Mitch McConnell to Kentucky Gov. Bevin: Stay home and run for re-election

miamiherald.com ^ | 6/13/18 | Lesley Clark And Daniel Desrochers

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is making it clear: He wants Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a potential re-election rival, to stay home.

Bevin, a Republican, has yet to say whether he will seek a second term in 2019, prompting speculation he's interested in unseating McConnell in 2020 — or that he's hoping for a Trump administration gig.

McConnell made it plain in an interview with the Lexington Herald-Leader that he'd prefer Bevin run for another four year term as governor.

"I hope he runs for re-election and finishes the job by serving the full eight years that are allowed under the Kentucky Constitution," said McConnell, patriarch of the Kentucky Republican Party.

[robroys woman]

Could be. Bevin did scorch the teachers. A lot of my friends are teachers (or married to one) and it’s been a bit of a challenge for me to discuss this on facebook, because I’m completely on Bevin’s side with this. I’ve not been following it lately so I didn’t know about him getting in the mud with them. That’s a shame.

The only thing I disagree with him on is the marijuana thing.

I’m hoping there are still enough conservatives in this commonwealth to keep him in office. He’s doing as well at cleaning up the mess as Trump is doing at the federal level. Maybe better.