Checking in with the Democratic Governors Association

During my pre-election conference call with the DGA, executive director Penny Lee admitted to feeling "cautious." I checked their website to see how Democratic gubernatorial nominees fared across the country:

Democrats last night won a majority of governorships for the first time since 1994. Governorships switched parties in 6 states - New York, Ohio, Massachusetts, Colorado, Arkansas and Maryland...

"Our victory in Colorado and Democratic governors' victories across the country show that Americans want to see their states move forward..." said Colorado Gov.-elect Bill Ritter. "Here we call it the Colorado Promise, but the promise of better health care, better education, and a commitment to renewable energy is promise we as Democrats should keep to every state in the nation."

There has been lots of speculation about the factors that led to Ritter's landslide victory. But my favorite quote comes from The Denver Post:

"This is a campaign that had a policy staff before it had a polling firm."

Our state deserves a governor who puts ideas before politics. On Tuesday, we elected one.

Photo of Bill Ritter courtesy of the Ritter for Governor blog.