kristi who can handout checks while traveling to early primary states. with all the focus on 2016, it s the 30 governor who is gathered to see if they can rebrand the party outside of washington. the washington republican brand is in tatters. the gop is trying to count on the party s reformers in chief. the goff 234ers who were not branded from washington eventually led the party back to the white house. let s take a look at what we are seeing for governor s races for 2014. 22 of the 29 seats that they will hold will be on the ballot with 14 open or competitive seats. one of the reasons republicans are so high on the governors is a bunch of them won in blue states. the victories didn t translate the romney wins in 2012. nine of the 14 are defending