GOPers 'nationalizing' gubernatorial contests to up conservative cred
(NEWSER) - Republican gubernatorial candidates are falling over themselves to attack President Obama, eager to turn their local elections into national referendums, Politico reports. Would-be Georgia governor John Oxendine, for example, has started a website called “YouCanStopObama.com,” which focuses on Obama’s health reform efforts, while Michigan gubernatorial hopeful Pete Hoekstra has slammed Obama’s attempts to move Guantanamo inmates to US jails, and said he should be held responsible for the failed Christmas terror attack. More»