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Businessman Tim Michels, who is running in the Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary, has narrowly taken the lead in the crowded field, according to a new poll from Marquette Law School. Michels, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, leads former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, businessman Kevin Nicholson, and State Representative Tim Ramthun (R-Campbellsport). “In...
Kari Lake, the front runner in Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary, tweeted a popular video of Breitbart News founder Andrew Breitbart as her “message to the media” Tuesday evening. “My message to the media,” Lake tweeted along with a video clip of Andrew Breitbart. “Email press@karilake.com if you have any further questions.” My message to the media: ...
Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial primary has been rocked in recent weeks by half the field, including two front-runners, failing to qualify for the ballot and the arrest this week of one candidate in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The messy Republican primary could hurt the party’s chances of seizing the governor’s mansion...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen announced a crime-fighting plan Thursday that would stiffen penalties for violent crime while boosting the role of the State Patrol and Minnesota National Guard in keeping order. His 10-point proposal would create a specific crime for carjacking, which has surged in the Twin Cities area...
Michigan GOP candidate for governor. Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley was arrested Thursday by the FBI on misdemeanor charges in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, as confirmed by Ryan J. Reilly of NBC News. The Detroit News reports that federal court records describe Kelley as being an agitator...
By Robert Snell, Craig Mauger, Beth LeBlanc | The Detroit News Allendale — FBI agents arrested Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Ryan Kelley (The Detroit News) The arrest and search that unfolded at Kelley’s home in Allendale outside of Grand Rapids add...
Washington (CNN)Michigan's Republican primary for governor has been marred by a scandal over fake signatures on five candidates' nomination petitions. Now a new campaign ad from Kevin Rinke, a businessman who is not among the five candidates facing disqualification, begins with a false claim about voter fraud and Democrats. "Why is it that dead people...
(CNN)Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has handed over some documents to the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol in response to a subpoena he received in March, his attorney told CNN. But there were clear limits to what Mastriano shared, raising questions about whether the panel will seek...
John Oliver dedicated his Memorial Day web exclusive to a Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate who ran on an “anti-furry” campaign. Well, the topic of the segment was actually “Rocks,” as candidate Kandiss Taylor pledged to demolish four giant granite tablets known as the Georgia Guidestones. I am the ONLY candidate bold enough to stand up to...
Mark Sherwood, a Republican candidate for governor in Oklahoma, asserted that he is against all exceptions for abortion because he believes life begins "before" conception. "No life, even conceived in the most heinous or even less-than-ideal circumstances is a mistake," Sherwood told Real America's Voice host David Brody after revealing that his mother was likely...
One candidate in Colorado's gubernatorial election has called for eliminating its one-person, one-vote approach in favor of a state-level electoral college to weight votes according to population. Greg Lopez, a Republican candidate for Colorado's governor, has pitched the idea of using an electoral college-based approach for statewide political office, arguing the current system favors...
Pennsylvania Republicans are working together to prevent far-right state Rep. Doug Mastriano from winning the GOP gubernatorial primary. Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to pick a candidate to face off against presumptive Democratic nominee Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. The GOP primary was crowded Thursday with eight candidates led by Mastriano, according to...
PITTSBURGH — A last-ditch effort by some Pennsylvania Republicans to consolidate a crowded Republican gubernatorial field around an alternative to an election skeptic may be too little, too late, according to recent polls. State Sen. Doug Mastriano is the front-runner in the field just days before Tuesday’s primary, but some in the state worry...
Republicans in Pennsylvania are expressing growing concern about the possibility of the party being defeated in November for the state's gubernatorial election. According to Politico, Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Penn.) appears to be the frontrunner and Republican leaders are reportedly working tirelessly being the scenes to ensure he does not end up with the Republican...
Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance in Ohio’s 2022 GOP U.S. Senate primary is being cited by countless reporters as a prime example of the influence Trump still has with the GOP base. Vance went from trailing in the polls before Trump’s endorsement to defeating former Ohio State Treasurer Josh...
Charles Herbster Nebraska gubernatorial candidate speaks during the fourth day of the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 in Orlando, FL.Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump's preferred candidate is projected to lose Nebraska's GOP gubernatorial primary, signaling that Trump's influence in the party has its...
Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano and U.S. Senate contender Mehmet Oz are leading their respective GOP primary fields, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by the Trafalgar Group, spoke to 1,080 likely GOP voters in order to gauge each candidate’s support ahead of the May 17 primary election. According to the results, Mastriano has...
