Ah, Harley Brown in Idaho’s Governor debate — such a joke, right? But wait, maybe political correctness is the proverbial turd in the punch bowl

This Idaho gubernatorial debate went viral yesterday, so you’ve probably seen it at much bigger sites than this one (here, here, here and here). The real race is between the current Governor, C.L. “Butch” Otter (who has been Governor of… Continue Reading

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Alan Webber, the founding editor of Fast Company, is running for Governor of New Mexico. Can he win?

You do see people go from the “business / we solve problems” part of the world to the “politics / we talk about problems and periodically solve them” part of the world, although increasingly it feels like there are a… Continue Reading

Here comes Ted Stevenot in Ohio

The conservatives-getting-challenges-from-the-Tea-Party motif continues — we’ve seen it in Texas, in PA we’ve seen an unpopular Governor become a Tea Party ally, and on the Amazon show Betas we’ve seen it depicted hilariously — with Ted Stevenot challenging John Kasich in a… Continue Reading

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What exactly happened with PA Governor Tom Corbett’s popularity?

This Tom Corbett situation in PA is endlessly interesting. Basic facts: he’s the Governor. He’s a Republican. He’s insanely unpopular in his own state. He actually just had the worst poll numbers in Franklin and Marshall state polling history, and GOP… Continue Reading

Welcome to Election Day 2013, y’all

Good rundowns here, here, and here. The big show is in the Virginia governor race, but there’s also 312 Mayoral elections, including big ones in Boston (first open ballot in 20 years), NYC (no more Bloomberg), Seattle (expected to be tight),… Continue Reading