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The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. Governor elections are unique to their own states.

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Mon Aug 20, 2018, 12:20 PM

Aug 2018

There isn't a pattern, at least in Minnesota. You can see that here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Minnesota Since the '60s the governors' parties have gone back and forth quite a bit, but until Pawlenty the GOP governors were for the most part centrist and probably wouldn't even qualify as Republicans now. I don't think any conclusions can be drawn from party-switching in presidential elections. Anyhow, Walz has statewide name recognition and Johnson doesn't, except that half the people in Minnesota are named Johnson.

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Governor elections are unique to their own states. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1

Thanks. There was a letter in the strib by someone named Jeff Johnson question everything Aug 2018 #3

Gore won in 2000, according to the news consortium that counted all the Florida votes progree Aug 2018 #2