{"id":1712219,"date":"2022-10-26T15:18:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1712219"},"modified":"2022-10-26T15:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:19:09","slug":"midterm-exam-dont-sleep-on-the-potential-gubernatorial-red-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/midterm-exam-dont-sleep-on-the-potential-gubernatorial-red-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"MIDTERM EXAM: Don\u2019t Sleep On The Potential Gubernatorial Red Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmidterm-exam-dont-sleep-on-the-potential-gubernatorial-red-wave%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1712219&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Last week, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/midterm-exam-top-governors-races-that-could-flip-red-part-one?preview_id=453547&#038;preview_nonce=5d5ded9b52&#038;preview=true&#038;_thumbnail_id=453562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discussed<\/a> the likelihood that the governor\u2019s office in Oregon, Nevada, and even New York could all possibly flip from blue to red.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, gubernatorial polls have also tightened in states like New Mexico, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>New Mexico\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/news\/nm-gov-1024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new survey<\/a> from Trafalgar Polling, Republican candidate Mark Ronchetti currently holds a slight 46.6% to 45.5% lead over incumbent Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ArBOzBgA0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ArBOzBgA0k\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-53601\">CLICK HERE TO WATCH ELECTION WIRE FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND POLLING ON THE UPCOMING MIDTERMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most polls have shown Grisham beating Ronchetti, but there have been signs that national Democrats are worried she could lose. Vice President Kamala Harris used her political capital Tuesday to campaign for Grisham. The veep discussed abortion rights in hopes of revving up the liberal base just two weeks before Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>According to the RealClearPolitics average, Grisham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/governor\/nm\/new_mexico_governor_ronchetti_vs_lujan_grisham-7646.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leads<\/a> Ronchetti by 3.5 percentage points, but the race is currently considered a toss-up. The media outlet still predicts a Democratic victory, but it\u2019s not too late for the GOP to close the deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of October, Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer held a 10-point lead over Republican nominee Tudor Dixon, according to RCP. As of Tuesday, RCP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/governor\/mi\/michigan_governor_dixon_vs_whitmer-7545.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed<\/a> that the lead had shrunk to just 3.1 points.<\/p>\n<p>These polls do not reflect Tuesday night\u2019s debate between the two candidates. Dixon hammered Whitmer for claiming she kept schools closed for just three months during the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGretchen Whitmer is so out of touch with what she did to our students, she thought they were locked out for only 3 months,\u201d she tweeted. \u201cSome were out of the classroom as late as this year and she did nothing. In just 14 days, we can begin to right her wrongs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gretchen Whitmer is so out of touch with what she did to our students, she thought they were locked out for only 3 months. Some were out of the classroom as late as this year and she did nothing. In just 14 days, we can begin to right her wrongs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VoteDixon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VoteDixon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h4gUJ5173I\">pic.twitter.com\/h4gUJ5173I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tudor Dixon (@TudorDixon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TudorDixon\/status\/1585088593806053377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FiveThirtyEight\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/governor\/2022\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shows<\/a> that Whitmer is up by five percentage points, but the data also shows a tightening in that race. RCP is projecting that Tudor will win the election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wisconsin\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Wisconsin, incumbent Governor Tony Evers (D) faces a tough GOP opponent in Tim Michels. Per RCP\u2019s average, Evers leads by less than one point. The race is officially considered a toss-up, but RCP predicts that Michels will emerge victorious.<\/p>\n<p>Like much of America, Wisconsin voters are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maciverinstitute.com\/2022\/09\/marquette-poll-inflation-tops-concerns-independents-shift-away-from-evers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerned<\/a> with inflation, the economy, and crime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kansas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sunflower State\u2019s Governor Laura Kelly (D) is projected to lose to Republican nominee Derek Schmidt. Per RCP\u2019s polling average, Kelly has just a 1-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>In response to recent data showing that test scores have declined in Kansas following COVID lockdowns, Schmidt\u2019s campaign blasted the governor for her support for remote learning under pressure from the teachers union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was wrong to follow marching orders from the public-employee unions that fund her campaigns, and Kansas kids paid the price,\u201d Schmidt\u2019s campaign manager C.J. Grover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/politics-government\/article267795557.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Kansas City Star. \u201cThe next step for Kansas schools needs to be electing a new governor who will put parents and kids first in education, won\u2019t follow the orders of teachers unions, and who will clean up the mess left behind by Laura Kelly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As we head into the final stretch of the cycle, it\u2019s not outrageous to predict that Republicans could flip anywhere between five and seven gubernatorial positions.<\/p>\n<p>Next, we\u2019ll break down Senate races. Could America see a 53 \u2013 47 GOP majority?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/midterm-exam-top-governors-races-that-could-flip-red-part-one?preview_id=453547&#038;preview_nonce=5d5ded9b52&#038;preview=true&#038;_thumbnail_id=453562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Top Governors\u2019 Races That Could Flip Red<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we discussed the likelihood that the governor\u2019s office in Oregon, Nevada, and even New York could all possibly flip from blue to red. Since then, gubernatorial polls have also tightened in states like New Mexico, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kansas. New Mexico\u00a0 According to a new survey from Trafalgar Polling, Republican candidate Mark Ronchetti &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1712222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1712219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1712219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1712219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1712219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1712222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1712219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1712219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1712219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}