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Caught on Tape: RGA Chair Walker Claims ‘Small Sliver’ of Wisconsinites Affected by TrumpCare

DGA Announces “Chicken Caucus” of 15 GOP Gov Candidates Hiding on Health Care

Dem Govs Express Deep Concerns with Trump’s Budget

Democratic governors responded to President Trump’s budget proposal today by expressing deep concerns about how the plan will impact their states’ economies and security. Governors also highlighted how Trump’s plan will undermine key priorities like education and housing. DGA Chair and Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy said the proposal is “terribly wrong,” while DGA Chair-Elect and Washington…

Renacci Votes for Trumpcare; Where are Other 3 OH-GOV Candidates?

Renacci Votes for Trumpcare; Where are Other 3 OH-GOV Candidates? Rep. Jim Renacci votes for AHCA today; DeWine, Taylor, and Husted won’t say where they stand.  Today U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci a 2018 Ohio gubernatorial candidate, voted for the AHCA in the House Budget Committee. Renacci is the first Republican candidate for governor in Ohio…

ICYMI – Gov. Ige on MSNBC: Hawaii “Felt Compelled to Act” on Trump’s Travel Ban

ICYMI – Gov. Ige on MSNBC: Hawaii “Felt Compelled to Act” on Trump’s Travel Ban In case you missed it, Governor David Ige told MSNBC after Hawaii scored a major legal victory against President Trump’s travel ban yesterday that his state “felt compelled to act” because the executive order was a violation of the constitution.     “We…

New Poll: Rauner Hits All-Time Low

New Poll: Rauner Hits All-Time Low A new Simon Institute poll shows things are getting worse for Governor Bruce Rauner‎ in Illinois, as he prepares to face voters in November 2018. The poll, released today, says 58% of Illinois voters disapprove of the job he’s doing as governor, up from 50% at the same time…

DGA to 2017 GOPers: Will You Campaign With Trump?

DGA to 2017 GOPers: Will You Campaign With Trump? After White House invite, DGA Calls on VA, NJ candidates to announce whether they’d campaign with Trump Today, following the White House’s offer for President Trump to campaign in 2017, the Democratic Governors Association called on Virginia and New Jersey candidates to say whether they will…

More Extreme than Trumpcare: Virginia Gov Candidates Endorse Massive Medicaid Cuts

More Extreme than Trumpcare: Virginia Gov Candidates Endorse Massive Medicaid Cuts It’s “Block Grants or Bust” for Gillespie and Wagner Trumpcare could claim its first political victims in 2017 Virginia elections – as two Virginia gubernatorial candidates endorsed massive cuts to health coverage this weekend. Over the weekend, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that Ed Gillespie…

ICYMI – Dem Govs Battle GOP Health Care Bill to Protect ‘Life-Saving, Life-Changing’ Coverage

As Democratic governors and the states fight back against the House Republican health care plan, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper spent the weekend defending the “life-saving, life-changing” health coverage their residents receive from Medicaid.   Governor Malloy highlighted on CNN how the GOP’s health care plan would impact his constituents, stating: “It will take insurance away…

The Sound of Silence: Trumpcare Puts the Squeeze on Ohio Gov Candidates

The Sound of Silence: Trumpcare Puts the Squeeze on Ohio Gov Candidates DeWine, Taylor, Husted, and Renacci silent on healthcare proposal The GOP health care bill has sent Ohio’s four GOP gubernatorial candidates running for the hills. In a sign of the political trouble of Trumpcare, the Republicans running for governor in this Medicaid expansion…