He was down 17 points just a few weeks ago! Trump shows up for a rally at thr last minute and he comes just a few thousand shy. I am sure they thought they could get him over, but trump visiting a state is not simply about this election it’s about his election next year just as much. Which is why he keeps doing these rally’s all over the place.
Bevin was a weak and bad candidate, and Trump still nearly pulled him over the line.
Sometimes you have a bad candidate, when they lose that isn’t fraud
I wish that Trump rally had been held at an arena in western Kentucky or even south eastern Kentucky rather than in Lexington - the anti-Trump turnout was also boosted in Lexington, a heart of liberalism in Kentucky and much more highly populated than most other counties. The venues in these areas would have been smaller than Rupp Arena, but would have excited and boosted turnout entirely among a conservative constituency...and it would not have taken much to tip Bevin over the top - just a couple percentage points of higher turnout would have provided the votes. Western Kentucky often feels “left out” of the rest of the state’s affairs and doesn’t turn out in as large of numbers in state elections - a presidential visit would have certainly changed that. Bush held a rally in Paducah in 2003 during that governor’s race - it made a huge difference in the turnout in that area of the state not used to that kind of attention.
Trump could have still gone to KY, to stump for everyone else...as he should.
It was Trump's rally. Looks like Bevin should not have been invited based on all I'm reading about him.