REPUBLICAN HEARTTHROBS.

Claims that the support of the Republican Party for several Republican state governors reflects its adoption of the conservatism of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan that devolved from a philosophy of limited government to an ideology of middle-class self-interest. Similarities between the tax measures implemented by Reagan and the governors; Increase in education spending implemented by governors; Suggestion that Republican governors have toughened sentencing laws while increasing prison spending; Approach used by the governors in dealing with the issue of abortion.