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DGA Statement on Tom Wolf’s Nomination for Reelection in Pennsylvania

May 16, 2018

DGA Statement on Tom Wolf’s Nomination for Reelection in Pennsylvania

DGA Statement on Tom Wolf’s Nomination for Reelection in Pennsylvania Today, Washington Gov. and DGA Chair Jay Inslee released the following statement on Governor Tom Wolf’s nomination for reelection in Pennsylvania: “Congratulations to my friend Governor Tom Wolf for earning the Democratic nomination on his way to winning another term as governor of Pennsylvania,” said…

Tim Pawlenty’s Taking His Ball And Going Home

Pawlenty Snubs Republican Activists, Forgoes Convention Process Recent Wall Street lobbyist Tim Pawlenty, who represents the perfect ideal of everything voters are rejecting in the Trump-era, will forgo courting base Republican activists because he is afraid he will lose the convention process. Someone break out the world’s smallest violin for the candidate who delayed entering…

Rauner Again Stands in the Way of Gun Safety Legislation with Cynical Amendatory Veto

Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner stood in the way of advancing a gun safety bill for the second time this year. Rauner issued an Amendatory Veto of a bill imposing a 72-hour waiting period for purchasing assault weapons and added in enough controversial provisions that the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board wrote he “did [his] best to…

Ives Spent Months Attacking Rauner’s Failed Leadership, and She’s Still Doing It

Yesterday, state Representative Jeanne Ives still did not endorse Governor Bruce Rauner, who she previously called a “pathological liar” and whose failed record she spent months highlighting. Here are just a few examples of what Rauner’s antagonist thinks about the Republican candidate for governor, all said after he won the primary: Ives: “He’s unelectable in…

GOP Unity Watch: Kasich ‘Unsure’ How Much He’ll Support DeWine

Kasich Won’t Say if He’ll Even Campaign With GOP Nominee In case you missed it, Gov. John Kasich’s endorsement snub of Mike DeWine is still making waves in the Ohio governor’s race. Kasich told the Michigan Press Association on Friday that he wasn’t sure if he would ever campaign for DeWine. You read that correctly.…

Connecticut Republicans Emerge From Chaotic Convention More Divided Than Ever

Nasty, Expensive, and Wide-Open Primary Looms on the Horizon Connecticut Republicans went into last weekend’s convention hoping to get some clarity in their nomination process, but after a historic 5 hour multi-ballot ordeal, the party emerged more divided than ever. The convention was “chaotic” and “circus-like” race to the right that hasn’t really sorted…

Video: Rauner Breaks Silence to Praise Trump’s Policies

At the Kemp Forum last Friday, Governor Bruce Rauner was given a golden opportunity to break his silence on President Donald Trump and show the people of Illinois that he would stand up for them. Instead, he praised Trump’s policies. Rauner was asked how the president was doing and said “I applaud” the Republicans’ middle-class…

DGA Statement on Proposed Funding Cuts to CHIP

Today, Washington Gov. and DGA Chair Jay Inslee released the following statement on the possible U.S. House vote next week on the Trump administration’s plan to cut funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program: “President Trump’s proposal to slash approximately $7 billion from the Children’s Health Insurance Program would threaten the health of our children and the…

Medicaid Expansion Driving a Wedge Between DeWine and Kasich

Tension Rising After Kasich Endorsement Snub The awkward dance between Mike DeWine and John Kasich is just beginning. Gov. Kasich is “drawing a line in the sand” on the preservation of Medicaid expansion and is withholding his endorsement. It seems like he may have noticed DeWine’s less than friendly rhetoric towards his administration’s policies. From the Columbus Dispatch report:…

Why Hasn’t Rauner Held Anyone Accountable for Botched Quincy Response?

WBEZ Story Begs Question – Why Is Rauner Allowing IDVA Director Jeffries to Resign Instead of Firing Her? Yesterday, WBEZ reported that the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs “failed to effectively notify all employees” at the Quincy Veterans Home about the 2015 deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak and had been “formally rebuked” by another one of Governor Bruce Rauner’s…

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DGA Statement on Tom Wolf’s Nomination for Reelection in Pennsylvania

Tim Pawlenty’s Taking His Ball And Going Home

Rauner Again Stands in the Way of Gun Safety Legislation with Cynical Amendatory Veto

Ives Spent Months Attacking Rauner’s Failed Leadership, and She’s Still Doing It

GOP Unity Watch: Kasich ‘Unsure’ How Much He’ll Support DeWine

Connecticut Republicans Emerge From Chaotic Convention More Divided Than Ever

Video: Rauner Breaks Silence to Praise Trump’s Policies

DGA Statement on Proposed Funding Cuts to CHIP

Medicaid Expansion Driving a Wedge Between DeWine and Kasich

Why Hasn’t Rauner Held Anyone Accountable for Botched Quincy Response?