Fuzzy Bear
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« on: January 13, 2019, 07:57:51 PM » |
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I think the Democrats could take back the KY Governorship with the right candidate and the right campaign. The Democrats in Kentucky, at a local level, are not as decimated as, say, the Democrats in West Virginia or Arkansas.
I also wonder if McConnell won't covertly help the Democrats in order to eliminate Bevin, who is clearly a rival, not just as a primary challenger, but as the top Republican in the State. Normally, the Governor is at the top rung of Kentucky politics, but Kentucky's Senators have immense prominence right now, so the Governor isn't the leader of his party in the way past Governors have been.
Bevin is much like Rick Scott; he's not real likable, but he is wealthy, can self-fund, and has a coherent record focused on a few issues that resonate with who they need to resonate with. Scott, as well, was an underdog for re-election in 2014, and look at him now. Bevin could lose, but he has more going for him than any Democrat right now when you factor in the advantages of being the incumbent.
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