Scaled claim based on the number of Republican party US state Governors following the 2006 elections.
There are presently 28 Governors' offices occupied by Republicans. Elections will be held in 2006 for 22 of those offices, plus 14 offices held by Democrats. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Governors
"The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2006 will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Currently, 22 of the seats up for election are held by Republicans and 14 by Democrats." See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._gubernatorial_elections%2C_2006
This is a scaled claim based on the number of state gubenatorial offices held by Republican party governors following the 2006 election. It pays (50 + (R-28)*5) where R = the number of Republican party governors as of March 1, 2007 (minimum payout 0, maximum 100).
Example: 29 Republican governors (net gain of 1) will pay out 55.
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