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MEMORANDUM: NHGOP Gov Primary: A Self-Destructive Race to the Right

MEMORANDUM: NHGOP Gov Primary: A Self-Destructive Race to the Right To: Interested Parties From: Elisabeth Pearson, Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Date: 9/13/2016 No matter who emerges from New Hampshire’s GOP gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, voters will be faced with a far-right Republican that is out of step with Granite State voters. New Hampshire has…

Eric Holcomb’s Painful RFRA Interview: 4 Minutes, 0 Differences from Pence

Eric Holcomb’s Painful RFRA Interview: 4 Minutes, 0 Differences from Pence Holcomb on Expanding LGBT Civil Rights: ‘I’m not going to focus on that issue’ Eric Holcomb had his chance to distance himself from the economic disaster of Mike Pence’s RFRA legacy in Indiana. Instead, in a painful 4 minute answer to the Indianapolis Star editorial board,…

DGA Sends McCrory Suggestions for Replacement Posters in State Buildings

DGA Sends McCrory Suggestions for Replacement Posters in State Buildings McCrory caught using taxpayer money to replace NC photos with poster of…. himself Pat McCrory won’t repeal HB2, but he will replace posters in state buildings with propaganda about…himself. Last week, McCrory was caught borrowing a page from the Soviet propaganda playbook: Using taxpayer funds…

McCrory and Pence: Two Discriminatory Peas in a Pod

McCrory and Pence: Two Discriminatory Peas in a Pod Godfather of RFRA campaigns in the home of HB2 As Indiana Gov. Mike Pence campaigns in Winston-Salem today, he should feel right at home with Gov. Pat McCrory’s discriminatory House Bill 2 on the books in North Carolina. For their part, Pence and McCrory are the two GOP…

Former RightNow Exec. Backs Bullock Over Gianforte

Former RightNow Exec. Backs Bullock Over Gianforte Despite working for Greg Gianforte for over a decade, a former Senior Vice President of RightNow Technologies is bucking Gianforte’s campaign and backing Democratic incumbent Steve Bullock in Montana’s race for governor. In an Op-Ed published in the Helena Independent Record, Susan Carstensen offered a strong case against…

DGA Welcomes John Kasich Back to New Hampshire

DGA Welcomes John Kasich Back to New Hampshire Awkward! NeverTrump Kasich Endorses Trump-loving Sununu Today, the Democratic Governors Association sent Gov. John Kasich a welcome back card as he makes what is sure to be an awkward return visit to New Hampshire. Kasich is returning to the Granite State to endorse GOP candidate Chris Sununu…

HB2: A ‘Wound That Wont Stop Bleeding’ For Pat McCrory

HB2: A ‘Wound That Wont Stop Bleeding’ For Pat McCrory New polls show HB2 has left McCrory badly damaged Things have gone from bad to worse for Gov. Pat McCrory in North Carolina. A new series of polling out this week shows how endangered McCrory is in his re-election campaign, with Tar Heel voters overwhelmingly…

Hold Your Applause: Martinez’s Name Booed During Town Hall Meeting

Hold Your Applause: Martinez’s Name Booed During Town Hall Meeting Pence faces ‘united chorus of jeers’ after calling RGA Chair a ‘great governor’ Mike Pence tried his best to stand up for the Chair of the Republican Governors Association, but her constituents just weren’t having it. During a town hall meeting in New Mexico last…

VT Roundup: Minter Enters General Election in Stride

VT Roundup: Minter Enters General Election in Stride After advancing through Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary with an “electoral mandate,” Democratic candidate Sue Minter is well poised to become the next Governor of Vermont. With Minter advancing to take on Republican opponent Phil Scott in November, check out what’s being said about Vermont’s race for governor: Vermont…

MEMORANDUM: IN GOP Still in Disarray Over Pence’s Campaign Cash

MEMORANDUM: IN GOP Still in Disarray Over Pence’s Campaign Cash Legal Update: Dos and Don’ts for Donors & Fundraisers To: Interested Parties From: Democratic Governors Association Date: 8/10/16 Weeks after Eric Holcomb became Mike Pence’s handpicked successor, the Indiana GOP remains in disarray over its inability to access Pence’s campaign funds. Yesterday, Hoosiers were exposed…

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