Word: governorship
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...broke, Ohio's Republicans were facing a stiff headwind from a struggling economy, a G.O.P. scandal in the statehouse and increasing opposition to the war. At the moment, political strategists of both parties say, the Republicans who have dominated Ohio politics in recent years would likely lose both the governorship and a Senate seat. As many as five House seats are also at risk, including that of indicted Congressman Bob Ney, who pleaded guilty to corruption charges stemming from his involvement in the Jack Abramoff investigation, and who is likely to be expelled from Congress...
...state of Massachusetts’ future also hinges on the results of the November election. Almost all major state offices are up for reelection, most notably the governorship, which is a race between Democrat Deval M. Patrick ’78 and Republican Lieutenant Governor Kerry M. Healey ’82. These state contests will have just as large of an impact on Harvard students’ daily lives as the more glamorous national races. Among the many important decisions in the hands of state officials are how to deal with the Big Dig fiasco, whether to build roads...
...paper, the policies of the three Democratic candidates for the governorship of Massachusetts don’t differ much. They all can proudly point to position papers that reflect a genuine commitment to progressive values. But Deval L. Patrick ’78 has been able to differentiate himself from the pack in a noteworthy and decisive way. He has made Massachusetts excited about state politics for the first time in a long time. Patrick entered this race as a virtual unknown facing opponents who enjoyed recognition throughout the state. Through relentless grassroots campaigning, he has been able to earn...
...while, McConnell has uncharacteristically stayed out of the fray, and kept his focus in Washington, where he is deputy Senate majority leader and Bill Frist's heir apparent. "McConnell was absolutely right in singling out [then-U.S. Rep.] Ernie Fletcher as the candidate most likely to win the governorship," in 2003 said John David Dyche, a Louisville lawyer and political columnist. "But [McConnell] has not been involved in the administration itself. He assumed a basic-level competence that did not materialize...
...After the recent legislative setbacks, Bush asserted that he doesn't "mind losing when it's based on principles." Aides say he wants his governorship to be known more for what he calls the "B-HAGs" - big, hairy, audacious goals - and few Republican Governors have ever turned a state into the conservative policy laboratory and bellwether that Jeb has made Florida, hanging chads...