Gubernatorial Elections

The Next Blagojevich...

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Corruption, Mississippi, Voter Disenfranchisement, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago, Cook County Board President, Cook County, Phil Bryant, Voter Apathy, Gubernatorial Elections, Governor, Johnny DuPree, Chicago News

Why does corruption seem to thrive in our wonderful state (and my native Chicago!), and what can citizens do to stop it?

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Massachusetts Exit Poll: Deval Patrick Owes His Reelection to Women

Brian Schaffner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender Gap, Women, Exit Polls, Massachusetts, Gubernatorial Elections, Politics News

One finding clearly jumps out from our preliminary results: Deval Patrick (D) appears to owe his victory today to women.

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37 Chances to Reform U.S. Education

Jeanne Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Choice, Education Reform, Teacher Performance Pay, Charter Schools, Gubernatorial Elections, Education News

More importantly, though less often realized, the winners of 37 races for governor this year will determine the educational future of millions of students in their states.

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NY Gov Hopefuls Gather In First And Last Debate

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ny Elections, Ny News, Andrew Cuomo, Rent Is Too Damn High, Carl Paladino, 2010 Elections, Gubernatorial Elections, Gov Debate, Jimmy McMillan, Elections 2010, Video, New York News

With just two weeks to go before the general election, the seven candidates looking to be the next governor of New York came out in the first (and mos...

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A Major Miner Interruption

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, House of Representatives, Miner Rescue, Television Coverage, Congressional Elections, San Jose Mine, Miners, Chile and Social Media, Congress, Election 2010, Choice 2010, Democrats, Barack Obama, Christine O'donnell, Carl Paladino, Obama Administration, Decision 2010, 33 Miners, Tv Coverage, Midterm Elections, Sebastian Pinera, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Republicans, Chilean Miners, Trapped Chilean Miners, Senate, Gubernatorial Elections, Politics News

I'm angry. It's OK to be angry. In New York, there's a lot to be angry about, so why shouldn't I be angry? I say what's on my mind. If I offended anybody, I apologize. So here's my question: Why am I losing by 20 points?

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Polls and Gubernatorial Elections

Thomas M. Holbrook | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, States, Gubernatorial Elections, Pollster Analysis, Pollster, 2010 Midterm Elections, Midterm Elections, Politics News

Today, I turn to gubernatorial elections, which follow a pattern similar to Senate polls. I used estimates of the relationship between polls and outcomes in the 2006 and 2008 gubernatorial elections to generate a set of predictions.

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Defections in Massachusetts Governor's Race Beg Larger Questions

David Paleologos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Baker, Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick, Gubernatorial Elections, Tim Cahill, Politics News

Independents have a reputation for handing elections to the "undeserving" candidate. But the diverse make-up of a Independent nominee's camp in Massachusetts might cancel out the larger impact of their defection.

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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

Read More: Democratic Governors Association, 2010 Governors Elections, 2010 Elections, Dga, Governors Races, 2010 Governors Races, Dga Extreme Gop Makeover, 2010 Gubernatorial Elections, Extreme Gop Makeover, Gubernatorial Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News

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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Dan Maes Settlement To Lessen Campaign Finance Fine

Grand Junction Sentinel | Charles Ashby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott McInnis, Mileage, Gubernatorial Elections, Gas Reimbursement, Fine, Campaign Finance, Dan Maes, Denver News

Attorneys for gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes and a Grand Junction man who filed a campaign finance complaint against him are expected to sign an agr...

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Scott McInnis Ignores Threat From Maes, Targets Hickenlooper As Flip-Fopper

Colorado Independent | Joseph Boven | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott McInnis, Political Rally, Bill Ritter, 2010 Elections, John Hickenlooper, Colorado Governor, Gubernatorial Elections, Dan Maes, Elections 2010, Denver News

ESTES PARK -- Speaking to a few hundred tea party activists Tuesday, Republican gubernatorial candidates Dan Maes and Scott McInnis laid out similar a...

