根据一项调查显示，约43%的选民认为曾经有过企业经营经历的人(即Whitman女士)更能胜任州长的职位，而44%的人认为曾经有过州长经历的Brown先生更合适。
Some 43%, according to one poll, consider experience of running a business (ie, Ms Whitman) more useful for the governor's job, whereas 44% value experience of running government (Mr Brown).
尽管作为州长等有损家乡人的面子，但她还是可以借辞职之决定来证明自己不会寻求更高的职位。
She could use her decision to step down as evidence that she would not seek higher office while governor and so do harm to her home state.
共和党的力量在议会之外的竞选中得到了体现：他们占据了利益攸关的37名州长职位，这占了大多数，还有19个州立法委员。
The strength of the Republican swing was shown in RACES beyond Congress: they took a majority of the 37 governorships at stake and 19 of the state legislatures.
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