Louis Jacobson

Recent Articles

• Governors in the White House: How Well Do They Do as President?
• Apr 13, 2012
• Quite a few governors end up as president. So what skills and experience could a state executive bring to the White House?

• Attorney General Races: Dems Still Playing Defense
• Mar 28, 2012
• With oral arguments over challenges to the Affordable Care Act occupying the Supreme Court's attention this week, its time to look again at this year's contests for state attorneys general.

• How Do Business Execs Do as Candidates and as Governors?
• Mar 23, 2012
• Being a businessperson offers strengths and drawbacks for political life.

• Rookie Governors: Who's Struggling?
• Feb 23, 2012
• In this final installment, Louis Jacobson looks at seven governors who are struggling while in office.
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• Rookie Governors: Whose Record is Mixed?
• Feb 18, 2012
• In the third of four installments, Louis Jacobson takes on the governors from the Class of 2010 whose challenges may overshadow their victories.

• Rookie Governors: Who's Doing Well?
• Feb 15, 2012
• In this second of four installments, Louis Jacobson looks at the governors from the Class of 2010 that are doing "well" so far. They aren't in the top tier, but they're ahead of most of their peers.
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• Rookie Governors: Who's Doing Very Well?
• Feb 10, 2012
• It's been a year since the governors of the class of 2010 began their tenures. In their first year of office, three Republicans and three Democrats are doing very well.
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• Previewing the 2012 Governors' Races
• Jan 18, 2012
• Just two months after the 2011 gubernatorial contests, things are starting to shape up for 2012's candidates.
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• What It Takes for a Governor to Lose Reelection
• Jan 5, 2012
• Incumbent governors rarely lose reelection. But there are a few factors that could put a state executive at risk.
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• 12 State Legislators to Watch in 2012
• Dec 29, 2011
• The 50 state legislatures have a lot of talent, but these 12 individuals are ones to watch.
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• 2012 Electoral Map Breakdown: If Gingrich Is the Republican Nominee
• Dec 8, 2011
• A year later, Lou Jacobson takes another look at how the 2012 Electoral College votes would divide up depending on if Mitt Romney is not the GOP nominee for president.
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• If Romney Is the One: 2012 Electoral Map Breakdown
• Dec 6, 2011
• A year later, Lou Jacobson takes another look at how the 2012 Electoral College votes would divide up if Mitt Romney is the GOP nominee for president.
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• The Halls are Humming Again in Albany
• Nov 30, 2011
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been credited with healing the once-dysfunctional Legislature.
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• What Does No on Ohio's Issue 2 Mean for Future Elections?
• Nov 9, 2011
• Experts are divided on what affect the outcome will have on the 2012 elections.
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• U.S. House Often a Poor Launching Pad for Governor
• Oct 27, 2011
• A number of former U.S. representatives have gone on to have stormy gubernatorial tenures -- often because they lack management and state political experience.
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