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Democrats Blame 'Trump-Mania' for Matt Bevin Victory in Kentucky
Brietbart ^ | 3 Nov 2015 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 11/03/2015 10:07:08 PM PST by Vision Thing

Democrats stunned by Matt Bevin's victory in the race for Kentucky governor blamed "Trump-mania" for the Tea Party candidate's unlikely 53%-44% win over Democrat Jack Conway.

"Attorney General Jack Conway ran a strong campaign focused on the issues that matter to Kentuckians: good schools, good-paying jobs and economic opportunity," said Elisabeth Pearson, executive director of the Democratic Governors Association, in an official statement on the results.

Pearson added: "Unfortunately, he ran into the unexpected headwinds of Trump-mania, losing to an outsider candidate in the year of the outsider. While Jack Conway came up just short tonight, his presence in this race strengthened the issues debate in Kentucky."

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: bevin; elections; gop; kentucky; mattbevin; teaparty; trump; trumpcoattails; trumpmania
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To: BigEdLB
Trump mania? I heard Bevin was a Cruz supporter. OK. Whatever..... LOL.

I won't refer you to read the article, but just re-read the title: it's our adverseries who blame their loss on Trump.

As for Bevin himself, he is quoted as comparing himself favorably with Trump.

101 posted on 11/04/2015 8:28:59 AM PST by Vision Thing
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To: BigEdLB

That’s gonna be a great fight. If Trump/Cruz wins, Mitch can probably see the dwindling prospects for his career.


102 posted on 11/04/2015 8:34:00 AM PST by Vision Thing
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To: LS

Unlike those other tea partiers who headed to DC, Bevin will remain in his home state, far enough away from the source of Potomac swamp fever.


103 posted on 11/04/2015 8:36:59 AM PST by Vision Thing
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To: Vision Thing

The Democratic Party is in a deep, deep hole. But Democrats are trying to do something about it.

Not long after the 2014 debacle, leading Democratic Party figures began focusing on a profound problem Democrats now faced over the long term: The deep, deep hole the party has dug for itself in on the level of the states.

Democratic Party fundraisers, activists and strategists recognized early this year that this deficit must be addressed, because it’s allowing major GOP policy advances on the state level, and imperiling Democratic chances (due to the role of state legislatures in redistricting, which will happen again after 2020) of winning back the House anytime soon. Republicans control a majority of governorships and an even larger majority of state legislatures.

This problem received a new burst of attention this week when Vox’s Matthew Yglesias published a piece painting the Dem state-level woes in unusually vivid and sobering terms, arguing that Dems are “in denial” about them and “don’t even admit that they exist.” Some on the left pushed back, noting it is unfair to say Democrats are unaware of this; indeed, some Dems have been publicly and privately discussing what to do about it for a year. But Yglesias is right about the enormity of the problem. He’s also right that it’s unclear whether Dems have come up with an adequate solution to it or whether enough of them are focused on just how serious it is.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/10/23/the-democratic-party-is-in-a-deep-deep-hole-but-democrats-are-trying-to-do-something-about-it/


104 posted on 11/04/2015 8:40:46 AM PST by kcvl
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To: RonPaulLives

good job with the grassroots campaigning, thanks for inside scoop


105 posted on 11/04/2015 9:59:23 AM PST by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: goldstategop

“...take the polls about Hillary’s lead with a grain of salt.”

That probably goes double forthose showing Carson up...


106 posted on 11/04/2015 10:03:11 AM PST by moehoward
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To: Vision Thing

For the dim’s it is them. Not Trump. The continuing loss of state legislatures tells the tale.


107 posted on 11/04/2015 5:26:55 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Vision Thing
DemocRATs aren't the only ones...

"Trump-Mania! Trump-Mania! I HATE Trump-Mania!!"


108 posted on 11/04/2015 5:35:11 PM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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