An uneven recovery could prove the undoing of several incumbents, including the governors of Kansas and Pennsylvania, who are being held accountable for their states’ fiscal woes. “We’ve had a very difficult economy for years, and anyone in office is going to be held partly accountable, especially governors,” said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “They’re not called ‘little presidents’ for nothing.” Fiscal issues in Kansas, for example, have pushed Republican Governor Sam Brownback into a tough struggle against Democrat Paul Davis. At least 10 incumbent governors are battling to save their jobs, experts project.
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