51. Democratic governors want flexibility but with some strings attached. 52. Davis is now the Democratic governor and Connell is the Democratic state controller, but they fight with each other in strangely compelling and gruesome ways. 53. Davis was forced into more public campaigning after groups from outside the state started running commercials attacking the Democratic governor, Cain said. 54. Democratic governors say they fear that the federal safety net is being shredded. 55. Democratic governors wanted Congress to re-open the entire package of welfare reform, but Republican governors wanted to avoid embarrassing GOP members of Congress. 56. Doug Gross, a lawyer from Des Moines, narrowly won a three-way Republican race in his effort to unseat the Democratic governor, Tom Vilsack. 57. Democrats seem to have fallen behind in Kansas and Oklahoma, both of which now have Democratic governors who are leaving office. 58. Every year since, the Legislature has approved death penalty bills, only to have them vetoed by Democratic governors. 59. Florida, though, is the biggest state with a Democratic governor. 60. For years, he has given thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates, serving as the inaugural chairman for two Democratic governors. |
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