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    Trump’s Endorsement of Virginia’s GOP Nominee for Governor—and a Little History
    Amidst questions about actress Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad and her reported Republican voter registration, President Donald Trump was asked Sunday if he was going to endorse Virginia’s Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in her race for governor against former CIA case officer and Democrat member of Congress Abigail Spanberger.  The reporter “said the quiet part…
    Joe Thomas
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    Sen. Marsha Blackburn Enters Tennessee Governor Race
    Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced her run to be governor in her home state Wednesday, making her the third senator this Congress to announce a departure from Washington for gubernatorial ambitions. “I love Tennessee, I believe in Tennesseans, and I’m ready to deliver the kind of conservative leadership that will ensure our state is…
    George Caldwell
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    Mace in the Race: South Carolina Lawmaker Seeking GOP Nod for Governor
    Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday announced her candidacy in an already crowded field for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina.  “I’m running for governor because South Carolina doesn’t need another empty suit and needs a governor who will fight for you and your values,” Mace said in her announcement speech.  “South Carolina needs…
    Jacob Adams
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    Ohio Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff for Officer Killed in ‘Ambush’
    Three Lorain Police Department officers were shot on Wednesday in what Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, says “appears to have been a targeted attack on law enforcement.” One of the officers shot, Phillip Wagner, has since died from his injuries, leading to an order from DeWine for flags to be flown at half-staff in the state…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Shake-Up on Earle-Sears Campaign for Virginia Governor
    The danger of changing campaign staff during an election cycle is that the press immediately covers it as a campaign in peril, not as one that should be lauded for noticing there may be a problem. When the Washington Nationals’ promising season hit the skids as soon as the temperatures started to reach the 90s,…
    Joe Thomas
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    Republican Candidate for Virginia Governor Shakes Up Campaign
    Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, has reportedly asked her campaign manager to step down after falling behind her Democrat opponent in polling and fundraising.   The news comes amid mounting GOP pressure for Earle-Sears to shake up her campaign with November’s election just months away.  A recent poll from…
    Philip Roberts
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    GOP Lags in Virginia Governor’s Race, but Same Was True at This Time in 2021
    Democrat former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has captured a 12-point lead over her Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, in the Virginia governor’s race, a Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs poll shows, The Hill has reported.  Virginia gubernatorial elections have historically gone against the party that won the White House a year earlier, in…
    Fred Lucas
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    ‘By the Grace of God’: Virginia Governor’s Family Survives Texas Floods
    Flooding over the Independence Day weekend in Texas’ Hill Country caused devastation throughout the state and even affected the Virginia governor’s family. Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Tuesday that his wife, Virginia first lady Suzanne Youngkin, and other family members were vacationing at the Youngkins’ property along the Guadalupe River in Hunt when the flood occurred…
    Philip Roberts
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    Virginia Democrats Tap ‘Left-Wing Progressive’ as Lieutenant Governor Nominee
    Virginia Democrats are eyeing an opportunity in November to reclaim the lieutenant governor’s seat, which Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee for governor, will be vacating. By noon Wednesday, The Associated Press had verified Democrat state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, who represents Chesterfield County and part of Richmond, as the party’s nominee with 27.39% of the vote,…
    George Caldwell
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    2 Polls in Va. Governor’s Race Paint Very Different Pictures. Why Is Media Only Showing Democrat-Friendly One?
    The “unofficial” start to summer 2025 has arrived, and with it, Virginia’s campaign season with its national implications—it’s touted as a barometer for how the electorate feels about the party in power in Washington. The state never has an “off year”—what pundits call election years without a federal or statewide elections. Every year in Virginia…
    Joe Thomas
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    Alabama’s Tuberville Announces Bid for Governor
    Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced Tuesday that he will run for governor of the Yellowhammer State, following a recent trend of Republican congressmen and senators pursuing gubernatorial races. “Today, I will announce that I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama,” said Tuberville in his announcement on Fox News, adding:…
    George Caldwell
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    Republican Governor Undercuts Trump’s Anti-DEI Efforts
    Rooting out discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion programs should be a top Republican priority. But it’s not for Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo. Last month, the Department of Education asked states and school districts to certify that they don’t discriminate based on race. It specifically highlighted DEI programs that favor one race over another as impermissible….
    Victor Joecks
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    EXCLUSIVE: Emails Reveal Anti-Trump Lawyer, Pundit Briefed Democrat Governors on Resistance
    A former counsel for the first Donald Trump impeachment—who vowed to file 100 lawsuits this year against the second Trump administration—was scheduled to advise the staffs of Democrat governors from across the country on how to defy federal policy, according to emails.  On Jan. 21, a day after Trump’s second inauguration, Governors Safeguarding Democracy scheduled…
    Fred Lucas
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    Un-Kemp’d: Georgia’s GOP Governor to Forgo Senate Bid
    Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that he will not run for Senate in 2026, dashing hopes that he would help flip Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff’s seat from a state that Donald Trump won in 2024. “I have decided that being on the ballot next year is not the right decision for me and…
    George Caldwell
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    Advocates of Bans on Foreign Money for Ballot Measures Urge Governor to Veto Montana Bill
    Conservative groups who have successfully backed legislation in six states this year to ban foreign funding of ballot initiatives have one message for Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte about his state’s measure.  Veto it.  House Bill 818 passed the Montana Legislature but was watered down through amendment and lacks the same strong protections against foreign funding…
    Fred Lucas
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    They Call Him ‘Radio Show Host,’ but They Soon May Be Calling Him ‘Lieutenant Governor’
    The press, as it is wont to do, is trying to trivialize one candidate’s life in public service that goes back to Ronald Reagan and all the way to Gov. George Allen here in Virginia by repeatedly calling the new presumptive GOP lieutenant gubernatorial nominee “Radio Show Host” John Reid. It’s what “Better Call Saul”…
    Joe Thomas
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    Michigan Governor Draws Flak From Fellow Democrats for Meeting With Trump
    Democrat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking heat from within her own party for her cordial meeting Wednesday with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.  Whitmer was present as Trump signed an executive order stripping the security clearances of two former administration officials and launching investigations into their conduct. Now, other Democrats and Democrat-aligned…
    George Caldwell
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    How 2 Democrat Governors Handled Popular Bans on Foreign Election Funding
    One Democrat governor signed a bill banning foreign funding of ballot initiatives, while another begrudgingly allowed it to become law, in what is becoming a national trend.  While such bans have gained bipartisan support, they have been largely driven by Republican lawmakers and conservative groups, citing the influence of foreign money in recent state ballot…
    Fred Lucas
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    Democrat Lawmaker Mocks Governor’s Disability, Sparking Backlash
    Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include responses from both Rep. Crockett’s and Gov. Abbott’s offices. A Democrat member of Congress from Dallas has drawn criticism for taking a jab at the Texas governor and the fact that he is in a wheelchair in remarks at a Human Rights Campaign dinner Saturday. The…
    Moira Gleason
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    Republican Race for Virginia Governor Intensifies as Nation Watches
    Virginians are bracing for another onslaught of national politicians and pundits hell-bent to prove during the commonwealth’s upcoming off-year gubernatorial election that Donald Trump’s win in November was either a mandate or a fluke. And for once, there appeared to be a clear, primary-free, path for Republicans in the state to rally early around a…
    Joe Thomas
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