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Rauner Unity Watch: GOP Infighting Spreads to Chair (Day 37)

Governor Bruce Rauner’s attempts at party unity hit another snag yesterday as the fight over the Illinois GOP got legal. Natasha Korecki of POLITICO Illinois reported that party “infighting” has “spilled into the race for Illinois Republican Party chairman” and “opening a new divide in a state party that just can’t heal itself.” So far, Rauner’s…

In New Ad, Templeton Slams Politicians Who ‘Self-Deal,’ Forgets to Look in the Mirror

Templeton Took Cushy No-Bid Contract From DHEC, the Day After She Resigned South Carolina Republican Catherine Templeton is not the great ethics reformer she wants you to think she is. In her new ad, Templeton attacks Columbia insiders who use the system to “self-deal” and line their pockets: “We will stop allowing legislators to appoint…

Who Graded Himself Better – Rauner or Trump?

Exactly one year after Governor Bruce Rauner modestly gave himself an “A” on “things that we can control,” President Donald Trump went on Fox News yesterday and gave himself an “A+” for his White House performance. Watch Trump and Rauner here: Coincidentally (or not), both Trump and Rauner suffer from rock-bottom approval ratings in Illinois, though Trump again edges…

Poll: Fallin 43 Points Underwater with REPUBLICANS

Fallin’s Failures Threaten Republican Chances in Governor’s Race A Magellan Strategies poll out yesterday in Oklahoma shows that even Republicans are fed up with Gov. Mary Fallin’s disastrous tenure. Just 20% of likely Republican primary voters approve of the job the governor is doing, while 63% disapprove. It’s the latest sign that Fallin will be…

FACT CHECK: RGA Ad In Arizona Would Get An “F”

Pro-Ducey Ad Omits Key Facts And Evidence Today, as Arizona teachers begin the first day of their statewide walkout for more education funding, the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) released a new video fact checking the Republican Governors Association’s (RGA) failed attempt at boosting Doug Ducey’s flailing campaign. The video, titled, “All Theater, No Plan” uses…

Rauner Went to Germany and All He Got Was a New Opponent

Today, Governor Bruce Rauner held a press conference to admit that he was coming home from his almost two-week European economic development trip empty-handed. Instead, Rauner had to answer question after question about the entrance of another Republican in the governor’s race, state Senator Sam McCann. There were high hopes prior to the trip –…

VIDEO: RGA Chair Haslam Worries About “Huge Intensity Gap” and “Difficult Map” Heading into 2018 Elections

Latest News Apr 25, 2018

VIDEO: RGA Chair Haslam Worries About “Huge Intensity Gap” and “Difficult Map” Heading into 2018 Elections

Haslam: “This is Different Circumstances Than We Had in the Last Eight Years” RGA Chair and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam went on Fox News yesterday to sound the alarm for his fellow GOP governors heading into a tough election year. Haslam admitted that the RGA has a “difficult map” defending 26 seats in a year…

WHOOPS: Putnam Blames “Obama Regulators” For Bush Era Investigation Into His Business

Latest News Apr 25, 2018

WHOOPS: Putnam Blames “Obama Regulators” For Bush Era Investigation Into His Business

Adam Putnam is having a little trouble getting the facts straight about a series of labor violations committed by his family’s citrus farms. Putnam’s business was fined for failing to pay its workers the minimum wage. In a speech to supporters this morning, Putnam tried to downplay the violations by blaming “Obama regulators crawling around…

Day 35: Ives Hitting the Trail for Anyone But Rauner

Latest News Apr 25, 2018

Day 35: Ives Hitting the Trail for Anyone But Rauner

“Asked Who Her Supporters Should Line Up Behind, Ives Said It Was Up to Them to Decide” After her surprisingly close loss, state Representative Jeanne Ives is using her new-found popularity to campaign for Republican candidates – just none named Governor Bruce Rauner. The Herald & Review caught up with Ives: “Ives said she plans to…

Two Peas in a Pod: Scott Walker and Mike Pence

Latest News Apr 25, 2018

Two Peas in a Pod: Scott Walker and Mike Pence

Today, Vice President Pence is in Wisconsin to bail out his buddy Governor Scott Walker’s floundering campaign. And it’s no wonder why Pence is committed to keeping Walker in power: the two are in lockstep when it comes to putting special interests and their campaign donors ahead of middle class families. “The people of Wisconsin…

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Rauner Unity Watch: GOP Infighting Spreads to Chair (Day 37)

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Who Graded Himself Better – Rauner or Trump?

Poll: Fallin 43 Points Underwater with REPUBLICANS

FACT CHECK: RGA Ad In Arizona Would Get An “F”

Rauner Went to Germany and All He Got Was a New Opponent

VIDEO: RGA Chair Haslam Worries About “Huge Intensity Gap” and “Difficult Map” Heading into 2018 Elections

WHOOPS: Putnam Blames “Obama Regulators” For Bush Era Investigation Into His Business

Day 35: Ives Hitting the Trail for Anyone But Rauner

Two Peas in a Pod: Scott Walker and Mike Pence