Some of those 2002 gubernatorial races were a real kick in the balls.
The 3 candidates you mentioned and Bebout (Wyoming), should have won. And TT’s liartarian brother shouldn’t have thrown Wisconsin the rat, and Governor Schweiker should have run again in PA.
Rat Attorneys General are Satan, they are great at winning higher office.
Unless Schweiker would’ve been eligible to run again in 2006 as well, had Rendell run in that bad GOP year and won, he would’ve presided over redistricting for 2010, so that would’ve been worse.
I agree about Wisconsin, Ed Thompson deprived Scott McCallum of a victory over Diamond Jim Doyle. Right after that, Ed went back to the GOP to try to win a State Senate seat. If he had wanted to run for Governor, he should’ve challenged McCallum in the GOP primary.
As for WY, Bebout (who was a former Democrat) seemed completely unable to hold the party together. Of course, the Dems have had much luck with holding the WY Governorship, since 1974, only two Republicans have won the office, Jim Geringer and the current occupant, Matt Mead. Freudenthal didn’t inflict much damage.
Mead has become a disappointment, and is not a Conservative. Unfortunately, with no runoffs, the Conservative vote will split between his challengers Cindy Hill (the Schools Chief) and Black Republican Dr. Taylor Haynes. Either would be better.