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Where Does Gov. Hogan Stand on Trumpcare?

While other GOP governors have spoken out, Hogan stays silent on plan that would gut Medicaid and kick Marylanders off health insurance With today’s vote on the D.C Republican health care bill, Governor Larry Hogan has still not said whether he supports the bill. The law is projected to kick 24 million Americans off their…

VIDEO: Unhinged PA GOP Candidate Attacks Tracker

Scott Wagner, Top GOP Recruit in PA-GOV Race, Loses His Cool During Campaign Event Yesterday, Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate, state Sen. Scott Wagner, was caught on video physically attacking a tracker during a campaign event. When Wagner noticed the tracker recording his speech at the Country Club of York, he became visibly irate. He then…

ICYMI: Des Moines Register: GOP-Dominated Session ‘Failed to Make Iowa Great Again’

Branstad-Reynolds admin and legislature focus on social issues, despite ‘dismal condition of the state’s economy’ The Des Moines Register editorial board sharply criticized GOP lawmakers this weekend for focusing on a trivial right-wing agenda while bigger problems persist. With full GOP control of state government, the Branstad-Reynolds administration backed laws to limit abortion access, strip…

Donald Duck: Gillespie Refuses to Say if He’d Campaign with Trump

VA Gov Candidate Gillespie Dodges NBC Question About Campaign Event with Trump Let the awkward dance begin. This weekend, Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie refused to answer whether he would campaign with Donald Trump, if Gillespie wins the nomination. According to NBC News: “Indeed, when asked if he would campaign with Trump if he…

ICYMI: Gonzales: “Democrats on Offense” in 2017-18 Gubernatorial Races

Elections Analyst Nathan Gonzales: Gov Races ‘Most Efficient Way’ to Rebuild Democratic Party New national rankings from elections analyst Nathan Gonzales show Democrats are in a position to make strong gains in the 2017-18 gubernatorial election cycle. In an article for Roll Call this week, Gonzales wrote that Democrats are poised to go on offense…

Collins and Poliquin Won’t Stand Up to Trump’s Tax Giveaway to Rich

Possible gov candidates refuse to criticize Trump on tax plan Two potential Maine gubernatorial candidates refused to speak out against President Trump’s new tax plan this week. Congressman Bruce Poliquin and Senator Susan Collins both would not criticize the administration’s plan to cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans and large corporations. The Washington Post called Trump’s tax proposal “boon…

Hard Right In Iowa: The New Branstad-Reynolds Agenda

GOP Overreach in 2017 Could Prove Costly in 2018 The new Republican agenda is going to be a hard sell come 2018. As Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds prepares to be governor, she will be forced to defend one of the most far-right legislative sessions in Iowa history – well out of step with Iowa’s moderate…

DGA Statement on New Republican Health Care Bill

Connecticut Governor and DGA Chair Dan Malloy and Washington Governor and DGA Vice Chair/Chair-elect Jay Inlsee released the following joint statement on the amendments to the Republican health care bill: “This new proposal is nothing more than the reheated leftovers of the failed TrumpCare bill,” said Malloy and Inslee. “Just like last month’s bill, this…

New Ratings: Rauner is the Most Vulnerable Incumbent Governor in America

Roll Call Analyst: Dems Now Favored in Illinois Gov. Race Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is the most vulnerable incumbent governor in 2018, according to new national election rankings today from Roll Call analyst Nathan Gonzales. Rauner is the only incumbent governor currently projected to lose in 2018, according to the non-partisan rankings. Gonzales lists Illinois as…

Bruce Poliquin: Running From Constituents, Running For Governor?

Likely Gov. Candidate Ditches Hometown Town Halls Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin was missing in action in his district yesterday. Poliquin, one of the GOP establishment’s preferred gubernatorial candidates for 2018, failed to show up for a series of town halls and local events. Poliquin’s conspicuous absence even inspired a search party, according to The (Belfast)…

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