Josh Goodman

Recent Articles

• Governors' Races Ratings: Alabama-Connecticut
• Mar 15, 2010
• I'm traveling this week, which means you get five days of gubernatorial ratings. Since, as Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "a foolish consistency is ...

• MA-GOV: Is Charlie Baker's Health Insurance Background a Liability?
• Mar 12, 2010
• We're learning that it's a rough time to be a banker running for office. Republicans are targeting the banking backgrounds of Alexi Giannoulias ...
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• MI-Governor: Virg Bernero Banks on Populism
• Mar 11, 2010
• I definitely think I'm going to enjoy the gubernatorial campaign of Virg Bernero. Bernero, Lansing's mayor, is most famous for his impassioned defense ...

• Cutzilla Attacks New York
• Mar 10, 2010
• Which would win in a fight, a demon sheep or Cutzilla? That's all I can think about after watching this ad from New York'...

• IL-GOV: Peculiar Polls
• Mar 10, 2010
• If you pay a lot of attention to polling, you know that surveys by Rasmussen Reports have tended to show Republican candidates in a stronger ...

• In North Dakota, a Vote for Speed Readers
• Mar 9, 2010
• First it was gubernatorial question time in Arizona. Now, another fad federal reform idea is coming to the states. The Associated Press has the news ...

• The Long Way to Redistrict California
• Mar 9, 2010
• Say that you were entrusted with the task of redrawing California's legislative districts. One way to go through the process would be to consider ...
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• SC-Governor: Dwight Drake Returns to the Shadows
• Mar 8, 2010
• Democrat Dwight Drake's exit from the South Carolina governor's race means we won't get to watch an intriguing political conversion. Drake spent ...
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• In Texas, a Vote That Never Should Have Happened
• Mar 5, 2010
• Victor Carrillo, a member of the Texas Railroad Commission, offered a provocative explanation for his loss in a Republican primary on Tuesday. From the Dallas ...

• California: Majority Budgeting Ballot Initiative Falters
• Mar 4, 2010
• Let's say you're a rich California Democrat or the leader of a rich interest group that supports Democrats. You could spend your money ...
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• After Texas, Are Members of Congress Flawed Candidates for Governor?
• Mar 3, 2010
• For a Tuesday in March, yesterday was quite an interesting day of elections. Rick Perry became his party's nominee without having to spend more ...

• Will Rick Perry's Contrarian Education Views Catch On?
• Mar 2, 2010
• As we chew over election results in Texas, here's a policy question to contemplate: Will Perry's unorthodox views on education become the standard ...

• Virginia House: A Small Test for McDonnell
• Mar 2, 2010
• If you're hungry for an election outside of Texas today, look no further than the race between Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn and Republican Kerry Bolognese ...

• Undemocratic Towns and Doughnut Holes
• Mar 2, 2010
• Governing announced the winner of our state and local government journalism award, the Hal Hovey award, last month.
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• Local Governments Face Census Challenge
• Mar 1, 2010
• If you receive a water bill in Phoenix, you'll get a note about the census. If you spend time in a classroom, you're likely to...