Most popular/Least popular Governor.....

[WMS]

Strange, every Democratic governor in a red state has a high approval rating.

Dave Freudenthal, Brian Schweitzer, Janet Napolitano, Brad Henry, Joe Manchin, Mark Warner, Kathleen Sebelius, Mike Easley. Bill Richardson

Can some of these governors go on to win Senate seats or even the Presidency?

No, they win local races, Senatorial/Presidential races are national races and more partisan. Warner could carry VA and Richardson NM, but that's it.

Speaking of which:
New Mexico     Bill Richardson     D     54%     39%

*Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn* Gonna be boring in 2006 in NM...

[WMS]

Speaking of which:
New Mexico     Bill Richardson     D     54%     39%

*Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn* Gonna be boring in 2006 in NM...

NM-1 is still a hot House seat (Madrid @ Wilson???) and Bingaman-Benavides will be one of the most hotly contested landslides.

Nah, Wilson will pull 53-56% again, although lots of money will be spent. Madrid isn't a bad candidate - imagine Rebecca Vigil-Giron. *shudders*

You think they'll get Benavides to run for Senate? I keep seeing Dan Foley's name mentioned seriously - OK, I just read the main NM political blog and Benavides is indeed running

[WMS]

Tom Benavides is running in the Democratic primary or as a Republican?

Republican. He switched a few years ago and almost won the State Auditor race in 2002...