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Rauner Again Ranked in Top 5 of Gov Races Most Likely to Flip Parties

Washington Post Ranking Confirms That After Three Years of Failed Leadership, Rauner Has Steep Hill to Climb Today, Governor Bruce Rauner finds himself at the top of another list showcasing his vulnerability. The Washington Post’s The Fix ranked Illinois as the fourth most likely governorship to flip parties and ranked Rauner as the most vulnerable GOP incumbent.…

Putnam On The Defensive As He Swings and Misses With Attack On DeSantis

His Hypocritical Attack Is A Lesson In “Psychological Projection” In psychology, “projection” is a defense mechanism to cope with unwanted feelings or emotions and involves projecting undesirable feelings or emotions onto someone else, rather than admitting them. Today, Adam Putnam provided one of the clearest examples of this psychological phenomenon to date. In a stunning…

Updated Contact Info for DGA Press Staff

Today, David Turner is joining the DGA as Deputy Communications Director. Turner comes to the DGA after serving as Communications Director for Governor-elect Ralph Northam’s successful campaign in Virginia. Previously, Turner served as Communications Director in Missouri for Attorney General Chris Koster’s gubernatorial campaign, spokesman for Senator Mark Warner’s re-election campaign in Virginia, and Communications…

DGA Statement on DeSantis Announcement

Tampa Bay Times: ‘Brutal Primary’ Ahead The DGA released the following statement regarding Congressman Ron DeSantis’ announced candidacy in Florida’s gubernatorial race: “Ron DeSantis is President Trump’s hand-picked candidate in the Florida governor’s race,” said DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold. “DeSantis was a strong supporter of Trump’s disastrous health care and tax policies in Congress, and…

Trump Wants To ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ Do Florida’s GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Agree?

DGA Calls On GOP Candidates To Tell Floridians Where They Stand On President Trump’s Proposal Today, President Trump unveiled a proposal to permit drilling in continental-shelf waters off both of Florida’s coasts, despite bipartisan opposition from elected officials across Florida. “President Trump just made offshore drilling one of the top issues in this election, and…

Rauner’s Unanswered Questions About His Handling of Quincy Home Outbreak

Rauner Should Use Stunt as Opportunity to Address Hard Questions about Admin’s Botched Response Last night, Governor Bruce Rauner checked into the Quincy Veterans’ Home in an attempt to quiet growing questions about his administration’s botched response to Legionnaires’ outbreaks there. In three years, 13 veterans’ home residents have died from the disease and two…

Rauner Claims ‘Rave Reviews’ Over Veterans’ Home Response, Ducks Responsibility

Governor Deflects Blame for Veterans’ Deaths in State-Run Home: ‘They Don’t Have a Strong Immune System’ While speaking with the Herald-News Editorial Board yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner tried to show he was taking responsibility for the outbreak of Legionnaires’ at the Quincy Veterans’ Home, but he couldn’t quite get there. First, Rauner pointed out that Northwestern Hospital…

It’s Trump v. Cruz v. Snyder in Chaotic MI-GOV GOP Primary

Ted Cruz Endorses Colbeck, Rebuffing Trump and Snyder Michigan’s GOP gubernatorial primary just got a whole lot messier. Today, Senator Ted Cruz announced his endorsement of state Sen. Patrick Colbeck over his opponents Attorney General Bill Schuette, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. What was billed as a “proxy race between supporters of Gov. Rick Snyder…

Rauner Taking Heat from Fellow Conservatives Over Veterans’ Home Scandal

Rauner Admin’s Response Attacked by Primary Opponent and Featured on Fox News Governor Bruce Rauner was last seen in public two weeks ago when he refused to say if he had a moral responsibility for deaths at the Quincy Veterans’ Home, and the questions about the Legionnaires’ outbreak are only growing. Now, it’s coming from…

As GOP Governors Urge Congressional Action on DACA, Why Won’t Florida Candidates Speak Up?

Republican governors of several states recently banded together in a letter to Congress, urging them to take action to protect DREAMers from deportation, yet Florida gubernatorial contenders Richard Corcoran and Adam Putnam have remained conspicuously silent on the issue this winter. Ohio Governor John Kasich, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Vermont Governor…

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