Transcript Industrial Heartland

Governors in the Industrial
Heartland
Formal and Informal Powers & The Case of Ron Blagojevich
Overall Formal Power
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
IL
Source: Beyle Ratings
IN
OH
PA
50 State
avg.
Tenure Potential
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
IL
IN
5 = 4 year term, no term limits
4 = 4 year term, only 2 terms (8 years total)
Source: Beyle Ratings
OH
PA
50 State Avg.
Appointment Power
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
IL
IN
OH
PA
50 State Avg.
5 = gov. appoints, no approval
2 = appointed, gov+ approves
4 = gov. appoints, approval needed
1 = appointed, no gov approves
3 = appointed, gov approves
Source: Beyle Ratings
Veto Power
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
IL
IN
OH
5 = item veto, supermajority needed to override
2 = no item veto, supermajority needed to override
Source: Beyle Ratings
PA
50 State avg.
Budgetary Power
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
IL
IN
OH
PA
50 State avg.
3 = governor has full responsibility, legislature has unlimited power to change
Source: Beyle Ratings
• Governor
since 2005
• Governor since
2003
• Director,
OMB: 2001 2003
• US House of
Representatives
(IL-5): 1997 2003
Daniels (IN)
Blagojevich (IL)
Strickland (OH)
• Governor since
2007
• Governor
since 2003
• US House of
Representatives
(OH-6): 1993 1995, 1997 - 2007
• Mayor of
Philadelphia:
1992 - 2000
Rendell (PA)
House: 57% Dem
House: 49% GOP
Senate: 63% Dem
Senate: 66% GOP
Daniels (IN)
Blagojevich (IL)
Strickland (OH)
House: 54% Dem
House: 50% Dem
Senate: 36% Dem
Senate: 36% Dem
Rendell (PA)
2006 Election
2004 Election
• Blagojevich (D)
50%
• Daniels (R)
53%
• Baar Topinka (R)
40%
• Kernan (D)
46%
• Whitney (G) 10%
Daniels (IN)
Blagojevich (IL)
Strickland (OH)
2006 Election
2006 Election
• Strickland (D) 60%
• Rendell (D) 60%
• Blackwell (R) 39%
• Swann (R) 40%
Rendell (PA)
Daniels (IN)
Blagojevich (IL)
Strickland (OH)
Rendell (PA)
Source: SurveyUSA (Nov 2006)
Ron Blagojevich - Priorities
• Veterans Care program for health care for
low-income veterans & other health care
plans
• Capital Construction Plan to create
230,000 jobs
• College tuition tax credit ($1000 per
student)
• Other smaller programs
Source: 2006 State of State Address
Blagojevich’s Powers
• Formal powers may exist, but very self-inflicted
limited informal powers
• Corruption
– Jobs for contributions
• $1500 birthday check
• $25,000 club
– Rezko
• Alienated self from legislators, few friends
• Impeachment, recall movements
• Appointment of new Senator