GOP frontrunner for North Carolina governor refuses to endorse Donald Trump
And the Mississippi governor fled the state after a tornado to attend a fundraiser
It was a wild week on the campaign trail — from one leading GOP candidate saying they’re not ready to endorse Trump to another GOP legislator preventing parents from commenting on a parents’ bill of rights — here’s everything you need to know about the state of the states.
#KYGov
New finance reports show Daniel Cameron’s campaign spent almost every dollar he had in the primary, leaving him underfunded against a strong incumbent. That might be why Cameron’s campaign tried having an ad about him supporting former Governor Matt Bevin’s controversial pardons taken down (but with no success). Beyond that, Kentucky’s anti-abortion crusader celebrated the dismissal of a case aiming to protect abortion rights in Kentucky, as well as sent a letter to the HHS opposing a HIPAA privacy rule protecting reproductive health care.
#LAGov
Jeff Landry recited national GOP talking points about the Trump indictment, claiming that “there has been an apparent weaponization of the Department of Justice.” Landry was endorsed by Trump in May.
#MSGov
America’s (arguably) most corrupt governor Tate Reeves left Mississippi just hours after devastating tornadoes ran through his state — all so he could attend a fundraiser in Alabama. Reeves’ dereliction of duty has been a constant theme of his tenure, with a new report highlighting that Mississippi has the worst health outcomes of any state.
#NCGov
A day after Donald Trump was indicted he took the stage at the North Carolina GOP state convention where he declared he intended to endorse frontrunner Mark Robinson — but Robinson said he wasn’t ready to do the same. Yikes.
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America’s favorite North Carolina legislator Tricia Cotham is at it again — this time she shut down parents from commenting on a Parents’ Bill of Rights (seriously). It’s particularly odd given her history of supporting charter schools. This comes at the same time that a petition was launched for her to resign.
#VALeg
The map is set in for the Virginia legislative fall elections and the clear takeaway from primary night is that these races are going to come down to one issue: abortion.
