I have listed the Governor's races and listed them based on current SUSA poll data.
The new state by state SUSA Bush ratings give us an insight into how much Bush will help or hurt a candidate.
There is also a new SUSA poll on abortion and same-sex marriage. According to the poll 27% of those polled believe the state or federal government should have a say in whether abortion is legal, 70% say the government should not have a say in abortion rights. For same-sex marriage it is 47% who say the government should and 50% say it should not.
More below the fold
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Top races right now:
(D) Kaine vs. (R) Kilgore (Virginia) 2005
SUSA Warner 63% appr. 25% dis. (Bush 42/52)
(D) Strickland vs. (R) Petro/Blackwell (Ohio)
SUSA Taft 17% appr. 76% dis. (Bush 37/60)
(D)Baxley vs. (R) Riley/Moore (Alabama)
SUSA Riley 45% appr. 47% dis. (Bush 52/45)
(D) O'Malley/Duncan vs. (R) Ehrlich (Maryland)
SUSA Ehrlich 48% appr. 45% dis. (Bush 34/62)
(D) Culver vs. (R) Nussle (Iowa)
SUSA Vilsack 54% appr. 38% dis. (Bush 42/55)
(D) Reilly vs. (R) Romney/*Healey (Massachusetts)
SUSA Romney 47% appr. 46% dis. (Bush 32/64)
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Potentially competitive races:
(D) *Hatch vs. (R) Pawlenty (Minnesota)
SUSA Pawlenty 43% appr. 50% dis. (Bush 39/59)
(D) Doyle vs. (R) Green/Walker (Wisconsin)
SUSA Doyle 43% appr. 48% dis. (Bush 41/55)
(D) Granholm vs. (R) Devos/*Miller (Michigan)
SUSA Granholm 37% appr. 59% dis. (Bush 38/58)
(D) Rendell vs. (R) Swann/Scranton (Pennsylvania)
SUSA Rendell 44% appr. 49% dis. (Bush 40/56)
(D)*Gibson/Titus/Perkins vs. (R)Gibbons (Nevada)
SUSA Guinn 55% appr. 35% dis. (Bush 40/57)
(D) Henry/Luallen vs. (R) Fletcher (Kentucky)
SUSA Fletcher 34% appr. 57% dis. (Bush 42/53)
(D) Beebe vs. (R) Hutchinson (Arkansas)
SUSA Huckabee 56% appr. 38% dis. (Bush 40/56)
(D) Berkowitz vs. (R) Murkowski (Alaska)
SUSA Murkowski 31% appr. 61% dis. (Bush 46/49)
(D) Bredesen vs. (R) *various (Tennessee)
SUSA Bredesen 48% appr. 44% dis. (Bush 43/52)
(D) Bell vs. (R) Perry/Strayhorn (Texas)
SUSA Perry 38% appr. 53% dis. (Bush 54/43)
(D) Davis vs. (R) Crist (Florida)
SUSA Bush 52% appr. 44% dis. (Bush 44/53)
(D) Fogarty vs. (R) Carcieri (Rhode Island)
SUSA Carcieri 52% appr. 42% dis. (Bush 29/68)
(D) Kulongoski vs. (R) *Mannix (Oregon)
SUSA Kulongoski 38% appr. 50% dis. (Bush 41/56)
(D) Angelides vs. (R) Schwartzenegger (California)
SUSA Schwartzeneger 36% appr. 61% dis (Bush 32/62)
(D)*Hickenlooper vs. (R) Beauprez (Colorado)
SUSA Owens 50% appr. 41% dis. (Bush 45/53)
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Remaining races:
(D) Brady vs. (R) Otter (Idaho)
SUSA Kempthorne 58% appr. 31% dis. (Bush 59/36)
(D) open vs. (R) Heineman/Osborne (Nebraska)
SUSA Heineman 57% appr. 24% dis. (Bush 55/42)
(D) Spitzer vs. (R) Weld (New York)
SUSA Pataki 43% appr. 50% dis. (Bush 34/62)
(D) Henry vs. (R) Sullivan/*Watts (Oklahoma)
SUSA Henry 59% appr. 30% dis. (Bush 50/46)
(D) Napolitano vs. (R)*Goldwater/*Greene (Arizona)
SUSA Napolitano 57% appr. 35% dis. (Bush 45/52)
(D) Blagojevich vs. (R) various (Illinois)
SUSA Blagojevich 38% appr. 55% dis. (Bush 38/57)
(D) Baldacci vs. (R) various (Maine)
SUSA Baldacci 40% appr. 55% dis. (Bush 40/58)
(D) Lynch vs. (R) Keough (New Hampshire)
SUSA Lynch 61% appr. 26% dis. (Bush 42/55)
(D) Cox/Taylor vs. (R) Perdue (Georgia)
SUSA Perdue 52% appr. 39% dis. (Bush 47/51)
(D) Richardson vs. (R) open (New Mexico)
SUSA Richardson 53% appr. 41% dis. (Bush 41/56)
(D)Sebelius vs. (R) *Schmidt (Kansas)
SUSA Sebelius 55% appr. 35% dis. (Bush 46/50)
(D) Corzine vs. (R) Forrester (New Jersey)
SUSA Codey 48% appr. 39% dis. (Bush 35/61)
(D)*Kim vs. (R) Lingle (Hawaii)
SUSA Lingle 61% appr. 30% dis. (Bush 43/49)
(D) Moore vs. (R) Sanford (South Carolina)
SUSA Sanford 50% appr. 39% dis. (Bush 45/51)
(D) Parker vs. (R) Douglas (Vermont)
SUSA Douglas 61% appr. 28% dis. (Bush 33/63)
(D) Freudenthal (R) Lummis (Wyoming)
SUSA Freudenthal 62% appr. 26% dis. (Bush 58/38)
(D) Bysiewicz/Destefano vs. (R) Rell (Connecticut)
SUSA Rell 73% appr. 18% dis. (Bush 33/62)
(D) Volesky vs. (R) Rounds (South Dakota)
SUSA Rounds 73% appr. 18% dis. (Bush 45/52)
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(*not announced yet)
SUSA Bush
SUSA Governors
If anyone can provide additional information that would be very helpful. I am not familiar with all of the races, therefore I may need to re-order the races somewhat based on feedback.
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