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« on: March 20, 2023, 01:14:35 PM »
What will be your reaction if the Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana Governorships all flip this year?
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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2023, 03:29:02 PM »
that approval rating no longer means anything.
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« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2023, 04:18:38 PM »
"Well thats weird"
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2023, 05:10:59 PM »
It actually happened in 2003 (not counting the CA recall that also was a flip).
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« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2023, 11:23:45 AM »
Quote from: Duke of York on March 20, 2023, 03:29:02 PM
that approval rating no longer means anything.

I would modify this to say that perhaps *high* approval ratings don’t mean anything anymore. If Kentucky and Louisiana flip despite having popular Democratic incumbents, it would show that being popular isn’t always enough to defy a state’s partisan lean. In Mississippi, Tate Reeves has a low approval rating, so in his case, if Mississippi flipped, it would likely be because Reeves is unpopular (and because Democrats fielded a strong candidate in Brandon Presley).
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« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2023, 04:31:47 PM »
People in Mississippi are big Elvis fans, enough to vote for his cousin even if he’s a woke communist.
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2023, 02:00:59 PM »
Louisiana is probably going that way anyway...no reaction.

Kentucky: Mild surprise.

Mississippi: Very surprised, especially after Jim Hood couldn't do it in a far more favorable year.
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« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2023, 08:28:44 PM »
I actually think Beshear is a good governor so I’d be sad about that.
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2023, 12:32:41 AM »
“Why did Reeves switch parties after being re-elected?”
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« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2023, 08:50:32 AM »
It’s possible, but only if Reeves gets even less popular and Presley runs his campaign perfectly.
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« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2023, 04:48:15 PM »
Quote from: Coldstream on March 21, 2023, 04:31:47 PM
People in Mississippi are big Elvis fans, enough to vote for his cousin even if he’s a woke communist.

This.  All 3 governorships flipping would mean Presley's last name is with 10%+ of the statewide vote in an otherwise Republican environment.

*The norm for 3rd year elections is snap back toward the president's party compared to the midterm and, in the case of VA, the 1st year election.  However, 2022 wasn't a normal midterm so IDK.  The strongest argument would be for 2023 VA legislative Dems > 2021 McAuliffe given that looked more like a traditional midterm backlash vote.
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« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2023, 04:52:24 PM »
A viable, super-right wing independent or third party candidate must have run in Mississippi.
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« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2023, 07:20:08 PM »
"As evidenced by 2022, in the current era of absurdity, every election should be expected to produce the most memeable possible result."
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