Conservative Democratic Governors show poll strength

Here is a great post from a conservative Democratic blog Blue Dog Howl. I agree that Governors Frudenthal and Henry are models for red state Democrats seeking to capture statehouses.

http://www.njbluedoghowl.blogspot.com/

Two Conservative Democrats Getting a Thumbs up From Voters
To many in the GOP, the Democrats have become a conglomeration of interest groups and East Coast liberal elites who like to hear themselves talk. Yet, in the most solid turf of Bush country (at least in 2004), two Democratic governors are tremendously popular and well set to run for reelection.In Oklahoma, Governor Brad Henry leads Congressman Ernest Istook 58-31%. Henry is especially popular in rural areas of the state and has been able to connect with constituencies not normally associated with the Democrats. In Wyoming, Governor David Frudenthal has an amazing 81% approval rating, including a thumbs-up from 78% of Republicans. Frudenthal leads nearly 3-1 in his reelection poll. This Rocky Mountain Dem has yielded tremendous surpluses that federal politicians could only dream of.These are the kind of candidates our party needs to be promoting nationally. We cannot keep running left-of-center candidates that fail to appeal to people in the "flyover" states as well as working-class suburbs in the coastal states. The kind of fiscally and socially responsible government that conservative Democrats offer is clearly something the majority of the American people suport.
posted by Daniel Beckelman