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DGA Chair Martin O'Malley speaks on the economy

From the Chair's Desk: Results

I wanted to take a moment to talk to you about Wisconsin. Though we fell short of what would have been an historic upset, I couldn’t be prouder of the work we were able to accomplish. Despite our side getting outspent nearly 10-to-1 by Walker and his right-wing cronies, the DGA’s early and unprecedented financial contribution of over $3…

Statement from DGA Chair O’Malley on MT Primary Results

Washington, DC – Governor Martin O’Malley, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, released the following statement tonight on the results of the Montana primary: “I congratulate Steve Bullock on his primary victory tonight. As Attorney General, Steve has a tremendous record standing up forMontana families and protectingMontana taxpayers. “The contrast with Rick Hill couldn’t be…

Statement from DGA Chair Governor Martin O’Malley on Wisconsin Recall Election

Washington, DC – Governor Martin O’Malley, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, released the following statement tonight on the results of the Wisconsin recall election: “Tonight, we fell just short of an historic upset. Despite our side getting outspent ten to one by Governor Walker and his extreme right-wing allies, Democrats worked together and were…

Stonewalled

Suppressive Voting Laws Take Hit, Federal Judge Blocks Florida Law

A federal judge blocked enforcement of key provisions of a restrictive voting law in Florida today, a breakthrough victory for Florida voters and voting rights advocates nationwide. The law, H.B. 1355, included onerous restrictions on community-based voter registration drives, forcing the League of Women Voters of Florida and other groups to shut down their drives. In…

Florida GOP Takes Voter Suppression to a Brazen New Extreme

Imagine this: a Republican governor in a crucial battleground state instructs his secretary of state to purge the voting rolls of hundreds of thousands of allegedly ineligible voters. The move disenfranchises thousands of legally registered voters, who happen to be overwhelmingly black and Hispanic Democrats. The number of voters prevented from casting a ballot exceeds…

Recall battle is a dead-heat

A new poll taken by pollster Celinda Lake has found that the battle between Scott Walker and challenger Tom Barrett is now deadlocked, at 49 percent each. The poll — which will be released later today and was comissioned by the pro-labor Greater Wisconsin Committee’s political fund — also finds that independents are breaking towards…

Maryland Gov. O’Malley To Campaign For Barrett In Wisconsin

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, will campaign in Wisconsin Thursday on behalf of Democratic nominee Tom Barrett, who is looking to unseat Gov. Scott Walker in the hotly contested recall race June 5. Colm O’Comartun, executive director of the DGA, said O’Malley will make a one-day trip to the Badger State…

Scott Walker has deceived and divided Wisconsin