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Tea Party Wants McInnis to Release Tax Records

Shad Murib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Tea Party, Colorado, Tax Records, Gubernatorial Elections, Mcinnis, Scott McInnis, Maes, John Hickenlooper, Colorado-Tea-Party, Denver News

"I strongly feel that if you're going to run for office, you need to release any and all information available," said Kelly Standley, Colorado Tea Party Coordinator.

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Alabama Candidate Cuts Costs by Sacrificing Billions in Federal Funding

Edward Murray | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alabama, This Is Alabama We Speak English, Budget Cuts, Racism, Tim James, Driver's Test, Comedy News, Gubernatorial Elections, Department of Transportation, Comedy News

One can't deny the veracity of GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim James' statement ("This is Alabama. We speak English.") Unless, of course, where you are right now isn't Alabama, which means that you're an illegal homosexual.

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2010 Midterms: Why All Women Candidates Matter

Barbara Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Midterm Elections, Women Candidates, Gubernatorial Elections, Nikki Haley, Politics News

As of Tuesday, five women candidates for Governor have won primaries in four states--California, Maine, New Mexico, and South Carolina.

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Digital, Youth and Politics: The Week's Hottest Moves

Lauren DeLisa Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Media, Msnbc, Hip Hop, Twitter, Digital, Follow-Friday, Gubernatorial Elections, Nbc, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Technology News

The times, they are a changin'. Voices previously a bit off the radar are gaining more and more visibility thanks to digital platforms.

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Meg Whitman: I Clearly Remember Voting In 1984

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Whitman I Remember Voting, Meg Whitman, Politics News, California, Meg Whitman California, California Gubernatorial Candidate 2010, Meg-Whitman-Voting-History, Whitman Voting, Sacramento Bee, California Governor's Race, Gubernatorial Elections, Meg Whitman Governor, Video, Politics News

Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO and current Republican candidate for Governor of California, has been under fire recently for her "unacceptable" (her...

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Jerry Brown Governor's Run: California Attorney General Files Exploratory Papers

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Attorney General Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom, California, 2010 Elections, California Gubernatorial Candidate 2010, Jerry Brown, Jerry Brown Governor, Jerry Brown Gubernatorial Race, California Governor's Race, Gubernatorial Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Attorney General Jerry Brown has taken the first step toward running for governor, filing official paperwork with the Secretary o...

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Meg Whitman: "My Voting Record... Is Unacceptable"

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, California, Meg Whitman California, California Gubernatorial Candidate 2010, Meg-Whitman-Voting-History, California Governor's Race, Gubernatorial Elections, Meg Whitman Governor, Politics News

DAVIS, Calif. � Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said Tuesday that it wasn't until she was a chief executive in Silicon Valley that sh...

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Wall Street Bonuses Were Good For State, Says Governor Paterson

New York Daily News | By Glenn Blain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Albany, Wall Street, Governor Paterson, Wall Street Bonuses, David Paterson, Andrew Cuomo, Gubernatorial Elections, New York Taxes, New York News

ALBANY - Gov. Paterson doesn't think it was such a great idea to go after all those Wall Street bonuses. Paterson Thursday took aim at a signature ...

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Post Political Reporters Need to Fix Gubernatorial Election Analysis

Rob Richie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor of New Jersey, The Fix, Governor of Virginia, Balz, Gubernatorial Elections, Cillizza, Media News

The Washington Post has a history of some of the nation's strongest political reporting, but its 2009 analysis of the politics of upcoming gubernatori...

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Democrats' Gubernatorial Returns Give Them Edge In State Capitals

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Results, Missouri, Gubernatorial Elections, Jay Nixon, Politics News

Democrats picked up a governor's seat Tuesday as voters in Missouri elected Attorney General Jay Nixon in an open race. In Indiana, voters re-elected ...

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GOP Looks To Redistrict Itself Back Into Power

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Census, Redistricting, Gerrymandering, Republican Governors, Democratic Governors, 2010 Elections, U.S. Census, 2008 Elections, Congressional Seats, State Elections, Gubernatorial Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News

For months, a sense of dread has been percolating within Republican circles over potentially massive congressional losses in 2008. Facing the possibil...

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