Best/Worst Governor Tournament

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I know this has been done before, but simply vote for your favorite governor in each matchup.  After the round 1 results are in, the winners will move on to the "Best Governor" bracket and the losers will go to the "Worst Governor" bracket.  Seeding is based on the approval ratings of the November SUSA poll.  Each round will last a couple of days (can end at any time) and in the event of ties, I will discount my vote, so have fun!

ROUND 1 - Vote for your favorite governor in each matchup

Jodi Rell (R-CT)
Bob Taft (R-OH)

John Hoeven (R-ND)
Frank Murkowski (R-AK)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Ernie Fletcher (R-KY)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)
Kathleen Blanco (D-LA)

John Lynch (D-NH)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)
Matt Blunt (R-MO)

Mark Warner (D-VA)
Rod Blagojevich (D-IL)

Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)
John Baldacci (D-ME)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)
Ruth Ann Minner (D-DE)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)
Mitch Daniels (R-IN)

Brad Henry (D-OK)
George Pataki (R-NY)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)
Christine Gregoire (D-WA)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)
Jim Doyle (D-WI)

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)
Ted Kulongski (D-OR)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)
Ed Rendell (D-PA)

Kenny Guinn (R-NV)
Rick Perry (R-TX)

Mike Huckabee (R-AR)
Bob Ehrlich (R-MD)

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)
Bill Owens (R-CO)

Dick Codey (D-NJ)
Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Jeb Bush (R-FL)
Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)
Bob Riley (R-AL)

Don Carcieri (R-RI)
Mark Sanford (R-SC)

Mike Easley (D-NC)
Phil Bredesen (D-TN)

Sonny Perdue (R-GA)
Haley Barbour (R-MS)

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Rell
Hoeven
Rounds
Huntsman
Lynch
Schweitzer
Warner
Manchin
Douglas
Freudenthal
Napolotino
Pataki
Heineman
Richardson
Kulongski
Lingle
Guinn
Huckabee
Sebelius
Codey
Bush
Vilsack
Carceri
Easley
Barbour

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Jodi Rell (R-CT)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)

John Lynch (D-NH)

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)

Brad Henry (D-OK)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Jim Doyle (D-WI)

Ted Kulongski (D-OR)

Ed Rendell (D-PA)

Kenny Guinn (R-NV)

Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)

Dick Codey (D-NJ)

Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)

Don Carcieri (R-RI)

Mike Easley (D-NC)

Haley Barbour (R-MS)

[Jake]

Bob Taft (R-OH)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Jon Huntsman (R-UT)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)
Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Jim Douglas (R-VT)
Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)
Mitch Daniels (R-IN)
Brad Henry (D-OK)
Dave Heineman (R-NE)
Bill Richardson (D-NM)
Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)
Linda Lingle (R-HI)
Kenny Guinn (R-NV)
Bob Ehrlich (R-MD)
Bill Owens (R-CO)
Neither
Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)
Bob Riley (R-AL)
Don Carcieri (R-RI)
Phil Bredesen (D-TN)
Sonny Perdue (R-GA)

[Q]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)

John Lynch (D-NH)

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)

Brad Henry (D-OK)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Jim Doyle (D-WI)

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)

Kenny Guinn (R-NV)

Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)

Dick Codey (D-NJ)

Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)

Don Carcieri (R-RI)

Mike Easley (D-NC)

Sonny Perdue (R-GA)

[ian]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Kathleen Blanco (D-LA) - hate her, but the LSU education policy is the bomb.

John Lynch (D-NH)

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)

Rod Blagojevich (D-IL)

Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)

Brad Henry (D-OK)

Christine Gregoire (D-WA)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Ted Kulongski (D-OR)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)

Rick Perry (R-TX)

Bob Ehrlich (R-MD)

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)

Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) - two terrible options

Bob Riley (R-AL)

Don Carcieri (R-RI)

Phil Bredesen (D-TN) - actually a tie, but I'll go with ole Philly

Sonny Perdue (R-GA) - again, two terrible options

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)

Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)

Matt Blunt (R-MO)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Mitch Daniels (R-IN)

George Pataki (R-NY)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)

Kenny Guinn (R-NV)

Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

Bill Owens (R-CO)

Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Bob Riley (R-AL)

Don Carcieri (R-RI)

Mike Easley (D-NC)

Haley Barbour (R-MS)

[Sam Spade]

