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Rauner’s #1! National Journal Moves IL Gov Race Up to #1 Most Likely to Flip Parties

After Rauner’s Poor Primary Results, Race Vaults from #5 to #1 Most Likely to Flip Governor Bruce Rauner’s poor primary performance keeps moving the Illinois governor’s race up the rankings as the National Journal’s Hotline ranked it the #1 most likely race to flip parties next year (it was previously ranked #5). Zach Cohen and…

DGA Calls on Allan Fung To Remove Town Chair Who Insulted Parkland Survivor

Fung Campaign Leader Called Parkland Survivor a ‘Dummy’ The DGA is calling on Mayor Allan Fung to remove Michael Chippendale, Fung’s Foster Town Chair, from his gubernatorial campaign after Chippendale insulted Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the Parkland High School shooting. Chippendale wrote to Gonzalez on Twitter, “But if he DID have a gun – the police still wouldn’t…

Governor Kim Reynolds Can’t Get Her Story Straight on Sexual Harassment Allegations Within Her Administration

After her office implausibly claimed to not have a single record about the firing of her friend and long-time ally Dave Jamison following allegations of workplace sexual harassment against him, Governor Kim Reynolds’ office abruptly changed course yesterday. Despite now acknowledging that they have evidence about this situation, Reynolds is refusing to release even a…

In Tonight’s Debate, Oklahoma Republicans Double Down On Fallin’s Failures

Tonight, Republicans in Oklahoma running to replace failed Gov. Mary Fallin doubled down on her far-right agenda that has hurt the state for so many years. On issue after issue, from education, to infrastructure, to economic development, the candidates pledge to continue the same policies that have led Oklahoma to the crisis it finds itself…

KS Ed Boards Slam Kobach as “Embarrassment For the State of Kansas”

Latest News Apr 23, 2018

KS Ed Boards Slam Kobach as “Embarrassment For the State of Kansas”

Kobach Earns Contempt of Court Ruling, Leaves Taxpayers to Pick Up the Bill This weekend, editorial boards levied more harsh criticism at Kansas Sec. of State Kris Kobach for earning his second contempt of court charge in his one man voter suppression crusade. A federal judge ordered Kobach to repay his opponent’s legal fees after…

Tim Pawlenty Can’t Shake Off The Rust

Latest News Apr 23, 2018

Tim Pawlenty Can’t Shake Off The Rust

It’s Time To Admit That He’s Just Not A Good Candidate On Sunday, Tim Pawlenty sat down with Minneapolis CBS affiliate WCCO. It did not go well. First, he has no answer when it comes to his support for Donald Trump. Conservatives in Minnesota have criticized him for his less than enthusiastic support during the…

VIDEO: Fung Flounders, Unable to Answer Basic Questions on Newsmakers

Latest News Apr 23, 2018

VIDEO: Fung Flounders, Unable to Answer Basic Questions on Newsmakers

Failed candidate Mayor Allan Fung came out of hiding this weekend for his first appearance on WPRI’s Newsmakers since his campaign launch six months ago, and… it did not go so well. In the half-hour interview, Fung failed to back up his economic policy proposals, lost his train of thought mid-sentence, contradicted himself on workers’…

ICYMI: Buehler “Has Not Performed Up to External Expectations” in Oregon

Latest News Apr 23, 2018

ICYMI: Buehler “Has Not Performed Up to External Expectations” in Oregon

Political Analyst: “Should be really troubling for that campaign” This weekend, the Statesman Journal highlighted how self-appointed Republican front runner Knute Buehler has failed to live up to his own hype. They reported, “With ballots going out to voters within the week, long-presumed gubernatorial front-runner Rep. Knute Buehler has, at best, yet to create any meaningful distance between himself…

Rauner Mirrors Trump by Cutting Back Environmental Protections

Latest News Apr 23, 2018

Rauner Mirrors Trump by Cutting Back Environmental Protections

Yesterday was Earth Day, and while President Donald Trump’s aggressively rolls back environmental protections, don’t expect a peep from Governor Bruce Rauner. Instead, Rauner’s silent approval of Trump’s actions calls attention to his own cuts to Illinois’ environmental protections. Last year, Rauner dodged questions from voters about Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, and…

SIREN: RGA Comes In To Bail Out Doug Ducey…In April

Arizona Is The First State RGA Goes On Air, Sign Ducey Is In Trouble After his botched response to the Arizona education crisis, Doug Ducey is in political trouble. Today, the Republican Governors Association made that clear, launching a nearly $350,000 television buy to bolster his campaign as it teeters on the brink of collapse.…

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Rauner’s #1! National Journal Moves IL Gov Race Up to #1 Most Likely to Flip Parties

DGA Calls on Allan Fung To Remove Town Chair Who Insulted Parkland Survivor

Governor Kim Reynolds Can’t Get Her Story Straight on Sexual Harassment Allegations Within Her Administration

In Tonight’s Debate, Oklahoma Republicans Double Down On Fallin’s Failures

KS Ed Boards Slam Kobach as “Embarrassment For the State of Kansas”

Tim Pawlenty Can’t Shake Off The Rust

VIDEO: Fung Flounders, Unable to Answer Basic Questions on Newsmakers

ICYMI: Buehler “Has Not Performed Up to External Expectations” in Oregon

Rauner Mirrors Trump by Cutting Back Environmental Protections

SIREN: RGA Comes In To Bail Out Doug Ducey…In April