If an African American wins the Governorship of either Georgia or Florida,

[pnwmom]

I think that will be a very encouraging sign for Kamala Harris and Corey Booker.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It will be a very encouraging sign for all of us.

[Phoenix61]

3. +1,000 nt

[dsc]

2. and meanwhile my state NC has no one in the pipeline to be our first African American governor

None of our Council of State is African American, we do have legislative leadership and one large city mayor. I think it will be a long time coming even as Obama carried my state in 2008.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

4. Could Be Worse

You could be South Carolina. The pipeline to their pipeline's pipeline probably doesn't have any.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Don't forget the 3rd one running who I forgot about - Ben Jealous in MD.

I think I forgot because MD's primary was back in June.

[ismnotwasm]

6. K&R

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. Don't forget Ben Jealous in Maryland....

That would make 3 African-Americans in Governorships at the same time should thatvhappen. That would be a first for sure.

[pnwmom]

8. Yes! But the real shocker would probably be a black woman in Georgia.

We shall see!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. Exactly.....Georgia has come a long way since the Civil Rights era of the 1960's

[Garrett78]

13. Both Abrams and Gillum probably have a better chance than Jealous.

[HipChick]

10. Why?

[pnwmom]

11. Because it has never happened in those states before, and it would mean that the

racist haters didn't win.

[Blue_true]

12. I see your point, but we are far from the "meh?" stage.

I would love to see the day when a Black or woman get elected governor of any state or President and there is a collective "meh, it happens a lot". One day we will get there, but I am afraid not in my lifetime.