Posted on 06/02/2023 9:45:19 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
A new poll from Republican firm Cygnal shows Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in a dead heat in the race for governor, five months out from the General Election. The poll, released on Thursday, places both Beshear and Cameron with 47% of the vote, with just seven percent of voters still undecided.
In a statement, Cygnal pollster Brent Buchanan said the results show that Republicans can capitalize on swing voters’ overwhelming disapproval of President Joe Biden, giving GOP candidates an advantage in Kentucky’s elections. Sean Southard, spokesperson for the Republican Party of Kentucky, also said in a statement the poll is “bad news for Andy Beshear.”
But Stephen Voss, a political science professor at the University of Kentucky, said Republicans won’t necessarily succeed in nationalizing the state’s gubernatorial race.
“Nothing about these polling results guarantee that we will see a shift toward the Republicans later on,” Voss said. “It’s an assumption that the Republican party will be able to nationalize the race and make our governor’s election about Joe Biden.”
Alex Floyd, communications director for Beshear’s campaign, said the Kentucky GOP is trying to nationalize the race because they lack confidence in Cameron’s ability to win.
“Because Andy remains one of the most popular governors in the country, Republicans are now admitting publicly what they have known privately for months: if this race is about Daniel Cameron and Andy Beshear, they will lose,” Floyd said.
According to the poll, 94% of swing voters in Kentucky disapprove of Biden, but 81% are favorable towards Beshear.
Voss said voters evaluate governors differently than they do presidents and senators, meaning it’s still unclear whether swing voters – even those who disapprove of Biden – will lean towards Cameron in the race for governor.
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How long till law enforcement raids Cameron’s house?
Isn’t the incumbent in trouble if they are below 50%, or that doesn’t apply anymore?
In statewide races below 50% is a troubling sign for an incumbent however, the real baseline is if the incumbent is under 45%.
Part of the political “money laundering “ operations…book publishing is as well.
Republicans have a problem with voting for vetted black candidates. Think Herman Cain for the Senate in a red Georgia. Then there’s the black Speaker(house) in Ok.
Kentucky is red. No excuse if Cameron loses. A big opportunity to showcase our version of diversity based on merit. I don’t think it will happen so the racism charge continues and masks the racism in the left charging he’s an Uncle Tom.
Yet Democrats NEVER do this. Democrats will vote for anything with a (D) after its name before they will pull the lever for a Republican (the PA Senate election in 2022).
We're supposed to believe a sizeable chunk of Republican voters in GA voted for Kemp, but then in the Senate race, voted for an outright Commie extremist instead of Hershel Walker.
Dominion is used in both KY and GA.
Cameron was the conservative candidate and NOT the choice of the Turtle. DeSantis endorsed a female RINO who came in third in the primary. The Uniparty does not want Cameron, so once again, they will turn a blind eye when Dominion delivers King Andy for another term.
I'm not sure that ever applied in Kentucky. Another way to look at it would be to say that Cameron is in trouble at 50% when the state voted about 63-27 for Trump v. Brandon.
As if a democrat would be allowed to lose...
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