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Brian Kemp Admits He Has No Plan As COVID-19 Infections ‘Surge to Record Highs’

While Georgia’s COVID infections “surge to record highs,” Brian Kemp admitted to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution yesterday that he still doesn’t have a plan to address the pandemic. One day after Hancock County, Georgia reached a “grim COVID milestone” of one out of every 100 residents dying from the virus, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Kemp…

First Colorado GOP Gubernatorial Debate Guaranteed to Be Far-Right Race to the Bottom

Tonight, 6 of Colorado’s GOP candidates for governor will take to a crowded debate stage to duke it out to prove their conservative bonafides. No matter what’s said on stage, it’s sure to be a messy night, with a field full of anti-vaxxers, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists. Among the (many) candidates on stage is…

ICYMI: Democratic Governors Are Critical to Ensuring Democracy Prevails

Jan 06, 2022

ICYMI: Democratic Governors Are Critical to Ensuring Democracy Prevails

“There is one achievable chokepoint that would make it nearly impossible for Trump or his heirs to steal the next election: winning key governors’ races.” One year since the greatest threat to America’s democracy in recent history, Democratic governors are being heralded for their role as a bulwark to anti-democratic forces seeking to overturn election…

On Eve of Jan 6th Anniversary, Pennsylvania Republicans Race to the Far-Right in Crowded “Trump Primary” Debate

Former GOP Congressman Ryan Costello: “Let’s Just Call It the Trump Primary” Last night, on the eve of the January 6th insurrection anniversary, the thirteen Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor crammed onto a crowded stage in multiple rows for the first debate in a brutal race to the far-right. “Let’s just call it the Trump…

DeSantis Administration Lets 800,000 to 1 Million COVID Tests Expire As Pandemic Surges

Amidst a deadly surge of omicron cases, Gov. Ron DeSantis has once again been caught dragging his feet and risking the lives of Floridians. After initially denying letting tests expire, the DeSantis administration admitted in a press conference today that between 800,000 to 1 million COVID tests expired under their watch last month. DeSantis admitted,…

DGA Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Jan 06, 2022

DGA Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Democratic Governors Association Chair North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol: “Today marks the one-year anniversary of one of America’s darkest moments when armed insurrectionists launched a violent and deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol with the intent of halting…

Dem Govs Get It Done: Gov. Janet Mills Swears In First President of the Maine Connectivity Authority

Gov. Janet Mills took a major step towards achieving universal broadband today by swearing in Andrew Butcher as the first President of the Maine Connectivity Authority. Proposed by Gov. Mills and created through bipartisan legislation, the Maine Connectivity Authority will work towards achieving universal high-speed broadband in Maine. Gov. Mills has dedicated $150 million from…

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,…

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Brian Kemp Admits He Has No Plan As COVID-19 Infections ‘Surge to Record Highs’

First Colorado GOP Gubernatorial Debate Guaranteed to Be Far-Right Race to the Bottom

ICYMI: Democratic Governors Are Critical to Ensuring Democracy Prevails

On Eve of Jan 6th Anniversary, Pennsylvania Republicans Race to the Far-Right in Crowded “Trump Primary” Debate

DeSantis Administration Lets 800,000 to 1 Million COVID Tests Expire As Pandemic Surges

DGA Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Dem Govs Get It Done: Gov. Janet Mills Swears In First President of the Maine Connectivity Authority

Has Ken Griffin Found His Candidate?

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

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