Republicans urge Bevin to provide proof of election fraud or ‘let it go’ and concede

Lexiington Herald Leader ^ | November 7, 2019 | Daniel Desrochers

[Coronal]

A growing number of Republican lawmakers are urging Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a fellow Republican, to either provide evidence of the voting “irregularities” he has alleged or concede Tuesday’s election to Gov.-elect Andy Beshear, who defeated him by 5,189 votes.

“The best thing to do, the right thing to do, is for Governor Bevin to concede the election today so we can move on,” said Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville.

Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, first raised the possibility of the tight election being decided by the Republican-led legislature Tuesday night when he explained the process that would occur if Bevin decided to challenge the results of the race. Bevin bolstered that speculation Wednesday by claiming that thousands of absentee ballots were counted illegally without presenting any proof to back up his claim.

Republicans in the legislature aren’t buying it.

Nemes said he has not seen much support for an election challenge among his Republican colleagues in the House, largely because the governor has not backed up his claims. None of the lawmakers the Herald-Leader spoke to Thursday said they had seen evidence to support Bevin’s claims.

[Theophilus]

It is TYPICAL when the Governor is as unpopular s Bevin is...

He wasn't running for class president of a socialist highschool. I'll never give a hoot about something so idotically undefined as "unpopular". KY can choke on it's socialist unsustainable pensions. I hope conservatives evacuate in droves and Bashear wins re-election by 80%.

...by-n-by hard times comes a knockin at my door...

[Bonemaker]

I have no knowledge myself only what others have said. Apparently tolls on the bridge were a problem. As far as the teacher’s union goes he must have done something right if he pissed them off.