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Has Ken Griffin Found His Candidate?

Rumors Around Richard Irvin’s Pending Announcement Continue to Grow Following the news that Billionaire Ken Griffin has chosen John Milhiser as his Secretary of State Candidate to bankroll, rumors are swirling surrounding who the Rauner Reboot team might add to their slate of handpicked pawns. And sources are saying that undeclared potential candidate Richard Irvin…

RGAinDisarray: Hogan Ramps Up GOP Civil War and Warns of Trump’s Looming Threat to GOP Governors

Hogan: “I think the biggest threat to Republican success next year … is Trump” The infighting between the Republican Party and Donald Trump is heating up, and Larry Hogan is issuing a warning sign that the former president’s constant attacks on Republican incumbents could doom the GOP in the midterms. In a new interview with…

Paul LePage Gets a Primary Challenger Who Wants Candidates to “Tell the Truth”

Paul LePage’s lies have earned him a challenger in the GOP primary for Maine governor. Michael Stuart Heath has jumped in the race “because it’s time to turn the page on Paul.” “We don’t need 4 more years of Paul LePage,” said Heath, adding that Mainers deserve a leader “who is gonna tell the truth,…

Maryland’s MAGA Gov Primary Too Trumpy for Michael Steele

Steele’s Exit Boosts Trump-Backed Dan Cox and Puts Pressure on Silent Schulz Republicans suffered a massive blow yesterday when Michael Steele announced he would not run in the chaotic Maryland MAGA primary for governor. Steele was a highly touted recruit who had the potential to “elevate the race’s national visibility and offer Maryland Republicans a…

Dissatisfied with Current Field, Billionaire Ken Griffin Threatens to Implode GOP Primary for Governor

The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that allies of billionaire Ken Griffin are pushing the Illinois Republican Party to back unannounced potential candidate Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in the messy GOP gubernatorial primary, “opening the door to further divisions within the state GOP.” Griffin is desperate to recreate the failed governorship of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner,…

GOP Gubernatorial Candidates in MN, WI, and AZ Go All-In on the Big Lie

Across the country, Republican candidates for governor are embracing Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen. Here’s a roundup of how GOP primary candidates in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Arizona went all-in on baseless election conspiracy theories this week: In the first minutes of the Minnesota GOP primary debate on Wednesday, all five…

DGA-Backed Group Announces Six-Figure Ad Buy in Michigan During College Football Bowl Season

Ads Will Air Across Michigan in 35 Games, Including Games Featuring Teams From Michigan Today, Put Michigan First, a group backed by the Democratic Governors Association, announced a six-figure television ad buy that will highlight Gov. Whitmer’s actions to lower costs for families after working with Republicans to pass historic auto insurance reforms. In particular,…

Axios: “GOP primary fights are already getting nasty”

New reporting from Axios is highlighting how Republicans “are facing crowded and increasingly nasty gubernatorial primaries…— with candidates sizing each other up over Donald Trump, election conspiracies and COVID-19 mandates” Races in Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Idaho, have drawn anywhere from two to 12 Republican candidates vying for the governor’s mansion. To win…

What They Are Saying: Gov. Steve Sisolak Appoints Lisa Cano Burkhead as Lt. Gov. of Nevada

Today, Gov. Steve Sisolak appointed longtime educator Lisa Cano Burkhead to serve as Lt. Gov. of Nevada. Raised by immigrant parents, Burkhead is a highly-awarded former Spanish teacher and principal. Here’s what people are saying about the appointment: FOX 5 Las Vegas: “Sisolak said his team ‘looked outside of the box’ to find a new…

All Five Minnesota GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Refuse to Admit 2020 Election Results Were Legitimate

In the first minutes of last night’s GOP primary debate, all five Republican candidates for Minnesota governor exposed themselves as election conspiracy theorists. Moderator Hugh Hewitt asked whether Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 election, and not a single Republican said yes. Scott Jensen, Paul Gazelka, Michelle Benson, Neil Shah, and Mike Murphy all went…

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