Josh Goodman

Recent Articles

• A Record Year for Rookie Governors?
• Jun 10, 2010
• If a few more incumbent governors lose, next year we could have the most new governors in American history. Will it happen?
• 1 Comments

• Post-Primary Live Blog Transcript
• Jun 9, 2010
• GOVERNING staff answered your questions about Tuesday's primaries and any other election queries June 9.
• 3 Comments

• ME-Governor: The Dickensian Story of Paul LePage
• Jun 9, 2010
• Paul LePage, the surprise Maine Republican nominee for governor, has the most compelling biography of any candidate I've encountered this cycle.
• 5 Comments

• Election Day Reading -- and a Chat Tomorrow
• Jun 8, 2010
• Today probably will be the most compelling day of elections between now and November, so there's lots of news to share. Plus, tomorrow Governing Politics will be hosting a live chat!

• Diana Taylor: The Bloomberg Household's Real Political Star?
• Jun 7, 2010
• New York Republicans would love to have Michael Bloomberg's girlfriend as a candidate.

• SC-Governor: Revenge of the Sanfords
• Jun 4, 2010
• South Carolina State Sen. Jakey Knotts played a key role in the downfall of his arch nemesis, Gov. Mark Sanford. Now, Knotts' feud with Sanford -- and his own shocking words -- probably has cost him his own political career.

• AL-Governor: Did the Voting Rights Act Doom Artur Davis?
• Jun 3, 2010
• Everyone is trying to figure out today how Artur Davis lost so badly yesterday in the Democratic primary for governor of Alabama. Could the explanation be the same civil rights law that has vastly expanded opportunities for Southern black politicians such as Davis?

• Maine's Strange Tax Debate
• Jun 3, 2010
• Usually, Democrats and Republicans have predictable views on tax policy. When it comes to a ballot measure that will go before voters in Maine next week, those views have been turned upside down.

• AZ-Governor: Terry Goddard's Immigration Balancing Act
• Jun 2, 2010
• As he runs for governor, Terry Goddard faces a dilemma. Most Arizonans support the state's new crackdown on illegal immigrants. But, as a Democrat in Arizona, many of the voters Goddard needs to win -- Hispanics -- don't. Can he strike a balance that will win him the votes of some supporters of the law without alienating its opponents?
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• Keeping Up With E-mail
• Jun 1, 2010
• Governing takes a look at governors' constituent service

• Voting the Straight-Ticket Sweep
• Jun 1, 2010
• Will Republicans win big in states that make voting a straight ticket easy?
• 2 Comments

• The Rise of Attorneys General
• Jun 1, 2010
• With a Democrat in the White House, conservative state attorneys general are mobilizing against federal power.
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• Leading the Census-Participation Pack
• Jun 1, 2010
• Livonia, Mich., had the highest census participation rate not because of what it did – but because of what it is.

• Immigration Fizzle
• Jun 1, 2010
• Arizona's new immigration law seems potent right now, but will it fizzle like Georgia's?
• 1 Comments

• Sacramento's Net Gain?
• Jun 1, 2010
• Ex NBA-player Mayor Kevin Johnson has an unorthodox plan to build a new basketball arena.