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January 20, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Forced Vivek Ramaswamy Out of DOGE for Being Too Irritating
Turns out, Vivek Ramaswamy is too annoying even for Donald Trump.
February 2, 2023
Magazine
Marisa Agha
Is Arizona Truly a Purple State—or Just Anti-MAGA? Katie Hobbs Is About to Find Out.
The new Democratic governor is setting a moderate tone for her early days in office, but trouble is already brewing with the state GOP.
November 3, 2022
Walter Shapiro
Wes Moore Is the Most Overlooked Candidate in the Midterms
He’s almost sure to win his campaign in Maryland, which would make him just the third Black man elected governor in the U.S. and set him on a path as a rising star in the Democratic Party.
October 7, 2022
Magazine
Daniel Strauss
Is Gretchen Whitmer the Democrats’ Next Presidential Nominee?
The Republicans’ MAGA lunacy is making reelection a breeze for the Michigan governor. And if Biden opts out—or loses—in 2024, she may be the party’s next standard-bearer.
September 14, 2018
Sarah Jones
Why the Gubernatorial Glass Ceiling Is So Hard to Shatter
A record number of women are running for governor, but they'll have to overcome more obstacles than their congressional counterparts.
August 25, 2017
Clio Chang
Kasich-Hickenlooper 2020 is the inane unity ticket we deserve.
July 3, 2017
Clio Chang
Chris Christie might be privately using a state beach that he shut down but he is definitely NOT getting any sun.
June 14, 2017
Alex Shephard
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Graham Vyse
In Virginia, Democrats Win and Republicans Lose
The state's gubernatorial primary races show that the momentum is all with the Democrats.
May 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
A Former Goldman Sachs Executive Is Running Away With This Year’s Most Important Race for Democrats
And given the party's sorry state, there's nothing wrong with that.
December 16, 2016
Nicole Narea
The North Carolina GOP’s legislative coup takes partisan politics to a whole other level.
November 8, 2016
Kevin Mahnken
You’re Probably Not Voting for Governor Today. That’s Bad News for Democrats.
February 5, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Why is America’s most popular governor endorsing Chris Christie?
November 3, 2014
Claire Groden
How to Win Reelection When Your State Hates You
A case study in Illinois
October 15, 2014
Linda Kinstler
Maine Independents May Inadvertently Put an Extremist Republican Governor in Office—Again
The state's three-way gubernatorial race is quickly devolving into tragicomedy
January 20, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
A Texas Newspaper Takes Aim at Wendy Davis's Cinderella Story—and Spins the Facts, Too
August 30, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Wendy Davis Waits to Decide About Governor—And the Pressure Builds
August 5, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
It Sure Looks Like Wendy Davis Is Running for Governor
July 26, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Texas's Next Governor Can't Wait to Fight Eric Holder
July 16, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Meet the Next Gun-Loving Governor of Texas
November 9, 2009
Michael Crowley
Huckabee on Palin "I'm Not Nearly As Attractive"
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