Monday, May 16, 2005

Western Democrat: Blue Governors in Red States

Western Democrat: Blue Governors in Red States: "Blue Governors in Red States Governors
Following up on Emmett's earlier post about how popular the Western governors are (according to Survey USA), I'll point you to a comment by Andrew Simon that appeared on BlueOregon.
Andrew pointed out that every single Blue Governor in a Red State is more popular than every single Blue Governor in a Blue State. Shocking, eh?
Bush States - Democratic Governors with High Approval Ratings
3 Wyoming Dave Freudenthal D
6 West Virginia Joe Manchin D
8 Arizona Janet Napolitano D
10 Oklahoma Brad Henry D
11 Montana Brian Schweitzer D
12 Louisiana Kathleen Blanco D
13 Virginia Mark Warner D
16 Kansas Kathleen Sebelius D
20 New Mexico Bill Richardson D
22 North Carolina Michael Easley D
23 Tennessee Phil Bredesen D
25 Iowa Thomas Vilsack D
Kerry States - Democratic Governors with Low Approval Ratings
26 New Hampshire John Lynch D
29 Pennsylvania Edward Rendell D
34 New Jersey Richard Codey D
35 Wisconsin Jim Doyle D
37 Delaware Ruth Ann Minner D
39 Maine John Baldacci D
42 Illinois Rod Blagojevich D
44 Michigan Jennifer Granholm D
46 Oregon Ted Kulongoski D
47 Washington Christine Gregoire D
Ponder that for a minute and tell me what you think. Because it baffles me.
Could it be that Democrats who have to run in Bush-leaning states are more likely to run a moderate course, or have a cultural approach that makes sense to the broad swath of the population?

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