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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 08:45 PM Mar 2017

2017/2018/2019 Governors Races -States that Democrats are favored to pick up.

AK-Begich-D
FL-Murphy-D
IL-Kennedy-D
MI-Whitmer-D
NV-Miller-D
NJ-Murphy-D
NM-Lujan Grisham-D
OH-Sutton-D
VT-Zuckerman-D
WI-How would Feingold-D do against Walker-R?

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2017/2018/2019 Governors Races -States that Democrats are favored to pick up. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 OP
I would like to believe it's so, but favored according to whom. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #1
Scott-R is more unpopular than Jeb was in 2006,and Crist was in 2010. nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 #4
Scott's not running again yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #7
If we get some governors then we can retake the senate when (R)s senators are arrested for Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #2
Who is the Murphy listed for Florida? csziggy Mar 2017 #3
The OP is speculating... nycbos Mar 2017 #5
After his dismal showing against Rubio? csziggy Mar 2017 #8
I think this off... nycbos Mar 2017 #6
You should add Kansas to the list. nt Blue_true Mar 2017 #9

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
1. I would like to believe it's so, but favored according to whom.
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 08:47 PM
Mar 2017

Florida hasn't had a Democratic governor this century.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
7. Scott's not running again
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 09:14 PM
Mar 2017

However we need someone other then Murphy. He lost to a guy who said he hated his job.



Ohio, Florida and Alaska might be difficult. The rest seem doable for sure.

 

Jonny Appleseed

(960 posts)
2. If we get some governors then we can retake the senate when (R)s senators are arrested for
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 08:49 PM
Mar 2017

russia-related incidents

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
3. Who is the Murphy listed for Florida?
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 08:51 PM
Mar 2017

So far I have heard that Gwen Graham and Andrew Gillum are running - but I haven't heard anything about a Murphy.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
8. After his dismal showing against Rubio?
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 09:58 PM
Mar 2017

And isn't Patrick Murphy a converted Republican? Yes - he only changed to a Democrat in 2011

Why does the Florida Democratic Party keeps dredging up these former Republicans when we have some excellent Democrats to run?

Gwen Graham has done very well in a red part of the state. Andrew Gillum would energize minority voters. But people are talking about a DINO like Patrick Murphy instead.

nycbos

(6,034 posts)
6. I think this off...
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 09:11 PM
Mar 2017

... I wouldn't say we are favored in OH or WI or Ak. Vermont has a history of electing moderate Republicans. In 2006 they elected a Republican governor and Bernie Sanders in the same year.

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