Posted on 10/31/2015 8:19:38 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
FLORENCE — After a bruising primary against U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell last year, few would have predicted Bevin, in his second political campaign ever, would be where he is today: potentially becoming the second Republican elected governor since former Gov. Louie Nunn won the office in 1967.
Bevin looked to the state’s three northernmost counties to rouse supporters on Saturday, spurring on about 50 volunteers at his Boone County headquarters before they made the door-to-door rounds or continued phone-banking. He made earlier stops in Kenton and Campbell counties ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Bevin thumped his three GOP rivals — Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, Louisville businessman Hal Heiner and former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott — in the three northern Kentucky counties in the May primary, earning 53 percent of the overall vote in the region en route to an 83-vote victory in the nominating contest.
He’s looking for similar success there against Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway and is quick to dismiss Bluegrass Poll numbers that show him trailing Conway by 4 percent in the 4th Congressional District, calling those results “laughable.â€
To disprove those figures, however, he’ll have to get supporters to the polls in a region that’s historically trailed the rest of the state in turnout. When 40.2 percent of voters hit the polls in 2003 to elect Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher in the last open gubernatorial election, for example, 35.3 percent of the electorate in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties cast ballots.
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Conway led Bevin in the latest Bluegrass Poll by 5 percent, and GOP pollster released a survey Friday showing the race tied at 44 percent apiece,
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So, turnout, turnout, turnout is the key to victory...just show up at the polls, folks.
Interesting observation; those counties though probably have a lot of HRC “Republicans” in suburban areas.
Too bad the idiots in the RNC/other GOPe orgs couldnt persuade the Pres candidates to join Bevin one time before the election.
I think Bevin can still win though if he doesn’t, I’d point to that period of time in which he hardly seemed to answer Conway’s relentless attacks upon him as a con man and a Wall Street insider. He let Conway define him, unanswered for so long.
The GOPe intentionally sabotaged and backstabbed Bevin so he will lose.
If you are referring to the RGA, they’ve spent about $5 million to try to elect him.
The establishment definitely has its issues to deal with, but please don’t just make things up - it’s not constructive to the discussion.
You are exactly right. I believe if he had gone on the air starting in August this wouldn’t even be a contest, quite frankly. Conway should have been defined first as the ultra liberal partisan that he is - pro abortion and everything down the line - he should have been on the defensive a lot more than Bevin for his record. Bevin should have not only defended himself but went on the counter attack.
Well, Cruz and Huckabee did come here but did nothing for Bevin. Bush showed up for a fundraiser (but that’s not exactly a candidate that would excite the electorate). Paul to his credit did hold a couple of events. Nikki Haley, the Governor of SC, came in for a fundraiser, and McConnell is now apparently doing a fly around but I don’t think that will exactly be overly inspiring, either.
I think you’re right, Menthops. It has a lot to do with why the grassroots are so angry at the establishment and are backing candidates who’ve never held office.
Gorgeous day to vote in Kentucky!! Just pulled that lever on the straight Republican ticket!! Time for a fresh start in Kentucky!!
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