In 2018, Democrats sliced deeply into Republicans’ commanding hold on U.S. governorships.
They flipped seven states, including Michigan and Wisconsin, foreshadowing changes in a Midwest region that helped send Joe Biden to the White House two years later, after Donald Trump had built his winning coalition there in 2016.
As those same states prepare to hold elections for governor again in 2022, the landscape looks different for Democrats. Trump is out of office, but very much involved in GOP politics. Biden has seen his popularity plummet during his first year as president. Republicans…
