Posted on 11/03/2015 5:22:02 PM PST by cotton1706
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Matt Bevin, a Republican political novice, wealthy Louisville businessman and Tea Party favorite, was elected Kentucky’s next governor on Tuesday, a victory that could herald a new era in a state where Democrats have held the governor’s mansion for all but four of the last 44 years. The Associated Press declared Mr. Bevin the winner shortly after 8 p.m.
In beating his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Jack Conway, Mr. Bevin surprised many in his own party, who believed that the climate in Kentucky was ripe for a Republican but feared that Mr. Bevin, a charismatic conservative with a go-it-alone style, was too far out of the mainstream and too inexperienced to win.
Mr. Bevin, 48, has spent recent weeks traveling Kentucky in a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban with more than 200,000 miles on it; on Tuesday, Election Day, he turned up at two Chick-fil-A restaurants here in Louisville, shaking hands in a last-minute bid for votes.
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Yes. That will work (County RTW Laws) unless the courts over rule it. Case still pending. No idea how that will shake out. Unions fighting it like crazy.
The best "hardball" would be an Article V convention that repeals the 17th Amendment and/or institutes term limits.
Did this make McConnell unhappy? Please say yes. I hope he’s sobbing into a Depends.
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