FINAL STATE OF PLAY: Democrats Eye Huge Gains In Governors' Mansions

[DonViejo]

By Cameron Joseph
November 5, 2018 6:00 am

After eight years of GOP dominance in governors’ mansions, Democrats are on the verge of winning back many seats and regaining substantial power across the nation. The only question is how big a night it turns out to be for the party.

Democrats are all but certain to flip governorships across the map, including in a number of swing states, and have a chance of picking up more than a dozen governor’s mansions if every close race breaks their way on Tuesday. That would be a major shift that could have huge policy ramifications for much of the country, as Republicans currently hold 33 governorships to just 16 for Democrats.

Michigan is the biggest prize Democrats are confident they’ll win. Former state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D) is clobbering state Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) in the purple state. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) also trails businessman J.B. Pritzker (D) by a wide margin, and New Mexico’s governorship is likely to flip as well.

Democrats are also feeling more confident than Republicans about a pair of small swing states with big presidential implications. Early voting in Nevada appears to be very strong for businessman Steve Sisolak (D) in his race against Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R). In Iowa, while public and private polls have found a close race between Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) and businessman Fred Hubbell (D), Hubbell has held an edge in more of them.

There are more than a half-dozen other races that appear to be pure tossups, including the two most closely watched battles in the country.

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[beachbum bob]

1. the focus has been o nthe sneate and the house while the REAL war is retaking the states

just imagine if we cn get voting laws all in line to HELP people vote like in Illinois and other states

[dalton99a]

2. Exactly.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. that's what I'm hoping for

Most of this vote suppression crap has to be dealt with at the state level, since SCOTUS is owned and stacked.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Note to the New Dem Governors: FIX THE ELECTION SYSTEM IN YOUR STATES!!!

Seriously, make sure there are paper ballot systems that are impenetrable to cyber-hacking. In Florida it's a no brainer. Republican counties have been using the best possible systems, while Blue counties use the worst. Fix it!