Posted on 05/21/2015 3:54:38 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
When a statewide race unofficially comes down to 83 votes, pinpointing the exact cause of the second-place finisher’s electoral shortcomings is an exercise in futility.
That’s especially true in the case of Agriculture Commissioner James Comer.
Republican analysts pointed to Comer’s light political activity in Jefferson County, the “Fort Sumter” speech he gave in the backyard of U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers in late 2013 and allegations, which he has categorically denied, of abusing a college girlfriend and escorting her to an abortion clinic as factors in his unofficial narrow defeat at the hands of Louisville investment manager Matt Bevin.
Virtually all of Comer’s campaign decisions can be dissected and second-guessed ad nauseam, said Republican strategist Scott Jennings.
“We decided not to run ads in this market,” he said, noting Comer’s campaign and his supportive super PAC did not air spots in the northern Kentucky market with state Sen. Chris McDaniel of Taylor Mill on the ticket. “We decided to drop this piece of mail instead of that one. The allegations. We decided not to hold a campaign here and instead there. I mean, you could really look at any one macro or micro event or decision and say, ‘Well, there’s the ball game.’”
A candidate coming off an 83-vote loss can “have an endless discussion with yourself and drive yourself crazy if you’re Jamie Comer,” Jennings added, pointing to Bevin’s wins in Daviess and Ohio counties. “You know, what if this, what if that. Hindsight’s 20/20 in almost every case.”
And despite pumping at least $4.2 million of his personal wealth in the campaign, Hal Heiner, who placed third and trailed Comer by 12,448 votes, found himself harmed by his running mate’s husband’s contact with a controversial anti-Comer blogger as well as Bevin’s victories in the counties surrounding Jefferson, analysts...
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The RINO candidate lost?
Matt Bevin will be a great Governor for Kentucky.
He placed 3rd. Not even in contention.
I’ve only seen Heiner in his TV ads, but he reminded me very much of the slimy Nevada senator in Godfather II, both in looks and demeanor.
I know folks here won’t want to here this but, Matt Bevins got 55,000 lass votes in in win for governor than his loss to Mitch McConnell. Bevins percentage of the vote is also lower than the senate race.
(R) Governor
VOTES Pct.
Matt Bevin 70,479 33%
James Comer 70,396 33%
Hal Heiner 57,948 27%
Will T. Scott 15,364 7%
214,187
US Senator - REPUBLICAN
Votes Percent
Mitch McCONNELL 213,753 60.19%
Matt BEVIN 125,787 35.42%
Brad COPAS 3,024 0.85%
Chris PAYNE 5,338 1.50%
Shawna STERLING 7,214 2.03%
355,116
According to the results page their is one precent outstanding.
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