Jodi Rell (R-CT) (easy)

John Hoeven (R-ND) (easy)

Mike Rounds (R-SD) (easy)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)

John Lynch (D-NH)

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ) (neither, really)

Brad Henry (D-OK)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Ted Kulongski (D-OR)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)

Rick Perry (R-TX)

Bob Ehrlich (R-MD) (interesting contest, I'm not a big Huckabee fan)

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)

Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)

Mark Sanford (R-SC)

Phil Bredesen (D-TN)

Haley Barbour (R-MS)

[Emsworth]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)

John Lynch (D-NH)

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Ruth Ann Minner (D-DE)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)

George Pataki (R-NY)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)

Kenny Guinn (R-NV)

Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

Bill Owens (R-CO)

Dick Codey (D-NJ)

Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)

Don Carcieri (R-RI)

Phil Bredesen (D-TN)

Haley Barbour (R-MS)

[Yates]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)

John Lynch (D-NH)

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Mitch Daniels (R-IN)

Brad Henry (D-OK)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)

Kenny Guinn (R-NV)

Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)

Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)

Don Carcieri (R-RI)

Mike Easley (D-NC)

Sonny Perdue (R-GA)

[Sarnstrom]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Kathleen Blanco (D-LA)
John Lynch (D-NH)
Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Joe Manchin (D-WV)
John Baldacci (D-ME)
Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)
Janet Napolitano (D-AZ)
Brad Henry (D-OK)
Christine Gregoire (D-WA)
Jim Doyle (D-WI)
Ted Kulongski (D-OR)
Ed Rendell (D-PA)
Kenny Guinn (R-NV)
Bob Ehrlich (R-MD)
Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)
Dick Codey (D-NJ)
Jeb Bush (R-FL) (Awful Choices)
Tom Vilsack (D-IA)
Don Carcieri (R-RI)
Mike Easley (D-NC)
Haley Barbour (R-MS) (Awful Choices)

[riceowl]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)

John Lynch (D-NH)

Matt Blunt (R-MO)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)

George Pataki (R-NY)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)

Rick Perry (R-TX)

Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

Bill Owens (R-CO)

Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Jeb Bush (R-FL) (Tough one - Great choices)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)

Mark Sanford (R-SC)

Phil Bredesen (D-TN)

Haley Barbour (R-MS)

[True Democrat]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)

John Hoeven (R-ND)

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Kathleen Blanco (D-LA)

John Lynch (D-NH)

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)

Brad Henry (D-OK)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)

Ed Rendell (D-PA)

Kenny Guinn (R-NV)

Bob Ehrlich (R-MD)

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)

Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)

Don Carcieri (R-RI)

Mike Easley (D-NC)

Sonny Perdue (R-GA)

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Jodi Rell (R-CT)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Kathleen Blanco (D-LA)
John Lynch (D-NH)
Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)
John Baldacci (D-ME)
Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)
Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)
Brad Henry (D-OK)
Christine Gregoire (D-WA)
Bill Richardson (D-NM)
Ted Kulongski (D-OR)
Ed Rendell (D-PA)
Kenny Guinn (R-NV)
Bob Ehrlich (R-MD)
Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)
Dick Codey (D-NJ)
Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)
Tom Vilsack (D-IA)
Don Carcieri (R-RI)
Mike Easley (D-NC)
Sonny Perdue (R-GA)

[AkSaber]

Jodi Rell (R-CT)

Frank Murkowski (R-AK) Home-state bias

Mike Rounds (R-SD)

Jon Huntsman (R-UT)

Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)

Matt Blunt (R-MO)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)

Jim Douglas (R-VT)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)

George Pataki (R-NY)

Dave Heineman (R-NE)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)

Linda Lingle (R-HI)

Rick Perry (R-TX)

Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

Bill Owens (R-CO)

Mitt Romney (R-MA)

Jeb Bush (R-FL)

Bob Riley (R-AL)

Mark Sanford (R-SC)

Mike Easley (D-NC)

Sonny Perdue (R-GA)

[Max Power]

This will end up being a Warner win for best and Taft for worst. Trust me.

[nini2287]

This will end up being a Warner win for best and Taft for worst. Trust me.

I would not be surprised, but IIRC Schweitzer won last time and I don't think we had a worst one.

