Well At Least We Have The Governors
As the news from the race for Congress becomes more and more depressing, Democrats can at least cheer the fact that they will almost certainly control several more statehouses in 2015 than they did in 2014.
Click here for reuse options!The most remarkable feature of this chart is the widespread weakness in the Republican field. In five states—Alaska, Pennsylvania, Maine, Illinois, and Rhode Island—an independent (Alaskan Bill Walker, who is running on a fusion ticket with Democratic running mate Byron Mallett) and four Democrats hold the lead. In eight states, the candidates are either tied or within 1 percentage point or less of each other. The only state where the Republican is somewhat favored to take a governorship from Democrats is Arkansas, which was won by Mitt Romney in 2012 and where Asa Hutchinson now leads Mike Ross by a median of two percentage points.
Copyright 2014 Liberaland
By: Stuart Shapiro
Stuart is a professor and the Director of the Public Policy
program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers
University. He teaches economics and cost-benefit analysis and studies
regulation in the United States at both the federal and state levels.
Prior to coming to Rutgers, Stuart worked for five years at the Office
of Management and Budget in Washington under Presidents Clinton and
George W. Bush.
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R.J. Carter October 23rd, 2014 at 17:08
Ooh! Does this mean Rauner has a chance?
R.J. Carter October 23rd, 2014 at 17:08
Ooh! Does this mean Rauner has a chance?
Bunya October 23rd, 2014 at 20:09
Bruce Rauner is a turd. I hope he loses big time – and he just might, since Illinois is a blue state.
R.J. Carter October 23rd, 2014 at 20:19
Well, he’s got my vote.
fahvel October 24th, 2014 at 03:48
vote for poo and you get one – bonne chance in the toilet of politics.
tiredoftea October 23rd, 2014 at 17:19
Dems have to focus on state governors and legislatures for the 2020 census and get back the gerrymandered districts. That’s three elections away!
Lumpy October 23rd, 2014 at 19:26
IF the dems can pull that off…
It will be the only way we can ever take back congress. The thumb that the republicans left on the scale is too much to overcome.
Its odd that the republicans/tea party has to resort to these sorts of tactics to win rather than on the weight of their so called platform.
tiredoftea October 23rd, 2014 at 19:43
Congress got to be this way from Repubs skewing voting districts and creating safe ones for themselves. Dems can lift that thumb with state majorities and by creating citizen’s redistricting committee’s that reduce the highly partisan districts. The returns for CA and a few other states last time went a long way to address the imbalances.
Ayn Awnemus October 24th, 2014 at 16:32
Agreed, every state should have nonpartisan redistricting committees like in CA. Of course though, these laws are less likely to pass in states where gerrymandering is a big problem.
tiredoftea October 24th, 2014 at 16:50
Which is why the state contests are so important for Dems to win.
tiredoftea October 23rd, 2014 at 17:19
Dems have to focus on state governors and legislatures for the 2020 census and get back the gerrymandered districts. That’s three elections away!
Lumpy October 23rd, 2014 at 19:26
IF the dems can pull that off…
It will be the only way we can ever take back congress. The thumb that the republicans left on the scale is too much to overcome.
Its odd that the republicans/tea party has to resort to these sorts of tactics to win rather than on the weight of their so called platform.
tiredoftea October 23rd, 2014 at 19:43
Congress got to be this way from Repubs skewing voting districts and creating safe ones for themselves. Dems can lift that thumb with state majorities and by creating citizen’s redistricting committee’s that reduce the highly partisan districts. The returns for CA and a few other states last time went a long way to address the imbalances.
Ayn Awnemus October 24th, 2014 at 16:32
Agreed, every state should have nonpartisan redistricting committees like in CA. Of course though, these laws are less likely to pass in states where gerrymandering is a big problem.
tiredoftea October 24th, 2014 at 16:50
Which is why the state contests are so important for Dems to win.
wpadon October 23rd, 2014 at 17:51
I believe Sen. Toomey is up for re-election in 2016 in Pa. That would be special also
wpadon October 23rd, 2014 at 17:51
I believe Sen. Toomey is up for re-election in 2016 in Pa. That would be special also
R.J. Carter October 23rd, 2014 at 20:19
Well, he’s got my vote.
fahvel October 24th, 2014 at 03:48
vote for poo and you get one – bonne chance in the toilet of politics.
fahvel October 24th, 2014 at 03:46
I think it might be a good idea for all dems – ALL – to get their asses out and vote – how the hell do you accept something before it has arrived??????
fahvel October 24th, 2014 at 03:46
I think it might be a good idea for all dems – ALL – to get their asses out and vote – how the hell do you accept something before it has arrived??????
KAC November 8th, 2014 at 16:04
Good call Stu! HAHAH!
KAC November 8th, 2014 at 17:04
Good call Stu! HAHAH!