Republicans are so divided that even Republican governors are balking at the people nominated to replace them. Four GOP governors are offering only tepid support or even no support at all to their states’ Republican gubernatorial nominees. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has refused to endorse Republican Adam Laxalt—he’s officially staying neutral. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder likewise isn’t endorsing Bill Schuette, the current state attorney general who was nominated over Snyder’s lieutenant governor. And:
Two other Republicans have hinted that their support for the party’s gubernatorial nominees will be limited. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, who, like Sandoval, opposed the repeal of the ACA, said that Republican nominee Stevan Pearce was “the best candidate” in the race but demurred on whether she’d campaign for him. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who has defended the state’s Medicaid expansion from some Republican criticism, has endorsed GOP nominee Mike DeWine, but did so only after DeWine clarified that he would not undo the policy.
“He came out for Medicaid expansion,” Kasich told reporters this month, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. “I had a very direct conversation with him, and he came out for it, so yeah, I’m going to be supporting Mike.”
Funny, isn’t it, how many of the Republicans running states are in favor of the thing it’s been congressional Republicans’ top priority to repeal? In any case, may these Republican divisions help elect an extra Democrat or three.