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Kobach Makes Bizarre Slavery Comment In GOP Debate

Kobach Compares Himself to “Slave Farmers” In a bizarre and offensive move, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach used his first Republican gubernatorial debate to compare himself to a “slave farmer.” From the Topeka Capital-Journal: In response to a question about a property tax lid applied to city and county governments, there was consensus that…

Inslee Statement on New Pennsylvania Congressional Map

Today, DGA Chair and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee released the following statement on Pennsylvania’s newly drawn congressional map: “Today’s new maps in Pennsylvania show that Democratic governors are the single best path to unrigging the map across America. Governor Tom Wolf led the way to fairer congressional maps and rejected Republican legislators’ attempts to gerrymander…

Rauner Has a Growing Problem with Grassroots Republicans

Rauner Already Criticized by Fox News and National Review, Now Losing Support with Breitbart This morning, Governor Bruce Rauner saw his primary opponent pick up another influential endorsement. The Susan B. Anthony List announced it was endorsing State Rep. Jeanne Ives and pledged financial backing for her campaign. Today’s news illustrates a real problem Rauner has…

In Wake of Yet Another Deadly School Shooting, Fung and Morgan Silent on Gun Violence Solutions

As the nation reels from the latest mass shooting at a school, Rhode Island gubernatorial candidates Allan Fung and Patricia Morgan have been notably silent on solutions to keep the people of Rhode Island safe from gun violence. By contrast, Governor Gina Raimondo has been a leader on this issue, speaking out forcefully and signing…

Ouch: Steve Pearce Even Too Toxic For Susana Martinez

Gov. Martinez Declines to Support Lone Republican Running to Replace Her Looks like Steve Pearce won’t be invited to any of Governor Martinez’s legendary pizza parties any time soon. When asked at a press conference yesterday whether she will be voting for the only Republican running to replace her as New Mexico’s Governor, Martinez declined to answer. Ouch. While…

DGA Statement in Response to RGA Ad Buy

Today, DGA Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson released the following statement in response to the news that the RGA has reserved tens of millions of dollars in airtime to play defense in 4 Republican-held states: Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Ohio: “The DGA is focused on aggressively expanding the map and electing Democratic governors across the country…

Short on Accomplishments, Rauner Continues Dishonest Campaign

Chicago Tribune: “Rauner Budget Proposal at Odds with Re-Election Rhetoric.” How desperate is Governor Bruce Rauner to have a real accomplishment to run on? Well first, he touted a bill that he vetoed and ran attack ads against. Now, he’s out with a misleading new ad that avoids discussing how Rauner’s fiscal mismanagement left lasting damage on…

Rauner’s Fiscal Failures are Hampering the State’s Budget And Future

Today, Governor Bruce Rauner released another unbalanced budget that asks Illinois’ middle-class to shoulder the burden of his failed fiscal management. The Democratic Governors Association in Illinois released the following statement, attributable to Sam Salustro: “Bruce Rauner drove the state’s finances into the ground, and he’s going to make the middle-class pay for it. Rauner’s…

Minneapolis Column: Pawlenty’s Time In DC Spent “Pimping for Wall Street”

As Tim Pawlenty continues to mull over whether another gubernatorial bid is worth the effort, a new column from City Pages, a Twin Cities weekly newspaper, highlights all the challenges he might face. The whole thing is a doozy, and well-worth your time, but below are some highlights: 1. Pawlenty rewrote his official portrait plaque to hide his…

Morgan & Fung Silent on Sexual Harassment

GOP Candidates Refuse to Call on Republican Leader Accused of Sexual Harassment to Step Down Republican gubernatorial candidates Patricia Morgan and Allan Fung refuse to call for the resignation of a leading Rhode Island Republican accused of sexual harassment. Multiple complaints of sexual harassment have emerged against Rob Sullivan, president of the Rhode Island Young Republicans,…

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