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    Four states held primaries Tuesday—Vermont, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Minnesota Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker defeated his primary challenger with more than 90 percent of the vote. However, he may be in trouble come November. The Democratic [...]

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    By Peter Brath Incumbent Governor David Ige defeated U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa in Hawaii’s Democratic primary for governor on Saturday. Ige will now face Republican state House Minority Leader Andria Tupola, a race he’ll likely [...]

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    Arizona McCain passes the torch of International Republican Institute Sen. John McCain has resigned as the Chairman of the International Republican Institute, a position he has held since 1993. In his stead, Alaskan Senator Dan [...]

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    August 7 saw primary elections in 4 states and a very tight special election in Ohio. Voters in Michigan and Kansas chose their parties’ nominees for governor, and Missourians picked their choices for what will [...]

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    Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean won their respective party nominations for governor Thursday night and will face off in November’s general election. Lee, a Nashville-area businessman, was a dark horse candidate when the [...]

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    By Peter Brath On July 23, Delaware Governor John Carney (D) signed a trio of bills aimed at keeping Delaware in step with blockchain technology. Each bill passed through both chambers without a single no [...]

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    Despite finishing behind Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle by 13 points in their May primary, Secretary of State Brian Kemp rolled to a resounding 39-point victory over his rival in Tuesday’s runoff election for the Republican [...]

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    Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) signed two pieces of legislation earlier this week that will increase gun control measures in his state. The two laws, which were signed on Monday, extend the waiting period for [...]

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    By Peter Brath and Danny Restivo Republicans and Democrats in four states—Oklahoma, Colorado, South Carolina and Maryland—solidified their party’s respective nominees for governor after Tuesday night’s primary. Maryland Former NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous [...]

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    By Peter Brath and Danny Restivo Five states held primaries on Tuesday, with Republicans and Democrats in Nevada, Maine and South Carolina choosing their party’s respective nominee for governor.   South Carolina Governor [...]