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Wendy Davis can't lose in 2014 -- no matter the outcome

Yes, she’s a Democrat in a very red state -- but regardless of the result, here’s why she should run for Governor

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The "anti-God" party

You can't be a Christian and a Democrat at the same time, Virginia's GOP candidate for lieutenant governor says

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Women's rights sold out again: McAuliffe's betrayal

After Terry McAuliffe won Virginia's governor race by touting his women's agenda, a key early move is drawing fire

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"This has not gone perfectly": Christie under the gun in latest town hall

New Jersey governor besieged with angry complaints, as residents of storm-damaged homes are running out of patience

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Scott Walker's race challenge: Testing the limits of GOP's white suburban base

A new profile shows just how homogeneous the Wisconsin governor's support is. How far can that take him?

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Bob McDonnell's shocking stupidity: How could a politician have been this dumb?

Latest GOP governor to humiliate himself -- and break the law -- endured a crazy saga. Here's why it's so surreal

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GOP governor has hilarious theory for his state's terrible unemployment rate

Nathan Deal's state has the country's highest unemployment rate. You've got to hear his reason why

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Sam Brownback's strip-club obsession: GOP governor basing his campaign on a...

Sam Brownback's right-wing agenda hobbled Kansas, so his campaign is now focused on a meaningless 16-year-old story

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Midterms Digest: Could America’s “most unpopular governor” survive?

How Illinois' governor could stage yet another comeback. Plus: the latest on the contest for the House and Senate

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Midterms Digest: A Democratic bright spot?

GOP is looking better in the race for the Senate -- but all is not lost for the Democratic Party

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"Every lie and dirty trick": Why Scott Walker is so terrified of Mary Burke

Exclusive: Wisconsin's potential next governor Mary Burke tells Salon why the Tea Party agenda is on borrowed time

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Illinois plutocrat's campaign cratering: How Bruce Rauner went from...

Once tipped to win Illinois' governorship, the billionaire is faltering -- and the news just keeps getting worse

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Sam Brownback in deep trouble: After derailing Kansas' economy, governor...

GOP governor once said his tax policy would be like a shot of adrenaline. Now he says it just needs time to work

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GOP's most desperate ad of 2014: Why this pathetic gem takes the prize!

CA governor candidate Neel Kashkari wants you to know that Jerry Brown will let children drown. Just a metaphor!

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Rick Scott's "fan" disaster: Just the sort of trivial thing he deserves to...

The Florida governor's contest is now marked by a dispute over a portable fan. It's exactly what this race deserves

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Obamacare's surprisingly sunny prospects: Why a GOP win doesn't spell doom

GOP is poised to do well tomorrow, but that doesn't mean Obamacare is finished -- as Florida and other races show

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Sam Brownback, Obamacare’s newest patient: Why Kansas is undergoing a revolution

Sam Brownback's radically conservative tax policy created a budget crisis, and the ACA is helping to bail him out

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GOP's anti-school insanity: How Scott Walker & Bobby Jindal declared war on...

It's come to this: To appeal to the party's far-right base, GOP leaders want to gut public education. Here's why

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Obamacare haters get shamed: Why new research proves them wrong on Medicaid

GOP attacks expanded Medicaid as too pricey, but new studies show it's really helping states' bottom lines (Update)

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What went wrong with the Democratic Party? Three big failures that led to the...

There's hope! But unless the Democrats can learn from the mistakes of the recent past, they don't have a future

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What is to be done? How Democrats can rebuild and recover from the debacle of...

Abandoning core principles and refusing to fight is exactly the wrong lesson. There's hope! But it will take work

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Forget the Georgia 6th: To regain power, Democrats need to focus on the long...

Never mind Jon Ossoff and the long-shot "blue wave" of 2018. These six governor's races could turn the tide

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Chris Christie berates a Cubs fan: 4 reasons why this is a perfect moment

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got into an argument with a fan who heckled him at a game, because of course he did

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A wave of Democratic governors could undo gerrymandering — and add up to 30...

If Democrats run the table in five big governors' races, they can start undoing the gerrymander damage of 2010

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Trump's mask hypocrisy: How COVID memos contradict the White House’s public face

Sixteen states have yet to enact mask mandates for the general public. All are run by Republican governors

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Trump’s lame-duck status leaves governors to wing it on COVID

Many governors have decided they can't afford to wait for a federal relief package

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Republicans pounce after Biden slams “Neanderthal thinking" of GOP governors...

Republicans are feigning indignation about Biden’s anthropological comparison after Texas and Mississippi lax rules

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GOP Governors' decision to nix jobless aid may cost local economies up to...

"States are refusing billions ... that could be spent in local groceries, restaurants, and retail shops."

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CNN anchor's suggestion for Republican accountability? Name new COVID...

"We could sell beer koozies that say 'Don't Florida my Fauci'"

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GOP governors who ended unemployment benefits failed to spur job growth,...

Republicans tend to blame poor jobs numbers on expanded unemployment insurance. The numbers tell a different story

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