Governors Weigh GOP Dominance; Ideology Seen Unlikely, but 'Ideas Matter'

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Byline: Ralph Z. Hallow, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Many of the nation's governors in both parties are reluctant to credit ideology as the reason Republican governors have a 28-22 majority over Democrats.

"If you look at it from the ideological standpoint, most blue states are now governed by Republicans, yet some of the most-red states are governed by Democrats," Virginia Gov. Mark Warner said in an interview at the National Governors Association's four-day meeting at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington.

Republicans have held a majority of governors for a decade - a feat not achieved by the party since 1910. The Republican electoral dominance since 1994 has been widely described as a …