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Statement on the 2013 Virginia Governor’s Race

Washington, DC – Colm O’Comartun, the Executive Director of the Democratic Governors Association, released the following statement today on the 2013 Virginia governor’s race: “Ken Cuccinelli would be the most extreme major party nominee for governor in Virginia’s history. He has spent the last four years launching anti-science, anti-equality, and fringe partisan crusades at the…

Jim Greer, Ex-Florida GOP Chair, Claims Republican Voting Laws Focused On Suppression, Racism

By Ian Gray Jim Greer, the former head of the Florida Republican Party, recently claimed that a law shortening the early voting period in the state was deliberately designed to suppress voting among groups that tend to support Democratic candidates, the Palm Beach Post reports. “The Republican Party, the strategists, the consultants, they firmly believe that early…

Virginia Governor’s Race: Showdown Takes Shape

By Danny Yadron Virginia’s election for governor, which takes place the year after every presidential election, is sometimes viewed as a bellwether of national trends. In 2009, for example, the victory of Republican Bob McDonnell was seen as an early sign of the tea party ferment that developed in opposition to President Barack Obama’s election and policies. (The…

From the Chair's Desk: How Democrats Won Governors' Races

With 8 out of 11 governorships up for election in 2012 held by Democrats, Republicans entered the 2012 election cycle with legitimate hopes of picking up as many as four governorships. States holding governor’s races this year skewed Republican, and by large margins. Indeed, on Election Day Mitt Romney lost the Presidency by a wide…

Following Obama’s Victory, Wisconsin Governor Proposes New Limits On Voter Registration

By Scott Keyes on Nov 19, 2012 at 5:55 pm Two weeks after Barack Obama and Sen.-elect Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) carried the state of Wisconsin with the support of minorities and young voters, Gov. Scott Walker (R) announced one of his major policy proposals for the upcoming session: ending the state’s 40-year old law that allows citizens…

Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm: The GOP's credibility gap

The Republican Party is looking for a new identity. And they’re looking, literally, everywhere. At the Republican Governors Association in Las Vegas, former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour was the most … shall we say … direct, proclaiming, “We’ve got to give our political organizational activity a very serious proctology exam. We need to look everywhere.”…

Voting Rights Haven't Gotten Such Attention Since 1965. What Did We Learn?

By Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch 2012 A little over a week after the presidential election has ended, many voting rights watchers are reflecting on all that we learned through this year’s campaigns: what went right, what went wrong and the unresolved challenges that remain ahead. As for the overall takeaway, Advancement Project director…

Two high-profile governors races ensure 2013 won't be quiet year

By Paul Steinhauser, CNN Political Editor (CNN) — Take a larger than life governor who may have designs on the White House and a battleground state crucial in presidential politics, and guess what: 2013 might not be as quiet a political year as you thought. New Jersey and Virginia are the only two states to hold…

Calif. budget deficit shrinks to $1.9B with taxes, 2014 surplus projected

SACRAMENTO (AP) – The nonpartisan legislative analyst says California is facing a much smaller deficit of $1.9 billion through the end of the next fiscal year and could even see surpluses over the next few years. The Legislative Analyst’s Office on Wednesday released a positive but cautious forecast for the state, a week after Californians…

Behind Women's Victories: Democratic Operatives Reveal 2012 Strategy Secrets

By Laura Bassett Republicans have offered a number of possible explanations and excuses for their losses in the 2012 election, but one thing is clear: Groups like Planned Parenthood Action Fund and EMILY’s List that campaigned for female Democratic candidatessaw a far greater return on their election spending than conservative super-PACs like American Crossroads. While much of…

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