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DGA Statement on David Garcia’s Primary Victory in Arizona

Tonight, Democratic Governors Association Chair Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) released the following statement on David Garcia winning the Democratic nomination for governor in Arizona: “Congratulations to David Garcia for winning the Democratic nomination for governor in Arizona. Arizona is a pick-up opportunity for Democrats in November, and David is the right candidate to turn back…

DGA Statement on Arizona GOP Primary

Tonight, Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson released the following statement on Governor Doug Ducey’s nomination in Arizona: “Doug Ducey is in electoral trouble – and he knows it,” said Pearson. “Doug Ducey’s governorship has been such a disaster that the RGA has been forced to spend $9.2 million in spending – the most…

MEMO: Governor Doug Ducey is Desperate Going Into General Election

In some elections, in order to see the whole picture, all you need to do is look at the numbers, and the story they tell about Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey re-election chances is not a pretty one. 59 percent of registered voters in Arizona believe someone other than Governor Ducey should be governor A 31…

Cowardly Ducey Refuses to Be Held Accountable for Leadership Failures

Despite Teacher Pay Crisis and Failing Education System, Ducey says “I Can’t Be Held Accountable” Ask constituents to place their trust in you, create crisis after crisis as governor, and then refuse to be held accountable for any of it. Apparently that’s the Doug Ducey “How to be a Governor” playbook. Discussing education in an…

RGA in Full Panic Mode To Save Desperate Ducey

The Republican Governors Association booked $8.2 million in ad spending in Arizona in a vain attempt to save Governor Doug Ducey’s campaign. Three months out from election day, the RGA has already spent over 60% more than what the organization spent in 2014. There’s no secret why the RGA is pouring millions into Arizona to…

Ducey Uses Taxpayer-Funded Event to Shoot Campaign Video

In case you missed it, Doug Ducey staged a taxpayer funded campaign event as a press conference in a vain attempt to get some shots of him doing his job. Yesterday, Ducey summoned state and local federal officials to sing his praises. Among the invited guests at this taxpayer funded event? Ducey’s campaign videographer and…

Governor Ducey Refuses to Answer Whether He Would Protect Roe v. Wade

Ducey ducks questions on protecting women’s right to safe, legal abortions For 45 years, women in Arizona could count on their constitutional right to a safe abortion. But over the weekend Governor Ducey refused to answer a straightforward question about whether he would criminalize the procedure and force women to seek out unsafe alternatives. In…

ICYMI: Two polls have bad news for Gov. Doug Ducey’s re-election campaign

Not one, but, TWO new polls from Arizona show Governor Doug Ducey’s re-election chances in a perilous position. After creating a massive education funding and teacher pay crisis, getting “duped” by Theranos into making Arizonans the company’s “lab rats,” and selling out to one special interest after another, a NBC/Marist poll found nearly two-thirds of…

DGA Calls on Ducey to Reveal Whether He Supports Trump Pardoning Himself

Does Doug Ducey Think Donald Trump Can Pardon Himself? Today, the Democratic Governors Association is calling on Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to answer one simple question: Does he believe President Donald Trump could pardon himself of any crimes? The DGA’s request is part of a nationwide effort calling on Republican governors up for election to…

Roundup: Ducey’s Education Plan “100 Percent Bull”

Star Editorial: “The Legislature Did Not Fix The Structural Problems With Education Funding In Arizona.” Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wants voters to think his teacher pay scandal is in the rear view mirror, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Ducey’s so-called 20 percent pay raise plan isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.…

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