Michael Barone: “Barack Obama may be holding most of the cards in Washington, D.C. But his party isn’t doing so well in the state capitals.”

Reddish behavior in bluish states. Specifically we’re talking Washington State here.

Let’s not forget Republican Governor’s:The Age of the GOP Governors

This victory was important, then, both substantively and politically. And it brought into sharper focus the best news about the GOP these days: Governors. Despite a very disappointing showing at the federal level in November, at the state level things are quite encouraging. Republicans now control 30 governorships–the highest number for either party in a dozen years. (Democrats control 19 governorships and Rhode Island has an independent governor.)