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VIDEO: Connecticut Republican Debate was a Trump Lovefest

Candidates Double Down on their Support for Trump Connecticut Republicans running for governor want voters to know one thing: They LOVE Trump. At last week’s debate, the candidates bent over backwards to convince the audience that they enthusiastically supported President Trump during the 2016 election and continue to support his agenda now. A highlight reel…

VIDEO: Fung Defends Trump’s Offensive Comments

When No One Else Does, Allan Fung Takes Trump “For His Own Words” Following last week’s endorsement of President Donald Trump’s tax bill, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung (R-RI) used Martin Luther King Jr. Day to defend President Trump’s use of the term “shithole” in reference to African countries. Watch HERE. Mayor Allan Fung: OK, let’s get that elephant…

Rauner Botches Easiest Question of All Time – Is David Duke Racist?

Rauner’s Weak Moral Stand on Trump’s Immigration Comments Becoming Pattern Like clockwork, Governor Bruce Rauner was in the news again for failing to take a strong moral stand on an easy-to-call situation. Yesterday, during an interview with WVON, Governor Bruce Rauner was pressed on President Donald Trump’s most recent and outrageous comments on immigrants. Rauner…

Greitens Becomes A Liability for GOP Governors

Neighboring Govs in IL, IA on Defense over Ties to Scandal-Plagued Greitens In 36 hours, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has gone from a self-described leader to major political liability. Gubernatorial candidates in Iowa and Illinois are scrambling to deal with the fallout from the blackmail scandal unfolding in Missouri. Take a look at the coverage…

Three Years into Rauner’s Term, Illinois Is Worse

Rauner Inaugurated Three Years Ago Today, And Little Has Gone Well Since Exactly three years ago today, Governor Bruce Rauner was inaugurated as Governor of Illinois and the state is worse off for it. Rauner spoke of an “opportunity to accomplish something historic,” to “fix busted budgets”, to “forge a new path” toward “a brighter…

DGA Statement on Allan Fung’s Support of Trump’s Agenda

Today, Democratic Governors Association Communications Director Jared Leopold released the following statement regarding Cranston Mayor Allan Fung’s (R-RI) endorsement of President Donald Trump’s tax bill. “Allan Fung has finally come out of hiding to admit he stands for President Trump’s policy agenda. These are the facts: Middle-class Rhode Islanders will face a bigger tax hit because of the…

Rauner Must Renounce Endorsement from Missouri Governor Eric Greitens

Rauner Spent $1.3 Million on Ads Promoting Greitens and Sent $100,000 Directly to Greitens Today, the Democratic Governors Association called on Governor Bruce Rauner to rescind the endorsement from Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, following a KMOV report that Greitens was accused of blackmailing a mistress to keep his extramarital affair silent. Rauner’s campaign has spent $1.3 million dollars on…

Morning News Update: GOP Governors are Having a Very, Very Bad Week

It’s hard to have a worse week than GOP governors are having right now. Across the country, Republican governors are dealing with scandal, job loss, poor leadership, and political vulnerability. Just take a look at these stories. Ooof. Trump’s coastal drilling plan put GOP governors in an awkward position, forcing them to seek an exemption…

DGA Statement on Governor Henry McMaster’s Slow Response to Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan

Today, Governor Henry McMaster finally requested a meeting with the Trump Administration regarding their plan to drill off the coast of South Carolina. McMaster, who claims to have a close relationship with President Trump, waited days to request a meeting about the proposed drilling, which was first announced last Thursday. “After days of silence and…

Rauner Spent a Week in Quincy – But Nothing Has Changed

After Veterans Home Stay, Rauner Still Refuses to Show Accountability for Administration’s Response to Tragedy Governor Bruce Rauner wrapped up his week-long stay at the Quincy Veterans’ Home with a press conference that was light on details and non-existent on introspection. Rauner’s stay was provoked by a WBEZ investigation into his administration’s response to the 2015 Legionnaires’…

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