The Power Of Phil

By Kleinheider Posted on September 14, 2008 at 9:05 pm

Andy Sher reports how our Governor ranked in the Institutional Powers of the Governors index:

A top Bredesen aide, Will Pinkston, downplayed what the index says about Tennessee’s governor.

“It’s tough to realistically assign values to governing power,” Mr. Pinkston said in an e-mail. “Even if you pick a few categories to look at, there are still lots of intangible things to consider, like a governor’s ability to work across party lines or his management and life experience.”

Gov. Bredesen, a Democrat, earned 3.8 out of a possible 5 rating while Republicans Perdue and Riley respectively earned ratings of 3.2 and 2.8. The national average is 3.5.

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