EP. 83: Could the GOP Flip New York?

This week, we focus on the governors' races. Politico predicts Democrats will sit in the majority of governors' mansions after this election. Could that happen even with momentum at Republicans' backs? We break down the most contested governors' races this election cycle to find out.

 

00:00 Intro

05:04 States Republicans are guaranteed to lose

13:29 Oregon: Tina Kotek vs Christina Drazan vs Betsy Johnson

20:30 Wisconsin: Tony Evers vs Tim Michels

26:56 Nevada: Steve Sisolak vs Joe Lombardo

31:16 Kansas: Laura Kelly vs Derek Schmidt

34:07 Arizona: Katie Hobbs vs Kari Lake

45:44 Pennsylvania: Josh Shapiro vs Doug Mastriano

01:01:05 New York: Kathy Hochul vs Lee Zeldin

01:11:03 Honorable Mentions: Minnesota,

01:22:24 Texas,

01:27:06 Georgia,

01:31:25 New Mexico

 

SHOWNOTES

Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s low approval ratings: https://morningconsult.com/2022/10/11/whitmers-approval-ticks-up-in-michigan-ahead-of-midterms/ 

Oregon’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tina Kotek plagued by “bullying” scandal: https://apnews.com/article/health-portland-oregon-government-and-politics-brian-clem-a3a1d1e7c64cd27dca17ae534b1d5ea1 

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers one of only two governors running for re-election this year who has a negative approval rating: https://morningconsult.com/2022/07/19/democratic-governors-are-resisting-bidens-decline/ 

More on Evers’ approval ratings, compared to other governors: https://morningconsult.com/2022/04/28/governor-approval-ratings-2022-election/ 

Katie Hobbs demanded that Kari Lake be kicked out of a townhall event before she would take the stage: https://thepostmillennial.com/kari-lake-kicked-out-of-her-own-town-hall-audience-so-katie-hobbs-could-speak-comfortably 

Pennsylvania Secretary of State, now gubernatorial nominee, Josh Shapiro vowed that he would make sure Biden won Pennsylvania in 2020: https://twitter.com/joshshapiropa/status/1322640510637477889 

Republican Senate primary candidate Kathy Barnette encourages her supporters to vote for Dr. Oz: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/10/20/kathy-barnette-urges-her-supporters-to-vote-for-mehmet-oz/ 

The Detroit News endorses Tudor Dixon due to Gretchen Whitmer’s “instincts towards authoritarianism:” https://archive.ph/Vo0GI 

Real Clear Politics shifts New York gubernatorial race to “tossup:” ​​https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-governor-race-between-race-gov-hochul-rep-zeldin-tightens-toss-up