mate who’s just as extreme as he is. Former state Rep. Leah Cole Allen, Goeff’s pick for lieutenant governor, is vehemently opposed to reproductive rights and is pandering to far-right extremists on vaccines. In fact, Politico reported that “Diehl’s campaign did not respond last…

ICYMI: Pennsylvania GOP Worried About Nominating a “Radioactive” Candidate” in Massive, Extreme Primary Field

After a “stampede of candidates” filed for the GOP primary, the Associated Press reported that Pennsylvania Republican party leaders are worried the crowded GOP primary field could fracture the base and produce an unelectable nominee. “We don’t want to allow a bad or poor candidate for the general election to potentially get through with a…

DGA Statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Submitting Signatures to Get on the Ballot

Today, DGA Chair Gov. Roy Cooper released the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer submitted signatures to get her name on the ballot in the 2022 race for governor: “Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is a strong leader who always puts Michigan first. By working across the aisle, she’s lowering costs and delivering $400 checks for every…

New York Times Calls Out Republican Governors’ ARP Hypocrisy

Economist: “To Trash a Policy and Then Take the Benefits of It — That’s a Pretty High Level of Hypocrisy” A new report from the New York Times is calling out Republican governors for hypocritically taking credit for state projects funded by the American Rescue Plan after opposing the legislation. “It’s absurd on several levels,”…

Pro-Perdue Group Spending Big on TV Ads to Oust Brian Kemp

Vulnerable incumbent Brian Kemp’s battle to survive his Trump-backed Republican primary challenge David Perdue just got more expensive. Georgia Action Fund, a Pro-Perdue PAC is going up with its first “significant” TV ad buy in multiple Georgia media markets. Yesterday, Trump continued his crusade to oust Kemp, hosting a fundraiser for Perdue at Mar-a-Lago and…

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