Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 1, 2019
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March 1, 2019: Much of the political world is already obsessed with the 2020 presidential election. However, three states—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi—will be electing governors in 2019.
In Kentucky, Republican Matt Bevin is running for re-election. In Louisiana, it’s a Democrat—John Bel Edwards—who is hoping for another term. Mississippi is the only state guaranteed to have a new governor this year. Term limits prevent incumbent Republican Phil Bryant from running again.
Both Kentucky and Mississippi are among the 22 Republican state trifectas (meaning they control the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature).
Louisiana is one of 14 states without a trifecta. It has a Democratic governor, but both houses of the state legislature are controlled by Republicans.
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- February 28, 2019 – 2,036,296 miles covered by self-driving cars in California last year
- February 27, 2019 – 37.1 percent increase in audiobook sales
- February 26, 2019 – 54 percent of advertising dollars will be spent on digital platforms this year
- February 25, 2019 – 73 percent of voters favor increasing the minimum wage
- February 22, 2019 – 24 percent of voters believe genuine privacy is possible in the digital era
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