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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MJ who wrote (91695)	9/25/2010 9:31:02 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224704

West Virginia went for McCain and Republican in the 2008 Presidential election and the miners really feel betrayed by Obama. The UMWA openly supported Obama and he has proven that he is anti-mining, anti-coal. And they aren't so stupid that they don't understand that being pro-union doesn't mean a whole lot if the mines are closed. No doubt in my mind that WV votes heavily republican

To: MJ who wrote (91695)	9/29/2010 12:45:46 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224704

There are 37 governors' seats up for grabs this year. Of those, 24 are open seats, where no incumbent is running for re-election—12 currently held by a Democrat, 12 by a Republican. Republicans probably will hold onto at least half a dozen of their 12 open seats. That's one set of fresh faces. In addition, Republicans seem likely to capture three open seats currently held by Democrats, in Kansas, Wyoming and Tennessee. They have a good shot at three more, in Michigan, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, and a decent shot at open Democratic seats in Wisconsin, Oregon and New Mexico. On top of that, some incumbent Democratic governors running for re-election are fighting to hang on, including Pat Quinn in Illinois, Chet Culver in Iowa and Deval Patrick in Massachusetts. However as all these races sort out, the GOP is in for a makeover outside Washington, regardless of what happens inside the Beltway.