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'True Southern gentleman': Florida’s last Dem governor remembered as 'true statesman'
1 week, 1 day ago

'True Southern gentleman': Florida’s last Dem governor remembered as 'true statesman'

Raw Story  

Buddy MacKay, whose brief stint in office lasted just 23 days after the sudden passing of Gov. Tributes honoring MacKay – who lost the 1998 gubernatorial election to Jeb Bush by almost 10 percentage points and holds the distinction of being Florida’s last Democratic governor – streamed in Thursday from both sides of the aisle. “We mourn the passing of …

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'Facing a potential onslaught': Dem govs prepare to make states frontline in Trump fight
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'Facing a potential onslaught': Dem govs prepare to make states frontline in Trump fight

Raw Story  

It isn't a surprise to see governors like Gavin Newsom readying to do battle with Donald Trump — but now even red-state leaders are building up for a fight, Rolling Stone reported Tuesday. The site reported that the Democratic governor of deep-red Kentucky, Andy Beshear didn't want to fight Trump — in fact, he hoped to work with him on …

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Newsom becomes the most prominent Dem to break with Biden over son’s pardon
1 month, 1 week ago

Newsom becomes the most prominent Dem to break with Biden over son’s pardon

Politico  

Newsom’s remarks came in response to questions from POLITICO soon after the White House announced the pardon Sunday evening. With his unequivocal comments Newsom instantly becomes one of the highest-profile members of his party — if not the most prominent voice — to denounce the president’s sweeping action. Newsom met privately with Biden during a lengthy visit to the White …

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Dem governor quickly walks back statement that he's 'excited' by Trump nominee
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dem governor quickly walks back statement that he's 'excited' by Trump nominee

Raw Story  

A Democratic governor quickly walked back his seeming excitement over Donald Trump's announcement Thursday of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run Health and Human Services. "He will face strong special interest opposition on these, but I look forward to partnering with him to truly make America healthy again and I hope that we can finally make progress on these important …

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'Weird timing': Dem uses Tim Walz attack to hit back at GOP subpoena targeting him
4 months ago

'Weird timing': Dem uses Tim Walz attack to hit back at GOP subpoena targeting him

Raw Story  

A Democrat used a popular Tim Walz line to hit back at Republicans on his GOP-led House committee after it subpoenaed the vice presidential nominee and Minnesota governor. Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, took to X on Wednesday to reshare her committee's announcement that it had issued a subpoena for Walz to compel him to …

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Arizona Republicans sue after Dem governor opens more voting locations
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona Republicans sue after Dem governor opens more voting locations

Raw Story  

In 2023, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed two executive orders ahead of the 2024 election: One that allowed state government facilities to serve as voter registration sites, and the second made those same government facilities locations where individuals could vote in November. But as the 2024 election approaches, the Arizona state Republican Party is suing, the voting rights group Democracy …

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Why ‘vanilla’ Tim Walz is the ingredient to beat Trump: Dem lawmakers
5 months ago

Why ‘vanilla’ Tim Walz is the ingredient to beat Trump: Dem lawmakers

Raw Story  

Tim Walz is a seemingly safe, even bland, Democratic vice presidential pick. “And you've got Mr. Vance, who's a young guy who talks a lot, who, you know, has interesting ways of expressing himself, and then you got a guy who's just plain vanilla, meat and potatoes, roll up your sleeves, let's get the job done.” Like Correa, Sen. Kirsten …

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'He's yours': Dem governor taunts Fox News for being stuck with Trump as nominee
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'He's yours': Dem governor taunts Fox News for being stuck with Trump as nominee

Raw Story  

Tim Walz on Tuesday taunted Fox News for the fact that the Republican Party is unable to shed its elderly and unpopular presidential nominee. During an appearance on the network, host Bill Hemmer criticized Democrats for coordinating to push President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race even though he had easily won the 2024 Democratic primary earlier …

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Watch: Dem governor uses CNN interview to slap network for not checking Trump's lies
6 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Dem governor uses CNN interview to slap network for not checking Trump's lies

Raw Story  

Josh Shapiro on Friday took a shot at CNN for not doing more to counter the slew of falsehoods spouted by former President Donald Trump in real time. During an interview with CNN's John Berman, Shapiro was asked repeatedly if he still had confidence in President Joe Biden after his widely criticized debate performance on Thursday night. "Understand, it ain't …

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Dem Governor Kathy Hochul is forced to apologize after claiming 'Black kids in the Bronx' don't know the word 'computer'
8 months ago

Dem Governor Kathy Hochul is forced to apologize after claiming 'Black kids in the Bronx' don't know the word 'computer'

Daily Mail  

Governor Kathy Hochul was forced to apologize after making a controversial claim that 'young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who don't even know what the word "computer" is'. Hochul said that 'young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who don't even know what the word 'computer' is' Hochul was given the opportunity to highlight her new $400million …

