Maybe I’m giving McConnell too much credit, but beshear said he would ignore the new law which required him to select a replacement Senator from a list that they provided. Hopefully he steps down if Cameron can defeat him this year.
The law is, if we are honest, arguably unconstitutional. The Constitution says the governor shall appoint the replacement - it says nothing about the legislature being able to limit who he can appoint. So winning this governor’s race is important, but it is being virtually ignored.