Republican gubernatorial candidates are also able to be more moderate than Republican presidential candidates, and therefore tend to be more ideologically compatible with the Democrat-dominated electorates of blue states. This is because the ultra-conservative wing of the GOP has less influence in the primary elections of blue states. http://www.wupr.org/2014/11/11/why-blue-states-elect-red-governors/
And Democrats of the more moderate Republican governor states would be more likely to pay attention to experts on matters of budgetary control
Tax Reform Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 9:47 am Question A: If the US enacts a tax bill similar to those currently moving through the House and Senate — and assuming no other changes in tax or spending policy — US GDP will be substantially higher a decade from now than under the status quo. http://www.igmchicago.org/surveys/tax-reform-2
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”