Two Weeks From Election Day: Dems Eye Big Gains In Governorships

on June 28, 2018 in Mt Pleasant, Wisconsin. — MT PLEASANT, WI - JUNE 28: President Donald Trump (L) and Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the $10 billion Foxconn factory complex on June 28, 2018 in Mt. Pleasant, W... MT PLEASANT, WI - JUNE 28: President Donald Trump (L) and Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the $10 billion Foxconn factory complex on June 28, 2018 in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin. Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that currently builds Apple iPhones, Amazon Kindles and Echo Dots at their factories in China will manufacture LCD screens at the Wisconsin facility. The facility is expected to create 13,000 jobs. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) MORE LESS

October 23, 2018 12:30 p.m.

The gubernatorial war is where Democrats have the most opportunities in the 2018 midterms — and could be the most underreported story of the campaign cycle. I ran down what the battle for the House and Senate, both on GOP-leaning maps, are looking like here. The battle for governorships is being waged in much more purple territory, with many more pickup chances.

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