Combined with his own successful record as Governor of Utah, he could stake out a position as a principled but pragmatic conservative who puts patriotic interests above partisan politics and I think a lot of Republicans would find that very appealing.

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D. and the purportedly rightist PAN combined forces successfully, backing the same candidates for governor in three state elections.

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In my own state, Ohio Governor John Kasich recently proposed an ambitious and diverse energy plan combined with a commitment to economic development and job creation.

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While the Governor of Alaska has more executive experience than Barack Obama and Joe Biden combined, she is a relative newcomer to many national and certainly international issues.

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Republicans retorted that, as a governor and former mayor, she has more executive experience than Mr Obama and Joe Biden combined.

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