New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie doesn’t have to run for president to change the way the country is being run. After Tuesday’s election 12 governors have refused to consider new or higher taxes, a la Christie. “Spending cuts of the magnitude Christie ordered in New Jersey soon could become common elsewhere, too. A Stateline analysis of the governors’ races decided Tuesday (November 2) finds that at least 12 of the nation’s new governors have ruled out tax hikes, even as they face billions in collective deficits. All of them are Republicans except New York Democrat Andrew Cuomo…In addition, two incumbent Republicans who won on Tuesday, Alaska’s Sean Parnell and Texas’ Rick Perry, also took firm anti-tax stands on the campaign trail this year.”