{"id":2364470,"date":"2024-11-05T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-governors-races-to-watch-this-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T15:37:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:37:55","slug":"three-governors-races-to-watch-this-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-governors-races-to-watch-this-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Three governor\u2019s races to watch this election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fthree-governors-races-to-watch-this-election-washington-examiner%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=2364470&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>The article highlights three <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">significant gubernatorial races taking place<\/a> across Indiana, New Hampshire, and North Carolina as voters prepare to\u2064 elect governors in eleven states. <\/p>\n<p>1. **Indiana**: \u200dSenator Mike Braun, \u2064who is running for\u200d governor, faces unexpected challenges in his campaign. His running mate, Micah Bedwith, a self-identified Christian nationalist, has escalated tensions within the \u200dRepublican \u2063party and provided momentum to Democratic candidate Jennifer McCormick, a former Republican and school superintendent. McCormick&#8217;s campaign focuses on abortion rights. The dynamics of the race are complicated further by controversy surrounding \u2064Bedwith&#8217;s comments, which have drawn criticism from McCormick.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u200d **New Hampshire**: This race is anticipated to be closely contested as retiring Governor \u200cChris Sununu opens the field for candidates. Former Senator Kelly \u200cAyotte,\u200c a Republican, is pitted against Joyce Craig, a Democrat and \u2062former mayor of Manchester. Craig has been leveraging Ayotte&#8217;s past stances on abortion against her, as polls indicate a tightly matched competition with no clear leader.<\/p>\n<p>3. **North\u2062 Carolina**: Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, endorsed by Donald Trump, is competing against Democratic Attorney General \u2064Josh\u2063 Stein. Robinson&#8217;s controversial remarks have raised eyebrows and led Trump to distance himself\u2063 from him. The outcome \u200dof\u2064 this race could \u2063further influence the political\u2062 landscape \u200bin North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>These races are poised to reveal shifting political sentiments in traditionally \u200bRepublican states and may carry implications for broader national elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Three governor&rsquo;s races to watch this election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1873135\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Voters in 11 states are set to elect their next governor, and gubernatorial races in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Indiana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-hampshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New Hampshire<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Carolina<\/a> could yield unpredictable results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Here are the three races to watch:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indiana<\/h2>\n<p>In Indiana,<strong> <\/strong>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-braun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Braun<\/a> (R-IN) is not seeking reelection to the Senate in order to run for governor. He was expected to waltz into the governor&rsquo;s office but has encountered more resistance than expected.<\/p>\n<p>The popular senator ran into early campaign trouble when the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/indiana-governor-election-braun-beckwith-mccormick-33177b92719042549c215a4cd5ed17c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">state Republican delegates<\/a> selected his running mate Micah Bedwith, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist, against Braun&rsquo;s wishes. Bedwith&rsquo;s spot on the ticket for lieutenant governor has given Braun&rsquo;s Democratic challenger an unexpected boost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer McCormick, the Democrat, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governing.com\/politics\/indianas-surprisingly-close-governors-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a former Republican<\/a> and a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-federal-judge-temporarily-rules-males-can-compete-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"Arizona judge allows males to participate in girls&#039; sports temporarily.\">state school superintendent<\/a>. Her campaign has focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-politics-of-bifurcation\/\" title=\"The New Politics of Bifurcation\">preserving abortion rights<\/a>, and she has received a cash infusion from the Democratic Governors Association.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to saying Jan. 6 rioters were sent to the Capitol by God, Bedwith was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/news\/us-world\/politics\/ap-a-down-ballot-candidate-from-the-right-throws-a-wrench-into-the-indiana-governors-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">criticized<\/a> last month for saying his Democratic opponents have a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jezebel-spirit-kamala-harris-christian-nationalismv21-0a513c9e549a57a33f864341556d1b7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jezebel spirit<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the state&rsquo;s gubernatorial debate, McCormick pressed Braun to apologize for the &ldquo;Jezebel spirit&rdquo; comment from his running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like that,&rdquo; Braun said. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t see that out of me, and he&rsquo;s been pretty good at avoiding that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While it is unlikely Democrats could win this statewide race in red Indiana, former President Barack Obama did win the state of Indiana in 2008, which could indicate not all Democratic sentiment is lost among Hoosiers. Obama&rsquo;s candidacy had record-high enthusiasm, and Braun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3152082\/mike-braun-enthusiasm-harris-hurt-downballot-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">previously warned<\/a> that enthusiasm surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris could create issues for Republicans in Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Voters focus so much on the top of the ticket,&rdquo; Braun said in September. &ldquo;They vote for the rest because they&rsquo;re there, but they went to vote for president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Hampshire<\/h2>\n<p>New Hampshire&rsquo;s gubernatorial race is expected to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3148698\/ayotte-craig-win-new-hampshire-governor-primary-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tightest<\/a> contest in the country, with retiring Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) leaving an open space for fresh candidates after eight years of his leadership. Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Democrat Joyce Craig will face each other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Ayotte has better name recognition, Craig is the former mayor of Manchester, the state&rsquo;s largest city and population center, as well as the state&rsquo;s former attorney&nbsp;general. As Democrats look to abortion to help them in down-ballot races, Craig has used Ayotte&rsquo;s abortion stance to her advantage, criticizing her vote as a senator to defund Planned Parenthood and her support of the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/scholars.unh.edu\/survey_center_polls\/821\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll<\/a> from the University of New Hampshire released in September found no clear leader between Ayotte and Craig.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3215763\/trump-and-harris-tie-new-hampshire-midnight-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">federal elections<\/a>, the state has been trending in Democrats&rsquo; favor with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton having won New Hampshire by less than half a point <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2016\/results\/states\/new-hampshire\/president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in 2016<\/a>, but President Joe Biden easily winning it by 7 points four years later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>In North Carolina, Lt. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-robinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Robinson<\/a> (R-NC) faces the state&rsquo;s Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat. While Robinson was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, Trump has attempted to distance himself from Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>While Robinson had made many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/04\/politics\/kfile-nc-lt-gov-mark-robinson-mocked-school-shooting-survivors\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">questionable comments<\/a> in the past, including calling victims of school shootings &ldquo;spoiled, angry, know it all CHILDREN,&rdquo; &ldquo;spoiled little bastards,&rdquo; and &ldquo;media prosti-tots.&rdquo; Many of his traits were known before he won the state&rsquo;s GOP primary. He truly came under fire, however, after a CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/19\/politics\/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report<\/a> that found that he had called himself a &ldquo;Black NAZI.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it (slavery) back. I would certainly buy a few,&rdquo; Robinson said on an online forum, according to the report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Robinson has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3189614\/robinson-sues-cnn-defamation-black-nazi-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">denied<\/a> that he wrote the comments and sued CNN as a result of the report. Stein has since been polling with a double-digit lead over Robinson, and Democrats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3200156\/north-carolina-republicans-back-trump-ditch-robinson-split-ticket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hoping<\/a> a Stein win will boost the top of the ticket and hand Harris a win there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1873135\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1873135\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three key governor&#8217;s races to monitor this election season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2364471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24046705704011-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36534,44404,33017],"class_list":["post-2364470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2023-elections","tag-governors-races","tag-political-analysis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24046705704011-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364470","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364470"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364474,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364470\/revisions\/2364474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}