CEDAR CREEK, Texas (AP) — Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.
Republicans boast of a strong crop of gubernatorial candidates. They have $25 million in the bank. And there's a difficult environment for Democrats, particularly in financially ailing swing-voting states like Ohio and Iowa.
Yet, Republicans face a Democratic Party that holds more states and is led by a proven fundraiser in President Barack Obama.
More than control of statehouses is at stake. Governors elected in 2010 will be instrumental in redrawing congressional and legislative districts. And they will lay the foundation for the 2012 presidential race.
Among the GOP's top recruits for 2010 races are former congressman John Kasich in Ohio and Attorney General Tom Corbett in Pennsylvania.
