Governors races becoming to tight to call

USA Today reports, that the Democrats are slipping in several key governors races across the country and that their plans to recapture the majority of those posts are not as solid as they once thought.

WASHINGTON — The political landscape has gotten friendlier for congressional Democrats over the past six months, but the party's prospects for scoring big gains in governors' races now look more difficult

See all is not as bad as some conservatives think.

In Michigan, Gov. Jennifer Granholm — the darling of Democrats when she was elected in 2002 — is now in a dead heat with Republican challenger Dick DeVos. A statewide poll last month by EPIC-MRA put him at 46%, her at 45%. Last fall, she had held a 23-point lead.
"Michiganders are furious at life, so they're furious at the governor," says Democratic pollster Celinda Lake. DeVos, former president of Amway, has been airing TV ads since February that tap voters' discontent over the state's direction and its battered economy. The state has the nation's second-highest unemployment rate, after Mississippi.

This is a perfect example of why if we get people in races that are willing to stand up and demand that the Democrats tell us why they did/didn't do something or what they support, that they self destruct. The Democratic party has no platform any more. They are the party of the fringe, they are the party of inaction, they are the party of feel good legislation. And where might I ask you does that get us? NOWHERE!!!!!

POINTS OF INTEREST
• That stark red/blue divide between Republicans and Democrats? It's apparently not the final word in governors' races. Six states that were carried by President Bush in 2004 — Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming — are favored to re-elect Democratic governors this year. Three states that were carried by Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry — Connecticut, Hawaii and Vermont — are favored to re-elect Republican governors.
• Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Lynn Swann in Pennsylvania and Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell are the Republican nominees in competitive races. If victorious, either would be the first African-American Republican to be elected governor in the USA.
• And women? Five female governors are seeking new terms; that's a record. Republicans Linda Lingle of Hawaii and Jodi Rell of Connecticut and Democrats Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas are favored to win their races. The fifth incumbent, Democrat Jennifer Granholm of Michigan, is in a close contest. Female candidates also have major-party nominations in Alabama, Illinois and Massachusetts. Women are seeking nominations in six other states that hold primaries later this year.
• Texas' reputation for colorful contests continues. Though Republican Gov. Rick Perry is expected to win re-election, the No. 2 finisher could well be Republican-turned-independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn. Strayhorn, the state comptroller, happens to be the mother of former White House press secretary Scott McClellan. She has asked to appear on the ballot as " 'Grandma' Strayhorn" (as in "One Tough Grandma"). Country-western singer and political character Richard "Kinky" Friedman also is running as an independent. One of his slogans: "How hard could it be?" The Democratic candidate is former congressman Chris Bell.

I just love how Chris Bell gets only 1 line and that is at the very end....