This week, two American states, Virginia and New Jersey, elected governors. Republican Party candidates won both elections. Barack Obama won both states last year, and spent time campaigning for the Democrats in this year's races.
Its president dramatically curtailed federalism by usurping powers heretofore exercised by thedemocratically electedgovernors of Russia's regional territories.
Given the corruption and unfitness of many of the electedgovernors, it seemed a reasonable move, though his dubious choices of replacements offer little by way of reassurance.