The front-runner for the Republican nomination said she would provide no exception for rape or incest. Wisconsin's leading Republican contender for governor said she supports a 173-year-old state law that would ban all abortions, including in cases of rape or incest, and would also make it a felony to provide the medical procedure. Rebecca Kleefisch,...
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez wants to institute a ban on abortion with no exceptions, including rape and incest; believes that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump; and says it's time for Colorado to have "a real First Lady again." Those are the key takeaways from his recent interview with KUSA...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke said Monday that his “bold” proposal to eliminate Michigan’s personal income tax would help residents and also sets him apart in a crowded 10-person primary field, though he didn’t detail how he would address the budget ramifications. Rinke, who launched a 10-day bus tour with a...
Kellyanne Conway, a former adviser to Donald Trump, admitted over the weekend that she knew of allegations against Charles Herbster (R-NE) 10 months ago but stayed silent and worked for him anyway. During an appearance on Steve Bannon's War Room: Pandemic program on Saturday, Conway suggested that a Republican Nebraska state senator and seven other...
Charles Herbster, Republican gubernatorial candidate for Nebraska, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 27, 2022.Tristan Wheelock | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a rally in Nebraska featuring Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster, whose campaign was shaken less than a week earlier after multiple...
A GOP gubernatorial candidate in Alabama has launched a campaign advert branding trans swimmer Lia Thomas 'a man in a bathing suit.' Tim James' controversial slot has also been blasted after he went on to target an LGBT-friendly charter school in the state, calling it 'the first transgender public school in the south. The school...
A Nebraska Republican senator is sharing details about the incident where Nebraska gubernatorial candidate allegedly groped her at a Republican dinner. On Thursday, April 14, Sen. Julie Slama (R-Neb.) conducted an interview with the Omaha-based News Radio KFAB where she recalled her uncomfortable encounter with Nebraska Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Charles Herbster. “As I was...
Charles Herbster speaks to supporters at the Heartland Country Barn in Fremont, Nebraska. Republican Nebraska gubernatorial candidate and CEO Charles Herbster claims his opponents are behind accusations that he committed sexual assault against eight women. The Nebraska Examiner first reported the allegations, which cites one GOP state senator and seven women (who prefer to keep their names private)...
A Republican candidate running in Pennsylvania's gubernatorial election is seeking a hefty cut to the state gas tax. Bill McSwain, a former Philadelphia attorney, pitched a permanent 50% gas tax cut, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. As of late Thursday, the state's gas tax, which rests at 57.6 cents per gallon, is the highest...
Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski announced Tuesday at Fairfield Town Hall that he has picked Deputy House Minority Leader Laura Devlin (R-Fairfield) as his running mate. Stefanowski is challenging Governor Ned Lamont’s (D) bid for re-election. A former chief executive officer of the Dollar Financial Group who previously worked for General Electric, the Republican...
Share this: New York’s Republican Party leaders endorsed U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor Tuesday at a convention on Long Island, though he could still face a primary challenger in June. Any Republican candidate faces tough odds in New York, where registered Democrats outnumber GOP voters by more than 2 to 1....
A new poll in the Arizona gubernatorial race shows Trump-endorsed Kari Lake still far ahead of other Republican candidates in the race, and the only Republican beating the Democratic frontrunner, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, in the general election. Arizona-based pollster Data Orbital found that Lake has 36.5% of the support of Republicans, with...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Billionaire Ken Griffin confirmed Monday that he has donated $20 million to the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin.Griffin has financed challenges to Democratic Governor JB Pritzker in the past. There had been a lot of speculation over which candidate he would support.Irwin issued a statement saying, "I...
Stan Pulliam, a top contender for the Republican nomination in Oregon’s gubernatorial race, acknowledged past membership in a Portland swingers group amid reports that screenshots from its gatherings were circulating online. Pulliam, mayor of Sandy, Oregon, told Willamette Week that prior to launching his bid for governor, he and his wife, MacKensey, “explored relationships,...
Former Wisconsin Senate hopeful Kevin Nicholson (R) announced that he was running for governor in Wisconsin, putting an end to the speculation after he signaled a potential gubernatorial bid earlier this month. “At a crucial point in history, Wisconsin has lost its way," Nicholson said in an op-ed published on the news outlet Wisconsin Right Now....
(CNN)Republican gubernatorial candidate David Perdue on Thursday called for the creation of an election police unit in Georgia, echoing a proposal by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and continuing Perdue's focus on election falsehoods.Perdue's plan would create "an Election Law Enforcement Division in the State of Georgia" that would "be charged with enforcing election laws, investigating...
