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Governors: from 2:1 R:D ratio to almost parity (26:24) in 3 years
Actually, in 2016 and 2017 it was more than a 2:1 R : D ratio, it was 33:16 which is 2.06 to one.
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Chart: Democratic governors make a big comeback under Trump, NPR, 12/10/19
At the start of President Trump's term, Republicans had solidified control in Washington and their hold on state governments across the country, with 33 GOP governors in power. Democrats were at their lowest numbers in nearly a century — down to just 16 Democratic governors and having control of only 13 state legislatures.
But now Democrats are seeing their fates flip across the country in a rebuke to Trump. Last month, Democrat Andy Beshear defeated Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in a state Trump carried by 30 points. With Beshear's inauguration on Tuesday, Democrats are returning to near-parity with their GOP counterparts when it comes to gubernatorial control — 26 Republicans and 24 Democrats.
... Even states that were critical to Trump's Electoral College victory have transformed since he took office, with Democrats flipping governors' races in Michigan and Wisconsin in 2018.
... The big question now is whether Democrats can take back a majority among governors again in 2020, along with the White House. It's a critical redistricting year, so having your own party's governors in place, along with control of state legislatures, is paramount.
More: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/12/10/npr-chart-democratic-governors-make-a-big-comeback-under-trump
At the start of President Trump's term, Republicans had solidified control in Washington and their hold on state governments across the country, with 33 GOP governors in power. Democrats were at their lowest numbers in nearly a century — down to just 16 Democratic governors and having control of only 13 state legislatures.
But now Democrats are seeing their fates flip across the country in a rebuke to Trump. Last month, Democrat Andy Beshear defeated Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in a state Trump carried by 30 points. With Beshear's inauguration on Tuesday, Democrats are returning to near-parity with their GOP counterparts when it comes to gubernatorial control — 26 Republicans and 24 Democrats.
... Even states that were critical to Trump's Electoral College victory have transformed since he took office, with Democrats flipping governors' races in Michigan and Wisconsin in 2018.
... The big question now is whether Democrats can take back a majority among governors again in 2020, along with the White House. It's a critical redistricting year, so having your own party's governors in place, along with control of state legislatures, is paramount.
More: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/12/10/npr-chart-democratic-governors-make-a-big-comeback-under-trump
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