Jim Justice took that to heart bringing Republican governor leadership to tie an all time high tonight.
In West Virginia, Trump Hails Conservatism and a New G.O.P. Governor
"Mr. Justice said he would officially change his voter registration on Friday. “I will tell you with lots of prayers and lots of thinking, today I will tell you as West Virginians that I can’t help you anymore being a Democrat governor,” he said. He imagined his mother, who has passed away, saying, “Jimmy, it’s about damn time you came to your senses.”"
West Virginia’s governor is switching parties. And Democrats just hit a new low.
"With one politician's decision to switch parties, Democrats now hold a record-low number of governorships — and Republicans hold a record high.
Justice will be the 34th Republican governor, tying an all-time high for the party. Republicans now control both the governor's mansions and state legislatures in 26 states. Democrats have total control in just six states."