[Smash255]

odi Rell (R-CT)


John Hoeven (R-ND)


Mike Rounds (R-SD)



Kathleen Blanco (D-LA)

John Lynch (D-NH)


Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)


Mark Warner (D-VA)


Joe Manchin (D-WV)



John Baldacci (D-ME)

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)


Janet Napotolino (D-AZ)


Brad Henry (D-OK)


Christine Gregoire (D-WA)

Bill Richardson (D-NM)


Ted Kulongski (D-OR)

Ed Rendell (D-PA)

Kenny Guinn (R-NV)


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Bob Ehrlich (R-MD)

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)


Dick Codey (D-NJ)


Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)

Tom Vilsack (D-IA)


Don Carcieri (R-RI)


Mike Easley (D-NC)



Haley Barbour (R-MS)

[minionofmidas]

Bob Taft (R-OH) for the approval ratings
John Hoeven (R-ND) for the moustache, and for Liza
Mike Rounds (R-SD) for the state he represents, don't know owt about him
Jon Huntsman (R-UT) for Blanco's performance during the hurricane
John Lynch (D-NH) for "Twins"
Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) not just for my avatar
Mark Warner (D-VA) for Tim Kaine
Joe Manchin (D-WV) for Al
John Baldacci (D-ME) seems okay
Ruth Ann Miner (D-DE) for the horrible pictures of her
Janet Napotolano (D-AZ) because I had an ax to grind with her predecessor
Brad Henry (D-OK) another likeable guy
Christine Gregoire (D-WA) after the way she got elected, she'll need some votes here. Nice French surname
Bill Richardson (D-NM) for president
Ted Kulongoski (D-OR) for the name
Linda Lingle (R-HI) for the name, and the state
Kenny Guinn (R-NV) couldn't vote for any Texas Republican except possibly JimrTex
Mike Huckabee (R-AR) for moving to a trailer
Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) because Owens was mentioned as a potential Bush running mate
Dick Codey (D-NJ) hardly a governor though
Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) for Jeb's brother
Tom Vilsack (D-IA) sounds okayish
Don Carcieri (R-RI) nice name, Sanford mentioned as Rep presidential candidate
Mike Easley (D-NC) for what I've been hearing about Bredesen
Sonny Perdue (R-GA) for the name

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Round 1 Results, Round 2 to Follow

Jodi Rell (R-CT) 16   
Bob Taft (R-OH) 2

John Hoeven (R-ND) 17
Frank Murkowski (R-AK) 1

Mike Rounds (R-SD) 18 (the only unanimous selection)
Ernie Fletcher (R-KY) 0

Jon Huntsman (R-UT) 12
Kathleen Blanco (D-LA) 6

John Lynch (D-NH) 13
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) 5

Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) 13
Matt Blunt (R-MO) 5

Mark Warner (D-VA) 17
Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) 1
 
Joe Manchin (D-WV) 10
Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) 8

Jim Douglas (R-VT) 14
John Baldacci (D-ME) 3

Dave Freudenthal (D-WY) 16
Ruth Ann Minner (D-DE) 2

Janet Napotolino (D-AZ) 13
Mitch Daniels (R-IN) 5

Brad Henry (D-OK) 11
George Pataki (R-NY) 7

Dave Heineman (R-NE) 13
Christine Gregoire (D-WA) 5

Bill Richardson (D-NM) 14
Jim Doyle (D-WI) 4

Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID) 10
Ted Kulongski (D-OR) 8

Linda Lingle (R-HI) 13
Ed Rendell (D-PA) 5

Kenny Guinn (R-NV) 12
Rick Perry (R-TX) 6

Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 9
Bob Ehrlich (R-MD) 9 - wins because I voted for Huckabee

Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) 11
Bill Owens (R-CO) 7

Dick Codey (D-NJ) 9
Mitt Romney (R-MA) 8
Abstain 1

Jeb Bush (R-FL) 6
Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) 12
 
Tom Vilsack (D-IA) 13
Bob Riley (R-AL) 6

Don Carcieri (R-RI) 15
Mark Sanford (R-SC) 3

Mike Easley (D-NC) 12
Phil Bredesen (D-TN) 6

Sonny Perdue (R-GA) 9 - wins because I voted for Barbour
Haley Barbour (R-MS) 9

[minionofmidas]

Dick Codey (D-NJ) hardly a governor though

wtf?

Just an interim governor. (Yeah, I think he's been in office for quite a while, which makes my statement essentially wrong.)