[Republican Wildcat]

In other words, allowing your opponent to run numerous ads over the summer without responding was not a wise move. Bevin spent $2.5 million in the primary and has spent virtually nothing in the general. The RGA pulled out after having dumped in $3 million because they could see the data that Bevin has purchased no time for ads through election day. Bevin should have already purchased his air time long ago so they and other potential allied organizations could see he was down for the fight - their perception per several media reports is that he is not serious about the race since he had not purchased the ad time and may consider getting back in if he will do his own part to show he is serious. Bevin needs to get his ad time purchased right now with heavy advertising in all media markets through election day, or he is going to defeat himself in a race he absolutely should have won, and may drag the rest of the ticket with him and this was probably the strongest Republican slate to back him up ever fielded in Kentucky. After he ran such a masterful primary race I cannot tell you how disappointing this has been. He's lucky the race is stuck where it started meaning he still has a chance to turn it around - but it is now October. Time to get it in gear.

[Kenny]

Heartbreaking, I really wanted Bevin to win this one.

[Impy]

In before someone blames McConnell.

[nickcarraway]

What is going on? He never intended to win?

[Lisbon1940]

I’ll take Little Jimmy Dickens.

[Clintonfatigued]

I have seen a lot of ads trashing Bevin and none either for him or attacking Conway. It’s not looking good. If Bevin botches this election, he’ll likely be unwelcome in party circles.

[browniexyz]

Bevin has never been serious about this race. Bevin is for Bevin. In the gubernatorial debate at Centre tonight, which I only heard on radio, all I could think when he was so shrill about drug testing for Medicaid recipients, was, oh, yeah, he’s invested in drug test kits. He denied being a hedge fund manager, which, even though Waycross Partners website was scrubbed the night after he won the primary, he clearly was, in Louisville. He got nasty about his tax returns, which of course he won’t release because — he was a hedge fund manager, and only pays capital gains tax, not personal income taxes. The guy is simply NOT SERIOUS. AND — he’s a downer. He is downright depressing to listen to rather than being inspirational. This poor state.