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Jesse K's avatar

Native Phoenician here (I've also lived in OH as a kid, and CA as an adult) and thought this analysis of my city was spot on. One thing I still don't get is how AZ came to be known as a ruby red state (before turning purple, that is.) We have a long history of D governors (Rose Mofford, Bruce Babbitt, etc.)

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Josh L.'s avatar

Adjacent to that, we've also had more women governors than any other state-- five (Mofford, Hull, Napolitano, Brewer, and Hobbs). I think some states are still at one or zero.

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Jesse K's avatar

Excellent point. I don't think I intellectually realized that we've had more than most, but when I think about it, it tracks.

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Josh L.'s avatar

Not just most-- all 50 states. No other state has had more than three (New Hampshire and Oregon). Eighteen states to date have never had a woman as governor.

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