LOS ANGELES (CBS SF/AP) — Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder announced Tuesday he is forming a political committee to raise funds for House and Senate contests and will bypass a possible rematch with Gov. Gavin Newsom this year. The nationally syndicated talk radio host emerged last year as the GOP’s star candidate in the...
In an exclusive interview with The Ohio Star, the lawyer representing a whistleblower and former co-campaign manager for Joseph K. Blystone‘s quest for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Sarah Chambers that the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are probing Blystone’s campaign finances. “Sarah and I met with them on Thursday, November 18, in their...
The preliminary hearing to review allegations of wrongdoing by Ohio gubernatorial candidate Joe Blystone was referred to a full hearing by the Ohio Elections Commission (OEC) on Thursday. The action stems from a complaint filed with the Commission that alleges Blystone underreported cash contributions, failed to disclose the names of those contributors in...
more Former President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed former U.S. Senator and Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate David Perdue. Perdue, arguing he is a better contender to defeat Democrat Stacy Abrams, formally launched a primary challenge against Republican Governor Brian Kemp. “Great to see that David Perdue is running for Governor of Georgia. He is...
more Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci on Tuesday backed a measure by Ohio lawmakers to block vaccine mandates in the state. House Bill 218, which was approved by the House of Representatives earlier this month, would provide broad exemptions to any vaccine mandate. For example, individuals would not have to receive the coronavirus...
more Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci will announce his pick for lieutenant governor on December 2nd in West Chester Township, according to an emailed press release. Throughout his campaign, Renacci has portrayed his potential administration as a more conservative alternative to Governor Mike DeWine and Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted. Previously, Renacci has remained...
more The complainant of the October 28 campaign finance complaint against Republican gubernatorial candidate Joseph K. Blystone told The Ohio Star she tried to convince Blystone to play by the rules before leaving the campaign. “I had conversations about that, I would say at least five times personal conversations about that very thing, not...
more Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci slammed Governor Mike DeWine, following the closure of a Tenneco shock absorber manufacturing facility. The closure of the plant in Kettering, which will fully take place by 2023, will impact 648 employees who work at the location, according to WHIO. Renacci blamed DeWine’s policy decisions and the...
The campaign of New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, who has not conceded, announced on Monday that it is still considering the possibility of requesting a recount, even though he trails incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) by 2.6 percent in the latest vote count, with 90 percent of the vote counted six days after the...
(CNN)Kari Lake, the Arizona gubernatorial candidate recently endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has embraced fringe far-right figures in her campaign events, including publicly thanking a Nazi sympathizer for his support and appearing with figures linked to the QAnon conspiracy, a CNN KFile review of her appearances has found.At a campaign event in late August,...
The Lincoln Project co-founder Stuart Stevens has refused to apologize after the 'Never Trump' group admitted to planting five people carrying tiki torches in front of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin's bus. Stevens' statement came as liberals and Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe's staff joined conservatives in bashing the stunt. McAuliffe's campaign manager...
Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci on Friday called on several members of the state school board, appointed by Governor Mike DeWine, to resign. In his statement, Renacci argued that DeWine and the members of the board are advancing Critical Race Theory (CRT),...
Republican Glenn Youngkin, a wealthy 54-year-old Virginia former private equity executive, married father of four, and political newcomer is on the ballot to be Virginia's next governor on Nov. 2. Youngkin was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1966 to father Caroll Youngkin, an accountant and star basketball player at Duke University, and mother Ellis Youngkin,...
A Nevada gubernatorial hopeful announced she is shooting for the governorship Tuesday in a flamboyant and aggressive campaign video. Michele Fiore, a Republican and "pro-Trump " member of the Las Vegas City Council, introduced her campaign platform by firing bullets at beer bottles labeled "CRT," "vaccine mandate," and "voter fraud" in the...
Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate said the current debates at school board meetings would help put him over the top in a race that is in a dead heat as early voting begins in the state. 'Virgina parents deserve this. Our schools aren't safe, Glenn Youngkin said during an interview with Sean Hannity on Thursday. 'Our schools...
Former congressman and GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci on Thursday argued that Ohio House Bill 435 does not go far enough to protect individuals from COVID-19 mandates. The legislation, which stalled in the House on Wednesday, would allow workers to receive religious, medical,...
The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) issued an ad replete with profanity Monday to attack Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli for once supporting a law to ban cursing when he served on the Raritan Borough Council. The ordinance, which Raritan passed 5-0 in 1994, prohibited "rude or indecent behavior" and included both profanity and...