Governors Races

Dem Congressman Resigning To Focus On Gubernatorial Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.10.2012

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Congressman Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) will announce on Saturday that he is resigning from Congress to devote time to his run for governor, a Democratic sou...

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Democrats Face Difficult Contests In Key 2012 Races

AP | By BETH FOUHY | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats are playing defense in governors' races in 2012, protecting eight seats – some in conservative states like North Carolin...

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Deval Patrick Defeats Charles Baker To Win Reelection

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick bucked the anti-incumbent, pro-Republican trend and won a second term Tuesday with the help of some of...

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Bill Clinton Rallies For Dem Who Told Obama To 'Shove It'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday didn't make much of President Barack Obama's decision not to endorse Rhode Island's D...

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Cuomo's Record As Attorney General Draws Mixed Reviews

nytimes.com | ALISON LEIGH COWAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. Cuomo, who succeeded Eliot Spitzer as the state's top lawyer and is now the Democratic nominee for governor of New York, is widely credited with h...

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Nikki Haley Shines In Debate

Politics Daily | October 24,| 11:06 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Watching "Mama Grizzly" Nikki Haley Monday night during the only statewide TV debate in the South Carolina gubernatorial race unders...

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Democrats Pick Up Key Governor's Seat

AP | BRIAN BAKST and MARTIGA LOHN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov.-elect Mark Dayton reached out to Republicans who will lead the Legislature within hours Wednesday of his oppone...

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WATCH: NEITHER Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Knows State's Minimum Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elyse Siegel contributed to this report. Florida's gubernatorial candidates had an embarrassing moment during Monday's debate on CNN, when both Repub...

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Jerry Brown Uses Meg Whitman's Own Words Against Her In Clever New Ad

Posted 05.25.2011

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Former California governor Jerry Brown is out with a new ad as he attempts to win back the job he held from 1975 to 1983. For the second time in a wee...

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GLOVES OFF: Major Dem Candidate Tells Obama To 'Shove It'

AP | MICHELLE R. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor, widely seen as more conservative than the independent seeking to lead the...

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Governors' Races Offer Up Sharp, Bare Knuckle Skirmishes

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Some of the sharpest bare-knuckle skirmishes this election season are the races for governor, especially in states shouldering the ...

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Conservatives For 'Truth In Politics' Want Answers From Nikki Haley

WCSC-TV | Alan Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two former Republican leaders in the Lowcountry came together Thursday to pressure the Haley campaign for answers they say she has dodged....

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Midterm Election 2010: Special Interests Could Play Crucial Role In Swaying Key Races

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Military veterans who care about energy are getting door-knocks from like-minded vets. Gun owners are getting mail and personal app...

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Bizarre Video Shakes Up Governor's Race

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hawaii GOP gubernatorial candidate James "Duke" Aiona is the target of a new documentary-style video that intends to connect the Republican to an extr...

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Democratic Governor's Association Rolls Out 'Extreme GOP Makeover' Strategy To Combat Republicans

Hotline On Call | Jeremy P. Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

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The DGA unveiled a blueprint on Wednesday that calls for painting GOP nominees as "extreme" in its effort to minimize losses this fall....

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Chris Cillizza: Governors Races Take Center Stage In 2010

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Republican Governors Association and Democratic Governors Association -- long regarded as the forgotten little brother (or sister) of the national...

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2010 Midterm Elections: Governors' Races That Looked Easy May Not Be

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Even Republicans were looking at New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, as a lock this fall to succeed retiring Gov. Dav...

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GOP Aiming To Scoop Up Governorships Nationwide In November, Control 30 States

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A political tail wind boosting their prospects, Republicans have significant opportunities to gain governorships across the Great L...

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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The Wrath of Suburbanites and Independents

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

The election results show that no incumbent governor (or incumbent party) can escape the wrath of an electorate that continues to bleed while it watches tax dollars squandered on foreign wars and Wall Street fat cats.

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Democrats Are Dropping Like Flies

The Note | David Chalian | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is not shaping up to be a pretty week for the Democrats. The all-but-assured Democratic nominee for governor in Michigan, Lt. Gov. John Cherry, ...

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Democrats, Republicans Eyeing Virginia, New Jersey Governors Races As 2010 Indicators

Washington Post | Dan Balz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Off-year elections rarely predict the future -- except when they do. That's why Democratic and Republican leaders will be closely watching the guberna...

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