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GOP Hard-pressed to Maintain Governors Edge

GOP Hard-pressed to Maintain Governorship Edge: Republicans head into the 2006 elections with the majority of governorships nationwide, but that advantage is in danger of being trimmed by Democrats in several key states, including New York, California, Ohio and Massachusetts. “Republicans are defending 22 governorships, compared to 16 for Democrats, so the GOP will be hard-pressed to keep its overall majority,” elections tracker Stuart Rothenberg said. GOP fortunes are at risk in some big states in which they have either been unable to recruit a strong candidate where the governorship is open, as in New York, or have run into political trouble, as in California, where Arnold Schwarzenegger’s job-approval ratings have fallen sharply. “We are optimistic about what the 2006 cycle looks like. The seats that are open are in states that are trending Democratic or have traditionally voted Democratic in presidential elections,” said Penny Lee, the DGA executive director. Read more

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