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Tim Pawlenty: 2018’s Ed Gillespie

Pawlenty Flops When Attempting the Trump Two-Step A GOP gubernatorial candidate who, after a role in public service, went on to become a high-priced D.C. lobbyist is now trying to convince a changed electorate he’s actually a fervent Trump supporter. Sound familiar? In Virginia last year, Ed Gillespie tried, and failed, to embrace Donald Trump’s…

VIDEO: Where Have We Heard That Before? Scott Walker Says He’ll Serve Full Term As Governor

Flashback: Walker Made Same Promise in 2014 Before Breaking It In 2015 for Presidential Bid Yesterday, Scott Walker promised “I will never willingly leave the role as governor through this next coming term,” at which the people of Wisconsin laughed. Walker made a similar vow in a debate in 2014 yet abandoned Wisconsin only a few months later and…

Rauner Administration Still Won’t Admit What Went Wrong with Quincy Response

Latest News Apr 16, 2018

Rauner Administration Still Won’t Admit What Went Wrong with Quincy Response

Over the weekend, Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration released a new report which “push[es] back forcefully” against “misconceptions” about their response to Legionnaires’ outbreaks at the state-run Quincy Veterans’ Home. The report falls right in line with Rauner’s attitude that they “would not do anything different” in the aftermath of 13 deaths and years of continued outbreaks. Rauner’s…

Stapleton Makes Hard Right Turn, As Colorado GOP Boots Most Moderate Candidate

Latest News Apr 16, 2018

Stapleton Makes Hard Right Turn, As Colorado GOP Boots Most Moderate Candidate

The Colorado Republicans’ general assembly delivered a clear and unambiguous message. Right-wing extremism is its guiding light and even the slightest moderation will get you the boot. Cynthia Coffman suffered a “devastating defeat” managing to muster only six percent of the vote after the Republican base questioned whether she was sufficiently conservative enough to be…

What They’re Saying: Ryan Retirement Bad News For Walker

Latest News Apr 16, 2018

What They’re Saying: Ryan Retirement Bad News For Walker

Speaker Paul Ryan’s retirement announcement earlier last week made clear how precarious the reelection prospects are for his fellow Wisconsinite, Governor Scott Walker. National observers are saying Walker “may face an expiration date in November,” and “is likely facing his most arduous electoral challenge to date” as he “faces the headwinds of a Trump presidency…

ICYMI – Columnist: Conservatives Have “Little Reason” To Flock to Rauner in Fall

Latest News Apr 16, 2018

ICYMI – Columnist: Conservatives Have “Little Reason” To Flock to Rauner in Fall

On Friday, conservative columnist John Kass of the Chicago Tribune took a look at why Governor Bruce Rauner has failed to reunite the Republican Party after a brutal primary campaign, and what that means for the most vulnerable incumbent’s reelection chances. Read the entire column HERE. Chicago Tribune: All Rauner’s horses, and all Rauner’s men … John…

DENVER POST: Stapleton Paid Violent Felon from Florida to Gather Signatures in Colorado

Signature Gatherer Pled Guilty to Felony Battery of a Law Enforcement Officer A bombshell front-page Denver Post investigation today revealed that embattled GOP gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton’s signature firm paid a violent felon from Florida to gather signatures for Stapleton’s campaign. One signature collector, Jason McCarthy, 27, initially listed his Florida address on the petition as his…

DGA Sets New Record for Q1 Fundraising

DGA Announces $13M Fundraising In Q1, Highest Ever for First Quarter With Surge of Funding to State Races, DGA Fundraising Up 35% In 2017-18 Cycle Today, the DGA announced it raised $13 million across all entities in the first quarter of 2018, a new record for the organization in a first quarter. The DGA has…

Day 24: Rauner Lies about Ives…Again

After 22 days of silence, Governor Bruce Rauner and state Representative Jeanne Ives exchanged a “perfunctory greeting,” but Rauner’s habit of stretching the truth might end up torpedoing his half-hearted unity effort. For the second time this week, Rauner was caught lying about his interaction with Ives. Rauner told Greg Hinz of Crain’s Chicago he ran into…

91 Days After DGA Calls on Rauner to Disavow Greitens, Rauner Finally Caves

Under Pressure, Rauner Finally Renounces Missouri Governor Who Appeared in Rauner’s TV Ads Almost three months ago exactly, the Democratic Governors Association called on Governor Bruce Rauner to renounce Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who has been accused of sexual misconduct with and attempting to blackmail his former hairdresser. This afternoon, Rauner finally did. Despite the serious and disturbing…

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Tim Pawlenty: 2018’s Ed Gillespie

VIDEO: Where Have We Heard That Before? Scott Walker Says He’ll Serve Full Term As Governor

Rauner Administration Still Won’t Admit What Went Wrong with Quincy Response

Stapleton Makes Hard Right Turn, As Colorado GOP Boots Most Moderate Candidate

What They’re Saying: Ryan Retirement Bad News For Walker

ICYMI – Columnist: Conservatives Have “Little Reason” To Flock to Rauner in Fall

DENVER POST: Stapleton Paid Violent Felon from Florida to Gather Signatures in Colorado

DGA Sets New Record for Q1 Fundraising

Day 24: Rauner Lies about Ives…Again

91 Days After DGA Calls on Rauner to Disavow Greitens, Rauner Finally Caves