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    ‘Moderate’ California Governor Candidate Weaponized the Law Against Conservatives on Abortion, Transgender Ideology
    To hear the legacy media tell it, the sensible “middle-of-the-road” and “centrist” Xavier Becerra is likely to proceed to the runoff in the California governor race, and while he may have been the establishment pick, he’s far from moderate on abortion or transgender ideology. In fact, Becerra has an ugly record of weaponizing the law…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Crabby Maryland Dem Governor Pushes for Gerrymander
    Increasingly crabby over pro-Republican redistricting efforts throughout the South, Maryland Democrat Gov. Wes Moore says he has not given up on gerrymandering the state’s sole Republican out of office, despite having had difficulty convincing his Legislature to follow through. “We don’t have a choice but to act, particularly when we’re watching the greatest assault on…
    George Caldwell
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    GOP Governor’s Answer to Georgia Dems’ Racial Gerrymander: Zzzzzz…
    Brian Kemp lacks urgency. Georgia’s Republican governor is like a man who learns that the Chattahoochee River is about to breach its banks, and then rather than surround his home with sandbags, he naps in the basement.  Republicans are bracing for a potential flood of Trump-hating Left-wing voters who could hand Democrats the U.S. House of Representatives and…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Louisiana Must Redraw Congressional Map After SCOTUS Ruling, Governor Says
    After the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana congressional district on Wednesday as “unconstitutional racial gerrymandering,” the state will have to redo its congressional map, Gov. Jeff Landry said in a joint statement with state Attorney General Liz Murrill. Before the Supreme Court ruling, a federal district court issued an injunction against using the current…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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  • WHAT DID SHE KNOW? Democrat Governor Candidate Served on SPLC Board While It Bankrolled KKK Member
    Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson served on the board of the Southern Poverty Law Center while the SPLC paid members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nations. Benson, a Democrat running for governor, joined the organization’s board in 2014 and left in 2019, when the SPLC fired its co-founder, Morris Dees, amid…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Becerra Makes Big Move in California Governor’s Race
    In the aftermath of Eric Swalwell’s controversy-filled exit from the California governor’s race, a new poll shows Xavier Becerra has surged in popularity, gaining a whopping 11 points, tying billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer for second place. Jumping from just 4% in early April to now 15%, Becerra is in second place, even with Steyer. Republican…
    Angelina Delfin
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    Amy Acton ‘Domestic Dispute’ Report Stirring Up Ohio Governor’s Race
    A recent report that police were called to the home of gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during a 2019 “domestic dispute” is raising questions as the election race heats up in Ohio. Over the weekend, NBC News reported that Ohio’s former health director shattered a mirror pulled off the wall during a “verbal argument” with her…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Democrat Governor Celebrates Ramadan at Hamas-Linked Mosque
    New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, celebrated Ramadan at a mosque whose co-founder was convicted of funneling money to Hamas and with an imam who faced deportation proceedings over alleged Hamas ties. This imam also called for a “new intifada.” “Thank you to the Islamic Center of Passaic County for welcoming me to join…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Oklahoma Governor Reveals Markwayne Mullin Senate Replacement
    Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced that Alan Armstrong, an energy executive, will fill the vacant Senate seat left by Markwayne Mullin until the end of the year. Armstrong, 63, has never held public office and is the executive chairman of Williams Companies, an energy firm that specializes in natural gas. Mullin’s seat was left open…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Mike DeWine Gives Last State of the State as Ohio’s Governor
    On Tuesday, term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine gave his last State of the State address, calling to mind his role as a “servant” to Ohioans. The Republican governor often brought up the well-being of children in his remarks, highlighting efforts to implement the science of reading in schools, banning cellphones in classrooms, and reaching the lowest…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Spanberger’s Subtext: What the Governor’s Rebuttal Really Reveals 
    In a remarkably efficient 12 minutes, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger told Americans quite a bit—less about the formal trappings of the State of the Union, and much more about what the 2026 political cycle is likely to be about.  Before getting to her address, some background is useful.  Former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, who served in Congress with Spanberger,…
    Joe Thomas
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    ‘California Is Broken’: Elaine Culotti Launches Run for Governor
    Elaine Culotti, a California-based entrepreneur and reality TV personality, is running for governor of the Golden State. “California is broken, but it can be fixed,” Culotti says in her announcement video, which aired Thursday on “The Adam Carolla Show.” Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom is term limited and cannot run for reelection in 2026. Culotti says,…
    George Caldwell
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    Virginia’s New ‘Centrist’ Governor Goes Full California on Day One
    “Nobody elected him to be [President Franklin Roosevelt], they elected him to be normal and stop the chaos,” then-Rep. Abigail Spanberger harshly said of then-President Joe Biden in 2021, after her Democratic Party lost the governorship of Virginia. Her point was that Biden had followed a radical agenda that betrayed how he had run and how the media had presented him:…
    Mike Gonzalez
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    Another Candidate Enters California’s Crowded Governor’s Race
    San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan entered the crowded race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, pitching himself as a results-driven Democrat focused on public safety, homelessness, and affordability. Mahan, 43, was elected mayor in 2022 after a career as a tech entrepreneur. He says California Democrats have been too consumed with opposing President Donald Trump…
    Katherine Matt
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    Democrat Governors Ignore Global Realities, Cling to ‘Green’ Policies
    As global corporations and governments increasingly shed ideologically driven policies that raise energy prices and undermine supply, governors in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic cling to counterproductive agendas of contradiction and equivocation.  Programs that prioritize dubious environmental goals over economic growth and basic human needs have been losing support. In the U.S., the Trump administration promotes…
    Gordon Tomb
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    Amid Fraud Scandal, Walz Won’t Seek Third Term as Minnesota Governor
    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he will drop his bid for a third term as governor after his state was rocked by a fraud scandal.  He also admitted “the buck stops with me” regarding the massive welfare fraud scandal, while also taking shots at President Donald Trump.  Walz was the 2024 Democratic nominee for…
    Fred Lucas
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    Tim Ryan Makes Major Announcement in Ohio Governor’s Race
    After months of speculation as to what former Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, would do ahead of the 2026 elections, we now have our answer: Ryan will not be running for governor of the Buckeye State. “After careful consideration, much prayer and reflection, and after long conversations with my family, my closest friends and advisors, I’ve…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Eric Swalwell Enters Crowded CA Governor’s Race Focused on One Thing
    Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has announced he is running for California governor in the 2026 election, pitching himself as the candidate who will go after the “corrupt” President Donald Trump. Swalwell announced his campaign on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday night. “I love California. It’s the greatest country in the world,” Swalwell told the comedian. “But…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Could New York Elect a Republican Governor After Electing Socialist Mayor in NYC?
    Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is making a big political bet after a decade in Congress—that she can become the first Republican governor of New York in 20 years. “[Gov.] Kathy Hochul has a record and has led single-party Democrat rule, making it the most unaffordable state in the nation,” Stefanik, an Upstate New Yorker, says…
    George Caldwell | Jacob Adams
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    Virginia Governor Vows a Smooth Transition of Power
    Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin welcomed Democrat Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger to the executive mansion in Richmond on Thursday to discuss the transition of power coming in January.    “Our administration is fully, fully standing by to support in any aspect necessary to make sure that the transition goes extremely smoothly and that Gov.-elect Spanberger is ready on Day One to do the job…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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