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'A dangerous precedent.' In Northern Kentucky, the Republican party is at war with itself
news.yahoo.com ^ | 4/18/22 | Rachel Barry

Posted on 04/18/2022 3:15:22 AM PDT by cotton1706

The meeting at the library here one recent Monday featured a cornucopia of conspiracy theories.

Not only was the 2020 presidential election stolen, but so was the 2019 Kentucky governor's election. Facebook and Google are creations of the U.S. Department of Defense. Even the next election is already predetermined by foreign governments and other entities if no one steps in.

The hundreds in attendance were there for the "Restore Election Integrity Tour 2.0" event, which the Kentucky Secretary of State, a Republican, and the state's bipartisan Board of Elections had warned was promoting false claims.

At least eight candidates for county or state office attended, highlighting a schism within the Republican Party in Northern Kentucky. The event was even hosted by the Boone County Republican Party.

he party is so divided that the chairs of two of the local parties are running against incumbents and more Trump-friendly candidates are being recruited to primary longtime GOPers.

This is happening in the backyard of Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, nominally the most powerful Republican in Washington D.C. and the man who has helped build the state's GOP over his 45 years in elected office. It is often his allies – considered by some Republicans more establishment – who are facing challenges. McConnell's office had no immediate comment.

“It’s really a shame the local party is behaving like this," said Campbell County Judge-executive Steve Pendery, who has held office for more than two decades. "It’s doing damage to ideals they are supposed to support.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: elections
The pantywaists REALLY don't like talking about election integrity!

Oh, and about that 2019 Kentucky Governor's election, if you recall, the Republican incumbent governor was Matt Bevin. The same Matt Bevin that DARED to challenge Mitch McConnell in 2014. And then, in precursor to the Trump popularity of 2015, Bevin won the primary for governor and then was elected (to McConnell's horror).

Four years later, he was taken out, no doubt with McConnell's help.

So these aren't "conspiracy theories." This is oligarchic politics in action. We've seen it time and time again, ESPECIALLY when McConnell is involved. When some upstart candidate is getting traction on an incumbent Senator, all of a sudden comes some scandalous event or document or accusation, and the challenger drops in the polls and the incumbent wins the primary.

I have no doubt whatsoever that McConnell preferred a Democrat be governor or Kentucky rather than Matt Bevin. That's how he rolls. You dare to challenge me and you'll be destroyed.

1 posted on 04/18/2022 3:15:22 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Trump should have been behind Kathy Barnette long ago.

Oz is a sick man.

Trump is not the leader I thought he was.


2 posted on 04/18/2022 3:35:14 AM PDT by bramps (Fonzie did it, so you can too Trump. Admit that your endorsements have been horribly wrong)
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To: bramps

Wrong thread. Sorry


3 posted on 04/18/2022 3:35:55 AM PDT by bramps (Fonzie did it, so you can too Trump. Admit that your endorsements have been horribly wrong)
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To: bramps
"Wrong thread. Sorry"

At least you're on the right website.

/sarc

4 posted on 04/18/2022 3:51:43 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: cotton1706

Yahoo is getting desperate. Their precious RINO stooges are about to be slaughtered and they know it.


5 posted on 04/18/2022 3:53:34 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: cotton1706
“It’s really a shame the local party is behaving like this," said Campbell County Judge-executive Steve Pendery, who has held office for more than two decades.

^I think we see the problem here.

6 posted on 04/18/2022 4:24:45 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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To: FLT-bird
Their precious RINO stooges are about to be slaughtered and they know it.

I believe you are wrong, they stole the election last time and they will steal it again. They have no morals, and they are power-hungry, and they have an even more liberal court to side with them by not ever looking at the evidence. If people are really pissed off at the last election they will really pissed off at the next election that is coming up, and in between those two elections Biden and the Democrats will slip through a whole bunch of executive orders that will take away more of your rights that you could ever think off.

7 posted on 04/18/2022 4:40:46 AM PDT by ReformedBeckite (1 of 3 I'm only allowing my self each day)
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To: cotton1706
"It’s doing damage to ideals they are supposed to support.”

Yeah, like, ushering in globalism and the Uniparty ideals. Got it.

8 posted on 04/18/2022 4:48:41 AM PDT by LouAvul
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To: cotton1706

No mention the Thomas Massie the ideal Representive.


9 posted on 04/18/2022 4:58:40 AM PDT by Theophilus (Convoy!)
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To: Theophilus

Representative.
spellig


10 posted on 04/18/2022 4:59:36 AM PDT by Theophilus (Convoy!)
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Remember when Trump threw Massie under the bus, for daring to question the insane spending for a COVID bill? For calling attention to the fact that many people were actually getting huge raises by being unemployed.

The bill Trump couldn’t wait to sign was the kindling for today’s inflation.


11 posted on 04/18/2022 5:20:57 AM PDT by Codeflier (I am just going to assume you are a Democrat if you call me a Putin supporter and ignore you.)
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To: cotton1706

Right on.


12 posted on 04/18/2022 5:38:35 AM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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To: cotton1706

“I have no doubt whatsoever that McConnell preferred a Democrat be governor or Kentucky rather than Matt Bevin.”

It was Mitch’s luckiest day when Bevin lost because it meant that if anything should.... “happen”.... to Mitch during the subsequent 4 years a Democrat would get to name his replacement, and we sure don’t want that.

I’d like to think that factor is the only thing keeping Yertle from being turtle soup right about now, as any good conservative would be delighted to see.


13 posted on 04/18/2022 6:01:40 AM PDT by PermaRag (We have SO many targets, and -- for now -- the means to see they get what they deserve.)
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To: cotton1706

Gaslighting propaganda from yahoo.


14 posted on 04/18/2022 6:08:18 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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To: cotton1706

Good!!!!

The bush league chamber of commerce worshiping republiCAN’Ts declared war when they betrayed us, the voters, and joined forces with the democommies to elect senile ol’ joe.

Vote the traitors out!!!!!


15 posted on 04/18/2022 6:09:17 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: GranTorino

Not necessarily. Mc Connell Is a useless corrupt neo-con stooge.
He has been in the senate for a long time and was a poor leader for Trump and has overstayed his past due date.


16 posted on 04/18/2022 6:12:08 AM PDT by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: ReformedBeckite

“I believe you are wrong, they stole the election last time and they will steal it again.”

Don’t worry, sweetpea. FR is setting up a special room where brainwashed defeatists can pet puppies, hug Soros dolls and scream that we’re dooooomed!!!


17 posted on 04/18/2022 7:43:58 AM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: FLT-bird

Most of them will be re-elected, including Amnesty Senators Hoeven and Rubio.


18 posted on 04/18/2022 7:47:47 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: FLT-bird

Most GOP leadership at the state level is RINO just like their big brothers in Washington. Taking control of the state parties sets a dangerous precedent in gutless Republican leadership corner. The ONLY and I mean ONLY thing a RINO will actually fight is a conservative Republican. Watch for the RINO factions of most the GOP state leadership in all states to be outed by Trump.


19 posted on 04/18/2022 11:00:19 AM PDT by sarge83
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To: Codeflier

Amen


20 posted on 04/18/2022 6:35:45 PM PDT by Theophilus (Convoy!)
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