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Small State Governors Are More Popular

Statistics show trend working in favor of Palin, Schweitzer

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted May 18, 2009 1:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Governors hailing from less-populous states tend to have higher approval ratings, according to Andrew Gelman of FiveThirtyEight.com. Though the trend doesn’t manifest itself every year, data show that in general, and especially in recent years, it’s easier for smaller state governors to...   Read full story »

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