In Other Frays, 6 Battlegrounds for Governors
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The presidential election has deeply divided many Americans, but in six states with close races for governor, local concerns prevail.
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Although five Democrats filed to run in the Sept. 5 primary for FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs open governorÃ¢ÂÂs seat, the contest has come down to a two-man battle between 11th District Rep. Jim Davis and state Sen. Rod Smith.
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Republican Dino Rossi and the state GOP announced Friday they will contest the gubernatorial election that gave his Democratic foe, Christine Gregoire, a 129-vote victory.
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Governors are facing up to some harsh realities: Their states' school children aren't ready for the 21st century, their workers aren't trained for the new jobs created every day, and their businesses aren't competing as strongly as they must to keep ahead.
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Facing an unprecedented challenge from three well-known opponents, incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Perry is drawing some flak in his bid for a second full four-year term from those who should be among his strongest supporters: staunch GOP conservatives.
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Incumbent governors in Vermont and North Carolina won re-election Tuesday night, while the Democratic candidate in West Virginia kept the governor&#39;s office in the party&#39;s hands.
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BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 20 -- Six of Bolivia's nine regional governors have severed communications with President Evo Morales's government in recent days, intensifying protests against the ruling party's efforts to rewrite the constitution, implement a controversial land reform policy and limit the...
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Initiatives in 11 states are dividing electorates and shaping the Bush-Kerry race.
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Twenty-three of the country's governors have endorsed a presidential candidate at a time when their support matters most, lending their names, fundraising and organizing machinery to campaigns desperate for an edge in the primaries.
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In one of the fastest-starting presidential campaigns in history, one group of politicians has not kept pace: the nation's governors.
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Two weeks before the Nov. 2 election, the White House race between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry has come down to a fight for about 10 states -- with Florida and Ohio topping the battlegrounds.
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A few candidates for governor are venturing beyond domestic issues like schools and taxes to take stances on the war in Iraq and terrorism, with a California Democrat vowing he'll try to withdraw his state's Guard troops from Iraq and an Arizona Republican blasting a Sept. 11 memorial for being unpatriotic.
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IT&#39;S NOW A TWO-FRONT WAR: Democrats announce a second recount of the 2.9 million ballots cast for governor, and head to state Supreme Court to seek a broader ballot count.
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Travel: Local governor urges residents to demonstrate against a military takeover.
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The presidential candidates are hitting big political battlegrounds again today, with President Bush on his second bus trip in Florida in four days and John Kerry visiting three contested states.
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Washington's super-close governor's race may be hell on the candidates, but it's a special sort of heaven for political bloggers.
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With some of his strongest former backers now working for his quick ouster, Gov. James E. McGreevey showed up for work at the Statehouse yesterday morning, and his allies said he was digging in for a fight.