All season, political observers have been speculating when, if ever, the Electoral College and the state and national polls would reflect the basic pro-Democratic fundamentals of the presidential election year. Those fundamentals, historic true-blues (pun intended in this case), include presidential popularity (the Republican incumbent is at rock-bottom), a horribly weak economy, and a disliked foreign war. All point to a sizeable Democratic victory.
Yet the public opinion polls have often painted a very different picture….
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Larry J. Sabato on STATEHOUSE ’08 UPDATE
There are just eleven governorships up for grabs from coast to coast, six currently held the Democrats and five by the Republicans…