Joe Manchin

June 27, 2008 - 3:50pm

DGA plays role in anti-Rossi group

The Democratic Governors Association, a Washington, DC-based organization dedicated to supporting Democratic incumbent governors and challengers, is one of the main groups behind today’s launch of an independent group attacking Washington State Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi.

The group Evergreen Progress says on its website that the DGA is among its top five contributors. A spokesman for the DGA confirmed that it had given Evergreen Progress $250,000.

As PolitickerWA.com’s Bryan Bissell reports, the three hard-hitting television advertisements Evergreen Progress have begun airing, focusing on Rossi’s record on children's health care, prescription drugs and a patient's bill of rights. Rossi, a former state Senator, is challenging Democratic incumbent Christine Gregoire after a narrow loss in 2004.

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June 10, 2008 - 12:43pm

The case of the no-show governors

Yesterday, the News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina noted that a handful of governors -- including one Martin O'Malley -- slated to attend a local Barack Obama rally were nowhere to be found.

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