2009's Results Can Have a Big Impact on 2010's Recruitment

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

I had heard a version of this statistic, but wanted to find the precise numbers: "51 of the 74 Republican freshmen who won House seats in 1994, when the GOP won control of Congress, signed on as candidates in the two weeks following the election of Republican governors in Virginia and New Jersey in 1993."

That was the year Christie Whitman and George Allen won (along with Rudy Giuliani as mayor of New York); one wonders how many potential Republican candidates will be willing to make it official if, 35 days from now, we're talking about Governor-elect Chris Christie and Governor-elect Bob McDonnell? And how many will hesitate a bit if Jon Corzine and/or Creigh Deeds pull off come-from-behind victories?

09/29 03:04 PM Share