Michigan's 'Tough Nerd' Faces Tougher Test ; Governor-Elect Faces 'the Worst'

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LANSING, Mich. | The nation's bumper crop of 10 Republican governors-elect, still basking in the afterglow of their victories, are already facing a reality check. And the reality facing incoming Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a one-time computer executive in his first elective office, may be as tricky as any in the country.

Mr. Snyder and the 2010 class of new Republican chief executives inherit a full slate of problems, with little help likely from a cash-strapped federal government. The game plan - make that new congressional war plan - of Washington's energized Republicans begins with spending less, not more.

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Michigan's 'Tough Nerd' Faces Tougher Test ; Governor-Elect Faces 'the Worst'

"In a good economy, being a governor is the best job in the world," said analyst Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report. "In a bad economy, it's the worst."

Few places are hurting more than the Midwest, where Democrats suffered major reverses in the midterm vote. But there is no time to gloat ...

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