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DGA Announces $21M in Fundraising in First Half of 2017

Record-Setting Fundraising Over 60% Increase from Same Period in 2013 Cycle The Democratic Governors Association announced today it raised $21 million across all entities in the first half of 2017, setting a new DGA record for this period in a campaign cycle. The 2017 fundraising marks a more than 60% increase over the $13 million…

Desperate Bruce Rauner Pushes the State’s Education System to Brink for Political Gain

Rauner Creates School Crisis with No Plan for Resolution With his disapproval rating at 63%, Governor Bruce Rauner is desperate for a win. Perhaps not so coincidentally, Rauner has decided to push SB1, the state’s first education funding formula in two decades, to a crisis point putting school funding in jeopardy. While Rauner claims his…

News Roundup: Rauner’s High Disapproval Rating Earning Press Attention

DGA Poll Confirms National Handicappers’ View of Rauner as “Most Vulnerable Incumbent” in the Nation Yesterday, the Democratic Governors Association released a new poll showing Governor Bruce Rauner with 63% disapproval rating, a lower mark than what he had six months ago and before his budget veto. Rauner’s extremely low marks confirm two national political…

DGA Statement on Senate Health Care Vote

DGA Chair Gov. Dan Malloy (D-CT) and DGA Vice Chair Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) released the following joint statement today on the Senate Republican failure to pass their health care plan: “This morning, millions of Americans are breathing a sigh of relief, after the failure of the reckless Congressional Republican health care bill,” said Malloy…

DGA Statement on Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s Nomination

Today, the DGA released the following statement regarding Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s nomination to be Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom: “Governor Brownback leaves behind a smoldering fire in Kansas, and Jeff Colyer will only pour more gasoline on it,” said DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold. “Jeff Colyer has been the single biggest cheerleader of Governor Brownback’s…

DGA Poll Shows Rauner in Deep Trouble

Today, the DGA released the following polling memo from pollster Jill Normington showing that Bruce Rauner’s budget veto has worsened his standing with voters, and that he remains extremely vulnerable in his reelection campaign. The memo can be read here. ###

Rocky Mountain Low: McMaster Returns from Aspen to Flailing Campaign

Growing Primary and FBI Corruption Probe Hurt McMaster’s Re-Election Bid It’s been a tough week for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. After spending two days in the lovely resort town of Aspen, the governor returned to find his re-election campaign in deep trouble. New reports say that McMaster’s own lieutenant governor, Kevin Bryant, will announce…

Another National Analyst Lists Rauner as Most Vulnerable Incumbent in Nation

National Journal Hotline Ranks Illinois Third Most Likely Governorship to Flip Parties, Highest for a Race Featuring an Incumbent A new report from the National Journal Hotline lists Bruce Rauner as the most vulnerable incumbent governor in America, and ranks Illinois as the third most likely gubernatorial seat to flip parties behind New Jersey and…

‘Another Job’: In New Ads, Gillespie Completely Glosses Over Lobbying Career

No Mention of Decades Buying and Selling Favors on Behalf of Large Corporations Where was this guy??? In his first general election ad, Virginia Republican Ed Gillespie pitches his personal story with a set of incredibly thick rose-colored glasses. In the video, Ed summarizes his career arch like this: You know all the…

In Health Care Debate, Rauner Puts Political Future Ahead of State’s Wellbeing

Trumpcare Moves Forward as Rauner Does Nothing to Stop It Today, Republicans in the U.S. Senate voted to move forward on Trumpcare, which will drive up costs on middle-class families while removing needed protections for people with pre-existing conditions. At best, Trumpcare could only blow a $40 billion hole in the state budget, but Rauner…

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