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Steny Hoyer at Dem gala: ‘Don’t write any obituaries’
1 year, 6 months ago

Steny Hoyer at Dem gala: ‘Don’t write any obituaries’

Raw Story  

Hundreds of Maryland Democrats braved evening rush hour traffic in two metropolitan areas Thursday to salute one of their own, celebrate recent political victories, and look ahead to the campaigns of 2024. Officially, the Maryland Democratic Party's annual dinner at Martin's West catering hall in Woodlawn was a tribute to 84-year-old U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, whose political career began …

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Kentucky GOP aims for strong matchup versus Dem Gov. Beshear
1 year, 8 months ago

Kentucky GOP aims for strong matchup versus Dem Gov. Beshear

Associated Press  

LIBERTY, Ky. — As Kentucky’s GOP primary campaign sprints toward the finish line, some Republicans are looking ahead to the November election with an eye toward who best can reclaim the governorship — a job that the state’s dominant party has struggled to hold despite its strong showing in other races. “She’s the best chance we’ve got to get him …

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Dem governor: Caring is key to connecting with rural voters
2 years, 1 month ago

Dem governor: Caring is key to connecting with rural voters

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. “And to show that you care about them, and to earn their trust that you do truly care about them.” Beshear said his party’s candidates need to show up with a core message centered on good-paying jobs, access to quality health care and good public schools — all issues that he sees as resonating with …

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Kentucky’s Dem governor files for red-state reelection bid
2 years, 1 month ago

Kentucky’s Dem governor files for red-state reelection bid

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Fresh off an event trumpeting Kentucky’s largest-ever economic development project, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear filed for reelection Monday, touting his work to increase jobs, expand health care and support teachers during a term marred by a pandemic and deadly storms. “I think the voters of Kentucky — who by now know me pretty well — know that …

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No fondness between GOP, Dem candidates for Nevada governor
2 years, 2 months ago

No fondness between GOP, Dem candidates for Nevada governor

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Five years ago, Nevada Gov. “Neither party owns the economic issue and both of them contribute to the fracturing of the economy.” Almost one in three of Nevada’s 1.8 million active registered voters are Democrats, about 593,000, with most of them living in Las Vegas and the Reno area. Both Sisolak and Lombardo claimed victory after the …

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Dem governor jeered for discussing civility at Kansas State Fair
2 years, 4 months ago

Dem governor jeered for discussing civility at Kansas State Fair

Raw Story  

Laura Kelly and her challenger, Attorney General Derek Schmidt, showed up for two different debates Saturday morning at the Kansas State Fair. She also claimed that “we have restored a sense of civility” in state government, which may have gone better if the Schmidt cheering section at the Peoples Bank and Trust Arena didn’t immediately jeer her. On the other …

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High-profile candidates try to break Dem, GOP control
2 years, 7 months ago

High-profile candidates try to break Dem, GOP control

Associated Press  

SALEM, Ore. — A former lawmaker in Oregon who as a young woman flew a helicopter around an erupting Mount St. Helens is aiming to shake up state politics by running as an unaffiliated candidate for governor. Paul Rummell, who traditionally votes Democratic, is the Johnson chairperson in Clackamas County, near Portland, and sees her as a “great counter-balance between …

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Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from former Dem
3 years, 8 months ago

Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from former Dem

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Former Democrat Vernon Jones crowd-surfed across adoring Trump supporters in October after speaking at one of the former president’s campaign rallies. “Vernon Jones has historically been a very effective campaigner, so you can’t underestimate him,” said state Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, a Democrat from Decatur who has long tangled with Jones. “However the likelihood of him running an …

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Kentucky lawmakers poised to override Dem governor’s vetoes
3 years, 9 months ago

Kentucky lawmakers poised to override Dem governor’s vetoes

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers will reconvene Monday to consider a stack of unfinished business, with Republicans poised to take up the Democratic governor’s vetoes on everything from scholarship tax credits to his ability to fill a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurs. Lawmakers also are talking about how to spend Kentucky’s share of the $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus …

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WVa Gov. Jim Justice, Dem challenger Salango clash in debate
4 years, 2 months ago

WVa Gov. Jim Justice, Dem challenger Salango clash in debate

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Republican Gov. “A pandemic is no different than a trip to the moon,” Justice said during the debate held in Morgantown. Justice took heat for lawsuits filed against his personal business empire, while he repeatedly tried to paint Salango as “connected at the hip” with Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders. …

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Trump tells Dem governors to 'LIBERATE' Michigan, Virginia and Minnesota
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump tells Dem governors to 'LIBERATE' Michigan, Virginia and Minnesota

Daily Mail  

President Trump made himself the star of the 'lockdown rebellion' on Friday by tweeting 'LIBERATE Minnesota' and then adding Michigan and Virginia to the list of states that should be freed. The tweets came one day after the president's coronavirus taskforce rolled out guidelines that would give governors broad power to decide when states' economies would open back up amid …

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