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Ben Salango Launches Campaign Ad Hitting Jim Justice For Failing to Fix West Virginia’s Crumbling Infrastructure While Spending Taxpayer Dollars Boosting His Own Businesses

West Virginia Democratic candidate Ben Salango launched a new campaign ad today hitting GOP Gov. Jim Justice where it hurts – West Virginia’s notoriously bad roads. The ad, titled “Roads,” contrasts the recently paved street leading into the Justice-owned Greenbrier Hotel with the collapsing roads in the rest of the state. Justice made sure the…

ICYMI: WRAL Editorial Board Slams Dan Forest’s Campaign As A “Health Hazard,” Says His Lies Disqualify Him For Governor

“What [Dan Forest] REALLY is — a politician with little regard for truth, facts, science, decency or the health and safety of those he serves.” North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, whose comments on the COVID-19 pandemic have defied science and logic, has taken his dangerous, anti-facts, anti-science campaign rhetoric “to new…

ICYMI: Greg Gianforte’s Dangerous Pseudoscience Beliefs “Should Concern Anyone Who Wants Science-Based Policies”

“[Gianforte] promoted the idea that so-called ‘herd immunity’ …. is the solution to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.” At a time when science and fact-based leadership is literally saving lives, Greg Gianforte’s candidacy is uniquely dangerous. The Montana GOP’s candidate for governor denied the scientific consensus that human activity has driven climate change, rejects evolution completely,…

Govs On Deck – September 21, 2020

Govs on Deck Sep 21, 2020

Govs On Deck – September 21, 2020

It’s Monday. Time for another 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, @JerusalemDemsas, and @andersonkayjay. We want this to be helpful, so let us know what other info/what…

Statement from DGA Chair Governor Phil Murphy on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Democratic Governors Association Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “Justice Ginsburg was a trailblazer, a fierce advocate for gender equality, and an American icon. She was an inspiration to many – dedicating her life to equal justice under the law. It is impossible…

In “Extraordinary Decision Not To Back The Governor From Her Own Party” Indiana Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Backs Woody Myers

“Indiana’s students deserve leadership that invests in their future.” Due to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s failure to properly invest in Indiana’s education system and address the needs of students and educators, Indiana’s Republican Superintendent of Public Education Dr. Jennifer McCormick is throwing her support behind Democratic nominee Dr. Woody Myers for governor. Holcomb has failed the…

Govs On Deck – September 18, 2020

Govs on Deck Sep 18, 2020

Govs On Deck – September 18, 2020

It’s Friday, everyone. Time for another 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, @JerusalemDemsas, and @andersonkayjay. We want this to be helpful, so let us know what other…

DGA Vice Chair Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Responds to Trump Blaming Blue States For COVID-19 Death Toll

At a press conference on Wednesday, President Trump blamed the United States’ high COVID-19 death toll on states run by Democratic governors. Trump said, “If you take the blue states out, we’re at a level that I don’t think anybody in the world would be at. We’re really at a very low level.” The President’s…

ICYMI: Govs Whitmer and Walz Discuss “Reckless” Trump Rallies and the White House’s Politicization of COVID-19 Deaths

Gov. Walz: “It’s just cruel and heartless on a scale that we have never witnessed out of leadership.” On MSNBC this afternoon, two Great Lakes Governors reacted to the Trump campaign rallies and the President’s false claim that “if you take the blue states out,” the United States would have a low COVID-19 death toll.…

After Shocking Revelation That Gov. Chris Sununu Gave Pandemic Funding to Crisis Pregnancy Center, Planned Parenthood NH Action Fund PAC Endorses Democratic Candidate Dan Feltes

There continues to be no doubt that Gov. Chris Sununu is enacting Donald Trump’s agenda in New Hampshire. Sununu has tried to hide his anti-choice views but a new report shows he approved funding for an anti-science, anti-choice group. Like Trump, Sununu supports stripping away access to vital reproductive health care services. The report shows…

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Ben Salango Launches Campaign Ad Hitting Jim Justice For Failing to Fix West Virginia’s Crumbling Infrastructure While Spending Taxpayer Dollars Boosting His Own Businesses

ICYMI: WRAL Editorial Board Slams Dan Forest’s Campaign As A “Health Hazard,” Says His Lies Disqualify Him For Governor

ICYMI: Greg Gianforte’s Dangerous Pseudoscience Beliefs “Should Concern Anyone Who Wants Science-Based Policies”

Govs On Deck – September 21, 2020

Statement from DGA Chair Governor Phil Murphy on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In “Extraordinary Decision Not To Back The Governor From Her Own Party” Indiana Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Backs Woody Myers

Govs On Deck – September 18, 2020

DGA Vice Chair Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Responds to Trump Blaming Blue States For COVID-19 Death Toll

ICYMI: Govs Whitmer and Walz Discuss “Reckless” Trump Rallies and the White House’s Politicization of COVID-19 Deaths

After Shocking Revelation That Gov. Chris Sununu Gave Pandemic Funding to Crisis Pregnancy Center, Planned Parenthood NH Action Fund PAC Endorses Democratic Candidate Dan Feltes