Democrats guaranteed governor majority

[Scurrilous]

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"Democrats reclaimed governors' offices Tuesday from the Northeast to the Rockies and even in the South, giving them control of the top political job in a majority of states for the first time in 12 years and an edge in places critical to the 2008 White House race.

A string of victories in Massachusetts, Ohio, New York, Arkansas, Colorado and Maryland means Democrats will control the governorship in at least 28 states. They also held onto vulnerable seats that had been targeted by Republicans in Iowa, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin.

Massachusetts Democrat Deval Patrick will be the first black governor of his state — and just the second elected black governor of any state. In Ohio, Democratic Rep. Ted Strickland easily defeated Republican Ken Blackwell. New York, as expected, chose Democrat Eliot Spitzer, the attorney general who crusaded for Wall Street and corporate reform.

Massachusetts and Ohio hadn't elected a Democrat since 1986. New York last elected one in 1990."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eln_governors

[rodeodance]

1. AP Democrats take majority of governorships (MN just stayed Repug)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061108/ap_on_el_gu/eln_governors

Democrats take majority of governorships

By ROBERT TANNER, AP National Writer 6 minutes ago

Democrats reclaimed governors' offices Tuesday from the Northeast to the Rockies and even in the South, giving them a majority for the first time in 12 years and an edge in places critical to the 2008 White House race.
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A string of victories in Massachusetts, Ohio, New York, Arkansas, Colorado and Maryland means Democrats will control the governorship in 28 states, reversing the GOP's six-seat advantage. They also held onto vulnerable seats that had been targeted by Republicans in Iowa, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin.

Massachusetts Democrat Deval Patrick will be the first black governor of his state — and just the second elected black governor of any state. In Ohio, Democratic Rep. Ted Strickland (news, bio, voting record) easily defeated Republican Ken Blackwell. New York, as expected, chose Democrat Eliot Spitzer, the attorney general who crusaded for Wall Street and corporate reform.

Massachusetts and Ohio hadn't elected a Democrat since 1986. New York last elected one in 1990.

In Colorado — which voted Republican for president in the last three elections — Democrat Bill Ritter defeated GOP Rep. Bob Beauprez (news, bio, voting record) for the seat left open by term-limited GOP Gov. Bill Owens. Arkansas chose a Democrat — attorney general Mike Beebe over Republican Asa Hutchinson — for the first time since 1992.

[azurnoir]

2. As a resident of MN

Please don't rub it in, our consolation is that WE took the state house and senate, so Timmy will have a fun second term, and possibly best of all no more repuke Sviggum goose stepping up and down the aisle of the state legislature ranting about "dirty, criminal foreigners and welfare queens in the Twin Cities"

[katinmn]

7. I'd like to know how Hatch lost around 20k votes around midnight.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2942003

[habitual]

3. does anyone know more

about the advantage to having a majority of the gov seats, besides the implication that it is better for the pres. elect.???

[Bullshot]

4. When Congressional districts are re-drawn, the party in power

draws the district lines and can do it to the advantage of their party and set up congressional races to their advantage. The offices that make that call are the governor, sec. of state and attorney general, I think. The Dems have to hold on to those seats when the next decade comes, though. They'll have to win one more election. At least they'll have the advantage of being incumbents in many states that they weren't in the last redistricting.

[RebelOne]

5. But here in Georgia, we're still stuck with Perdue.

Oh, well, I expected it.

[Debau2005]

6. and now

We have Cagle as a Lt Governor! I often wonder why I chose this state to settle in...:shrug:

And in Alpharetta Horse Country, Price won his seat back. He voted AGAINST the ban on horse slaughter, but yet they ran to him with open arms. He also as one of the worst records when it comes to voting for the veterans and the troops. I just don't understand these people!

[BlueManDude]

8. Wow hard to believe only 2 elected black Govs ever

Doug Wilder must be the other.

[qwlauren35]

9. Yes.

Virginia is weird, given only a single term governorship, but I was very proud when Wilder launched a presidential bid. In my mind, he was the second black political figure to do so, after Shirley Chisholm.

Sorry, but I couldn't count Jesse.