The off-year gubernatorial contests are often the first real opportunity for a party out of power to get back some momentum.

This event is part of AEI's Election Watch series, the longest continuous election program in Washington since 1982.

None of the candidates in the Fox News/Google debate has shown great strength at the polls in his or her home state. They have tended to underperform rather than overperform the base Republican vote in seriously contested races.

The likely governorship turnovers in 2010 could have implications for the next political generation on the national stage.

AEI's Political Report dives deep into what happened on Election Day, examining how 2010 stacks up historically, revealing what voters want Congress to do about health care, and providing exit poll nuggets from A to Z.

Whoever is in power to draw new district lines will shape congressional majorities in the next decade.

In this Bradley Lecture at AEI, Sean Trende, senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics.com, places these elections in the larger scheme of American politics and explains how the radical shifts in our politics we've seen in the past few election cycles are really the norm and the previous stability the exception.

Voters in the eight largest states are supporting candidates in the gubernatorial races that favor smaller government and limiting spending.