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Billionaire Bruce's Miserable Week In Headlines

Billionaire Bruce Rauner had a truly miserable week. In a shocking admission, he revealed he’s a member of an exclusive $140,000 wine club. He got caught calling for the elimination of the minimum wage despite making $53 million in the year he retired. He ran an ad touting his everyman van, but actually pays $100,000…

NEW TV AD: AR Farmer Discusses Hutchinson's Tax Cheating

Jobs and Opportunity, an organization affiliated with the Democratic Governors Association, today released a new television ad highlighting how Congressman Asa Hutchinson cheated on his taxes to help himself by illegally taking tax credits on multiple homes. The spot, “Priorities,” features Mike Freeze, a hard-working farmer who correctly notes “that’s not how we do things in Arkansas, and…

What They're Saying: Rauner's $100K+ Wine Club Dominates The News

He dodges taxes by sheltering part of his vast fortune in the Cayman Islands. He paid zero dollars in Social Security and Medicare taxes while saying he was open to taxing retirement benefits. His companies have made millions through the abuse and neglect of senior citizens and the developmentally disabled. He’s made millions shipping American…

NEW TV AD: Snyder Gutted Education To Reward His Administration Officials & Family

The Democratic Governors Association today released a new television ad in the Michigan governor’s race highlighting how Governor Rick Snyder cut $1 billion from education while giving officials in his own administration huge pay raises and how his administration gave his cousin millions of dollars in state contracts. The spot, “Teacher,” features Kim Stanley, a teacher…

New Polls Find Snyder & Walker Down Headed Into Labor Day

Headed into Labor Day, Republican governors are facing new poll numbers that show they’re in for a tough fall campaign. New polling data show that Michigan’s Mark Schauer and Wisconsin’s Mary Burke have pulled into the lead among likely voters against Rick Snyder and Scott Walker. As voters learn more about Schauer and Burke and…

Haley, Perry & the Ethically-Challenged Governors of 2014

To: Interested Parties From: DNC and DGA Communications Date: August 27, 2014 Re: Haley, Perry & the Ethically-Challenged Governors of 2014 Rick Perry and Nikki Haley have a lot in common – they’re both GOP governors from the South whose administrations have been plagued by ethics scandals. And they both eye higher office while struggling…

DGA Statement on Primary Results in Arizona

“With Arizona Republicans finally finished with their extreme race to the far right, Fred DuVal enters the general election with the momentum required to become Arizona’s next governor. Fred has a real track record of delivering bipartisan results for the middle class and offers a clear vision for an economy that works for everyone. He…

DGA Statement on the Florida Gubernatorial Primaries

“Rick Scott just can’t be trusted to fight for the people of Florida. As a corporate executive, he oversaw massive Medicare fraud that resulted in the largest fine in the history of the country at the time and pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid incriminating himself. As governor, he slashed K-12 education by $1.3…

Not The Headlines Republican Governors Were Looking For

Republican governors and their candidates are having one awful week. Governor Perry was indicted on two felony charges by a grand jury for his abuse of power. The news that Arkansas Republican Asa Hutchinson cheated on his taxes and lied about it when he got caught reemerged as a central issue in the campaign. Illinois…

NEW TV AD: Asa Hutchinson Cheated On His Taxes, Lied About It When He Got Caught

Jobs and Opportunity, an organization affiliated with the Democratic Governors Association, today released a new television ad highlighting how Congressman Asa Hutchinson cheated on his taxes and lied about it when the truth came out. The spot, “Wasn’t Enough,” reflects how as a D.C. lobbyist, member of Congress, and registered Virginia voter, Hutchinson lost touch with Arkansas…

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