Pollster
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« on: January 16, 2020, 10:52:11 AM » |
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Lots of really great answers in this thread.
Probably no one true reason, but my theory is that many Republican governors in deeply blue states are popular because their power is severely hindered by a legislature overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats, and as a result they aren't able to get Republican "banner policies" passed that would inflame the state's largely Democratic voters. The impasse similarly allows the Democrats in the legislature to run optimistically on the issues while having an out to avoid passing ambitious legislation of their own. As a result, the system entrenches everyone, and Democrats don't put up serious challengers or approval-lowering campaigns against the Republican governor to preserve the status quo.
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