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DGA Statement on Governor Kay Ivey’s Decision to Support Accused Child Predator Roy Moore

Latest News Nov 17, 2017

DGA Statement on Governor Kay Ivey’s Decision to Support Accused Child Predator Roy Moore

Today, Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson released the following statement on Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s decision to support accused child predator Roy Moore in the Senate election: “The voters of Alabama will remember Governor Ivey’s decision to endorse an accused child predator for public office. While Senator Richard Shelby and other Republicans broke from…

Chicago Sun-Times: “Bruce Rauner Continues to Refuse to Weigh in on Matters Before Congress with Enormous Bearing on Illinois”

Latest News Nov 17, 2017

Chicago Sun-Times: “Bruce Rauner Continues to Refuse to Weigh in on Matters Before Congress with Enormous Bearing on Illinois”

Illinois Middle-Class Families Facing Tax Increase and Rauner Is Nowhere to Be Found At a press conference yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner again refused to stand up for Illinois taxpayers’ interests when he refused to weigh in on Republican efforts to change the federal tax code. Rauner was asked to address the debate but he refused to get…

CT-Gov Candidate Says RGA Will Quit on Connecticut

Latest News Nov 17, 2017

CT-Gov Candidate Says RGA Will Quit on Connecticut

GOP Mayor Lauretti: ‘I’m not convinced that the RGA has any interest in a state like Connecticut.’ Connecticut GOP gubernatorial candidate and Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti is already writing off the RGA as a serious player in next year’s race. As some of his opponents flew South for this year’s RGA conference in Austin, Lauretti…

RGA Elects New Chair Mired in Fraud Scandal

Latest News Nov 17, 2017

RGA Elects New Chair Mired in Fraud Scandal

14 Staffers Have Pled Guilty in Ongoing Federal Fraud Case Involving Haslam-Controlled Company Desperate for a new leader amidst 2 stinging electoral defeats this month, the Republican Governors Association turned its leadership over once again to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, despite the governor’s ties to a swirling federal fraud trial. Just last week, the Associated…

Rauner Ends “Our Home, Our Fight” Tour by Refusing to Fight for Illinoisans Facing Tax Hikes

U.S. House Passes Bill That Will Increase Taxes on 850,000 Illinois Households Making Less Than $171k – Rauner Willfully Silent Governor Bruce Rauner started his first reelection tour on Monday promising to “fight” for Illinois, but by Thursday he refused to fight for middle-class Illinois families facing higher taxes. Today, Rauner was asked about the…

A Year of Failure: Scott Walker’s RGA Tenure Ends With 0-2 Record

Walker Flops on National Stage Again, Now Faces Underwater Approval Ratings in Wisconsin One year after he took the reins at the RGA, bullish about his party’s prospects for success in 2017, Chairman Scott Walker is now ending his tenure in disgrace after a year of failure and embarrassment for the organization. What a difference…

Austin Freakout: RGA 2018 Fears on Display in Texas

Despite Republicans’ best efforts to appear calm and confident at the RGA’s meeting in Austin, there’s no question they are starting to get very nervous about a potential wipeout in 2018. DAY 1 HEADLINES: CNN: Republican governors fear a 2018 midterm wipeout after Virginia loss Bloomberg: Republican Governors Seek to Avoid 2018 Election Damage From Trump, Moore …

TEXAS TWO-STEP: At RGA Conference, Govs. Walker and Scott Back Away From Trump

Rick Scott in 2016: ‘Donald Trump has America’s pulse’ Scott in 2017: Asked if Trump will be an asset: ‘We’ll see what happens in 2018.’ We’re one day into the RGA’s conference in Lone Star State, and the “Trump Two-Step” has never been more popular. Republican governors who recently gushed with support for President Trump…

Special Election Results in Deep Red Oklahoma Show Trouble for Wannabe Fallin Successors

Last night, in a turn that should alarm the Republicans running to succeed Governor Mary Fallin, Democrats picked up a Senate seat in deep red Oklahoma, their fourth pickup in Oklahoma so far this year. Allison Ikley-Freeman flipped a State Senate seat in the Tulsa suburbs, outperforming Secretary Clinton’s 2016 vote share there by more…

Rauner Silent as the Illinois Middle-Class Faces Tax Increase

Congressional Republicans Tax Plan Could Raise by Over $1,200 for Many Illinois Middle-Class Families; Wealthiest Illinoisans Would See Disproportionate Share of Benefits In Washington, Congressional Republicans are attempting to force through a tax overhaul skewed to benefit the wealthiest while many middle-class Illinois families could see an average tax increase of $1,267. And once again,…

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DGA Statement on Governor Kay Ivey’s Decision to Support Accused Child Predator Roy Moore

Chicago Sun-Times: “Bruce Rauner Continues to Refuse to Weigh in on Matters Before Congress with Enormous Bearing on Illinois”

CT-Gov Candidate Says RGA Will Quit on Connecticut

RGA Elects New Chair Mired in Fraud Scandal

Rauner Ends “Our Home, Our Fight” Tour by Refusing to Fight for Illinoisans Facing Tax Hikes

A Year of Failure: Scott Walker’s RGA Tenure Ends With 0-2 Record

Austin Freakout: RGA 2018 Fears on Display in Texas

TEXAS TWO-STEP: At RGA Conference, Govs. Walker and Scott Back Away From Trump

Special Election Results in Deep Red Oklahoma Show Trouble for Wannabe Fallin Successors

Rauner Silent as the Illinois Middle-Class Faces Tax Increase