Posted on 11/07/2015 1:21:50 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
Their hopes buoyed by a conservative wave that carried Gov.-elect Matt Bevin to a 9-point win on Tuesday, Republicans are optimistic in their prospects to retake control of Kentucky's House of Representatives for the first time since 1921.
"I’ve been on the phone since seven o'clock this morning fielding calls from the candidates that we’ve been recruiting and looking at districts where we lacked a little bit of interest to this point," state Rep. Jonathan Shell, chairman of the House Republican Caucus Campaign Committee, told Pure Politics in a phone interview on Wednesday. "And in those districts where we lacked a little bit of interest, we’ve had some candidates this morning that have called that are going to be extremely, extremely good candidates."
Kentucky is the only southern state in which Democrats maintain control of a legislative chamber...
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Shell, R-Lancaster, called Bevin’s successful gubernatorial election on Tuesday "icing on the cake" for Republican efforts to assume a majority in the statehouse, noting that his victory will help in recruitment and fundraising for the GOP caucus. Some donors, he said, will feel no obligation "to give to House Democrats anymore" with a Republican governor.
Shell said he expects to field Republican candidates "in almost every district in the state," referencing Kentucky’s 100 House districts. ...
But House Speaker Greg Stumbo and others are equally bullish on their prospects as they move ahead into next year’s election cycle.
Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, alluded to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in his remarks to a subdued crowd at the Frankfort Convention Center after the defeats of Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway and Auditor Adam Edelen on Tuesday.
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This is NOT the result of slapping a GOP sticker on somebody’s forehead!!!
This is about establishing your conservative credentials and then knowing how to fight like hell to win!
A LOT of people in Kentucky are Republicans, and they just do not realize it.
The National Democrat party left them a long time ago. The current Kentucky State Democrat party is not far behind the national party in their journey down that road to Gomorrah.
The “GOP” should consider dropping the “GOP” nickname and come up with something NEW. Old seems not that great for branding.
“Kentucky is the only southern state in which Democrats maintain control of a legislative chamber... “
Really? Kentucky is a southern state?
Wasn’t in the Confederacy, and looking at a map it sure does look more like Midwest or at least a border state with Midwest.
I believe the author is stretching it by making that statement.
We are already screwed. This is a numbers game and the dems are already solidifying their math. They are ensuring their electoral college numbers by making sure specific states are allowing online registering, early voting, non-ID voting, and -in some states- illegal alien registration.
We are SOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo screwed. Why are we pretending this isn't already happening?
The dems are playing 3-tier chess while the conservatives are playing checkers.
It’s always been called a southern state ever since I can remember...certainly not Midwestern.
Not if they run Trump out. Probably be 3rd party or no base turnout. Either way they lose, a lot.
DOWN WITH DUMBO!!!!!
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