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A top candidate in the Republican primary for Oregon governor has confirmed he was part of an invite-only Portland swingers group for swapping sexual partners. Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam said in a statement to The Oregonian/OregonLive that he and his wife, MacKensey, briefly explored relationships with other couples beginning in 2016 before deciding to “focus solely on each other, our marriage and our family.” “Ever since, day in and day out, we’ve worked as a team to strengthen our family and to create a better community and state for our girls and the hundreds of thousands of kids just like...

Vernon Jones addressed a CNN reporter who was trying to harass President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani in Georgia. This was total destruction. Jones said to the CNN reporter: Jones: I’ll ask you, was the drop off boxes used in 2020 elections? Was it? Was it used in the 2020 election? Now be as bold as you were bold asking Giuliani a question. I’m asking you now – did – were the drop off boxes used? Let’s put the camera on him. Let’s put the camera on him. (puts his arm around reporter) Now was the drop off boxes used? (silence)...

In my previous column, I walked through how the polls are breaking in this year’s Senate races. To do that, I looked not only at the margin by which candidates lead in the poll averages, but also at the dwindling number of undecided voters. I also noted a problem: Compared with years past, we have remarkably little current public polling in a lot of important races. The governors’ races are worse. Many of these are crucial races, yet outside of the Texas governor’s race, there is not a single governor’s race in the country that has been polled more...

Republican Dave Walker, who is a 2014 candidate for lt. governor, announces run for governor when he talks with Dennis House on Face the State.

If Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards is to become the next governor of Louisiana, he'll do so with the vote of moderate Republicans who, for whatever reason, just can't bring themselves to push the ballot button for Sen. David Vitter, one of their own.

ST. LOUIS • Tom Schweich, Missouri's Republican state auditor and a leading contender for the governor's office in next year's election, has died, according to his office. Earlier in the day, a police source said Schweich had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The police source said Schweich's wife was in another room of their house when she heard her husband making phone calls, followed by a single gunshot. He was 54. His death was confirmed by his office early Thursday afternoon, just hours after Schweich had requested an interview with reporters for the Post-Dispatch and the Associated Press at his...

Karl Rove, the prominent Republican strategist, said Friday that Tim Donnelly will be a liability for Republicans nationwide if the tea party favorite finishes second in the gubernatorial primary election and advances to a November runoff against Gov. Jerry Brown. "If the California Republican Party has as the leading candidate, the leading statewide candidate on the ballot this year somebody who has said the outrageous things that he's said and prone to the outrageous behavior that he routinely engages in, it will be used to tarnish not only the California Republican Party, but they'll throw it at everybody else on...

"..........The Texas Tribune reported last year that Davis actually “walked away from the mobile home mortgage and moved back in with her mother.” In 2003, when filing for divorce, Davis’s then husband requested a temporary restraining order against her, had the court order her not to do drugs or drink alcohol within twenty-four hours of contact with her children, and her own daughter requested her father be her conservator. In fact, the Court awarded custody of the children to Mr. Davis and required Wendy Davis pay child support. Now we also know that Wendy Davis manufactured a good bit of...

Houston,Tx. Three Republican candidates for Texas Lt-Governor and Pauken for Governor pledge support for enforcement legislation. Pauken, Dewhurst, Patrick and Patterson all returned the surveys compiled by three Texas advocacy groups for immigration enforcement. "Pauken's opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, is MIA on the issue," says Mrs.Theiss, founder of Stop the Magnet, who issued the survey, "It seems he is waiting on DC to save him with an amnesty bill." Unlike his opponents, Patterson also admits his support for the guest-worker plank in the TX GOP platform developed and promoted by the restaurant and construction industries in Texas. In the...

It's been at least 24 hours since this question has been asked - but what the heck why not ask it again. Bolling of Cuccinelli? Ken Cuccinelli for Governor Bill Bolling for Governor

If former Houston Mayor Bill White is able to prevent Gov. Rick Perry from an unprecedented third term in November, he’ll most likely have received an assist from Libertarian Kathie Glass. Glass, a Houston lawyer who has been keeping a rigorous traveling schedule of tea party events, American Legion venues and radio talk show appearances, is campaigning on a platform of limited government and secure borders. On the stump, her blunt talk, accusing Perry of giving a wink and a nod to President Barack Obama, makes her an immediate presence. And a poll taken earlier this month showed her registering...

Calif. Pol Touts 'Pedophile Island' for Sex Offenders (May 21) -- California gubernatorial candidate Douglas Hughes has made quite a name for himself in recent weeks -- not so much by surging ahead in the polls, but rather by promising, if elected, to create a "Pedophile Island" for convicted sex offenders. "I read the newspapers, and always somewhere buried in the paper somebody has [been] raped, tortured, kidnapped and so forth," Hughes told AOL News. "We are not getting anywhere [by] putting them back in the neighborhood. ... It's like any alcoholic, sex or drug addict -- have it around...

Yes, I know, Illinois ranks right up there with Louisiana and New Jersey as ... Well, I guess I won't go there. But after a week, the residents of my state still do not know who will be the Republican challenger in the November gubernatorial general election. Here are some facts. Illinois is one of the most populous states in the union. Chicago is our country's third largest city. There is a strong probability, the way trends are currently going, the GOP's nominee for governor, quite likely could end up in the Governor's mansion in Springfield. Now here's my question:...

The rock star on stage yesterday at the Berry Center was Ted Nugent who “got out of a Texas deer stand” to come and play the National Anthem. The rock star reception; however, was reserved for the event headliner, Sarah Palin. The former governor of Alaska did not fail to deliver.

A Bit Of Personal History Many RFFM.org readers aren't aware of my history. I address this point not because I am important, but due to the fact of what I have seen during the 17 years I have been a political activist. Though this column pertains to Illinois, it can certainly be repeated throughout the nation. I formed what now is called RFFM.org a little over 17 years ago. The organization was strictly meant to advocate pro-family issues and how conservative causes are represented in the establishment media. Like many, I was naive when I first launched this endeavor. However,...

Campaign Manager: Move Shows Daiell Knows How to Run Statewide The Jeff Daiell for Governor Campaign is proud to announce the appointment of Bob Phipps, Sr., as Campaign Coordinator for Jasper County. Mr. Phipps is currently an insurance fraud investigator in Brookeland.

Daily Kos/R2000 9/14 - 9/16 600 LV 50 43 McDonnell +7

Observers of the New Jersey gubernatorial race have been waiting to see whether the tough news cycle Republican Chris Christie found himself in through much of August would shake up the race. But two new public polls out today give two different answers

What a bunch of sellouts! We knew that Rupert Murdock was hosting Hillary Clinton but for their usually reliable editorial board to completely sell out is trully irresponsible and a disservice to its mostly conservative readership. The Post states that "Spitzer is a Democrat, and a resolutely liberal Democrat at that". No kidding: the guy will push for gay marriage and is an ardent supporter of partial birth abortion. They also state that John Faso, his Republican opponent for governor "is a man of principle who values lower taxes - would that Spitzer had half of Faso's commitment to tax...

Alan Hevesi, the current State Controller, has been exposed as the crook that we knew he was, what with his using state funds to pay for his wife's limo driver/keeper. Carol Hevesi may be ill, but surely Alan could have come up with the funds from his own pocket. Now that he is being investigated by an Ethics Panel in Albany and by the local district attorney, there is talk of having him "replaced" if he wins election over little known Republican candidate Christopher Callaghan. John Faso, who is running against Eliot Spitzer, has not been able to raise the...