Democratic Governors: The leader of the pack?
Governors play a big role on the national scene especially when it comes to their endorsements of presidential candidates. In the Democratic primary race, it is no exception. Some say the governors endorsements are golden since all 28 Democratic governors have votes as superdelegates, and many state Democrats may follow their lead.
However, only 13 governors have been in line with how their state voted. The other 15 are either undeclared or have gone against state voters. The question is who is following who? The numbers really don’t give an answer.
State Governor State went for They went for
Arizona Napolitano Clinton Obama
Delaware Minner Obama Clinton
Massachusetts Patrick Clinton Obama
Maryland O’Malley Obama Clinton
Maine Baldacci Obama Clinton
North Carolina Easley Obama Clinton
New Mexico Richardson Clinton Obama
Oklahoma Henry Clinton Obama
Oregon Kulongoski Obama Clinton
Of the six governors who are undeclared four are in a Hillary Clinton supported state. Overall, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton both have 11 governors who support them.
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Governors are undeclared:
|
State |
Governor |
State went for |
|
Colorado |
Ritter |
Obama |
|
West Virginia |
Manchin |
Clinton |
|
Montana |
Schweitzer |
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|
Tennessee |
Bredesen |
Clinton |
|
New Hampshire |
Lynch |
Clinton |
|
Kentucky |
Beshear |
Clinton |
