2020 Gubernational elections: Who is running megathread

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

He isn't like Tom Brady. He helps minorities in DTW, even though he's an entertainer.

[Holmes]

Ok.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The states political preference isnt gonna matter as much in state elections as oppose to PREZ. MI if Kid Rock becomes Senator will vote Dem in 2020 due to Gary Peters. But, something R leaning happened to MI in 2014 and 2016.😐

FL on other hand will be a tipper in 2020 due to PR statehood status.😁

[PragmaticPopulist]

Sununu is a moderate on abortion

Yes, but that's not enough if you're a Republican running in NH. He's still way to the right of his state.

This. Sununu's been pushing legislation on voter suppression, right to work, and distributing NH's electoral votes by congressional district (the latter two unsuccessfully) and supports Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord. Being moderate on social issues is pretty much a given in any Northeastern state. NH isn't a swing state like Ohio where most voters prefer moderation; it's a state where Democrats/Democratic leaners are further left than average (hence why Bernie Sanders won big there in the primary), while Republicans/Republican leaners are moderate to conservative.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Dems should go all out to defeat Walker. Whittier is untested and can lose. Baldwin coattails will help Dem gov nominee.

[diptheriadan]

Diane Black is running.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Not a gubernatorial election, but John Barrow is running for GA SoS:

http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/09/25/barrow-aims-for-a-political-comeback-with-bid-for-georgia-statewide-office/

[Kamala]

Republican Minority Leader Patricia Morgan is running for Rhode Island governor. Kos also says that 2014 candidate and Cranston mayor Alan Fung is also most likely running, which means that Raimondo might benefit from a competitive and potentially brutal GOP primary.

[Kamala]

Rockeymoore in. She’s Rep. Cummings’s wife.

[TrumpBritt24]

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro are considering joining together to form a ticket against Governor Cuomo in 2018.

Source - http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/kolb-molinaro-in-talks-to-form-gop-ticket-against-cuomo/article_6a553260-b2c1-11e7-9693-c7212e8e01d5.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro are considering joining together to form a ticket against Governor Cuomo in 2018.

Source - http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/kolb-molinaro-in-talks-to-form-gop-ticket-against-cuomo/article_6a553260-b2c1-11e7-9693-c7212e8e01d5.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

Is there any reason to think they would do better than Generic R?

[TrumpBritt24]

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro are considering joining together to form a ticket against Governor Cuomo in 2018.

Source - http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/kolb-molinaro-in-talks-to-form-gop-ticket-against-cuomo/article_6a553260-b2c1-11e7-9693-c7212e8e01d5.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

Is there any reason to think they would do better than Generic R?

It's virtually a tag team of two status-quot NY Republicans, the party itself probably hoping that Paladino doesn't run his "Alt-Right" platform to create party divide.

Both Kolb and Molinaro are Trump-supporting Republicans, but Paladino obviously represents the nu-age, edgy, The_Donald-esque GOP, as compared to the standard.

They'd probably still lose, but maybe get 3-5 more % than usual for the GOP.

[RogueBeaver]

NV: Laxalt officially in.

[henster]

FL-GOV: Levine to announce tomorrow

http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2017/10/30/philip-levine-to-make-important-announcement-wednesday-in-miami/

[Young Conservative]

FL-GOV: Levine to announce tomorrow

http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2017/10/30/philip-levine-to-make-important-announcement-wednesday-in-miami/

Excellent. He will further the messy primary on the D side and, should he win, would be a horrible GE candidate because he cannot rally the base nor is he inspiring enough to draw people to him.

[henster]

I think FL is a state where Dems need a self funder, Graham is a decent candidate but she will get badly outspend.

[Young Conservative]

I think FL is a state where Dems need a self funder, Graham is a decent candidate but she will get badly outspend.

Graham is an incredible fundraiser. She would not be outspent. Levine can self fund, but not to the extent of Scott; he would need lots of help.

[FairBol]

With the 2017 election over, it's time to look to the 2018 governor's race in CT.  This is the list of who I hear will be running. 

Democrats:

Dan Drew, Mayor of Middletown, CT
Jacey Wyatt, businesswoman
Joe Ganim, Mayor of Bridgeport, CT (still unconfirmed; he was trying to get public financing, but because Ganim's a former felon, state ruled he can't get it)
Susan Bysiewicz, former CT Secretary of the State (potential; I don't think she's going to run)

On the Democratic side, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman has declined to run, as have US Congressmen Jim Himes and Joe Courtney.  US Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty will not be running either.  State AG George Jepsen, Ted Kennedy Jr., and State Comptroller Kevin Lembo have also declined to run. 

Republicans:

Tim Herbst, former First Selectman of Trumbull, CT
David Walker, former US Comptroller General
Mike Handler, Director of Administration in Stamford, CT
Mike Lauretti, Mayor of Shelton, CT
Joe Visconti, former councilman of West Hartford, CT (and perennial Independent candidate)
Peter Lumaj, Mayor of Greenwich, CT (potential; probably won't, as he just won re-election)
John McKinney, former State Senate Minority Leader
Tony Hwang, State Representative (potential; my sources tell me he is looking at running for Congress, and so won't run for governor)
Erin Stewart, Mayor of New Britain, CT (potential)
Four more minor candidates

As far as Republicans are concerned, State Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano has declined to run, as has former State Senator Rob Kane.  State Senator Joe Markley will be running for Lt. Governor, and thus has also declined to run. 

As you can see, the race is wide open right now. 

[Maxwell]

didn't levine literally weigh the option of running as a spoiler independent or even as a Republican? what a bizarre dude.

[Badger]

With the 2017 election over, it's time to look to the 2018 governor's race in CT.  This is the list of who I hear will be running. 

Democrats:

Dan Drew, Mayor of Middletown, CT
Jacey Wyatt, businesswoman
Joe Ganim, Mayor of Bridgeport, CT (still unconfirmed; he was trying to get public financing, but because Ganim's a former felon, state ruled he can't get it)
Susan Bysiewicz, former CT Secretary of the State (potential; I don't think she's going to run)

On the Democratic side, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman has declined to run, as have US Congressmen Jim Himes and Joe Courtney.  US Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty will not be running either.  State AG George Jepsen, Ted Kennedy Jr., and State Comptroller Kevin Lembo have also declined to run. 

Republicans:

Tim Herbst, former First Selectman of Trumbull, CT
David Walker, former US Comptroller General
Mike Handler, Director of Administration in Stamford, CT
Mike Lauretti, Mayor of Shelton, CT
Joe Visconti, former councilman of West Hartford, CT (and perennial Independent candidate)
Peter Lumaj, Mayor of Greenwich, CT (potential; probably won't, as he just won re-election)
John McKinney, former State Senate Minority Leader
Tony Hwang, State Representative (potential; my sources tell me he is looking at running for Congress, and so won't run for governor)
Erin Stewart, Mayor of New Britain, CT (potential)
Four more minor candidates

As far as Republicans are concerned, State Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano has declined to run, as has former State Senator Rob Kane.  State Senator Joe Markley will be running for Lt. Governor, and thus has also declined to run. 

As you can see, the race is wide open right now. 

So it sounds like the real Dem Primary race is between Drew and Wyatt? Or is Wyatt just "some guy" (or gal, rather)?

[The Other Castro]

Wyatt is a nobody. Right now I feel like it'll be mostly between Drew and Mattei.

[FairBol]

Yeah, Wyatt is one of those "perennial candidate" women.  :: shrugs ::

[RogueBeaver]

CO: Brauchler drops down to AG.

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

MI: Calley in.

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