Tuesday night, Democratic candidate and Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear pulled off an apparent stunning upset, edging out the unpopular Gov. Matt Bevin (R) for his seat in the mansion.
Don’t gloat. Vote!
Btw, Grand Rapids reelected our city’s mayor who is a Democrat…so there’s that too. That one wasn’t even close though.
On a sidenote…it looks like the Russians or the N. Koreans have wiped clean the front page again. Its gone blank for me. No news for you ‘libtards’ today, not if they can help it. Maybe this is what happens when you get rid of net neutrality too. Josh needs a bigger server…or perhaps forgot to flip a switch somewhere.
He also promised that in his first week in office, he’d “rescind this governor’s Medicaid waiver,” “give this state a brand new board of education” and “restore the voting rights of more than 140,000 citizens.”
Excellent objectives.
“Let’s wish [Bevin] and his family the very best,” [Beshear] added.
The very best what?
It was a kind gesture. For the most part (excluding the Trumps, of course), I don’t wish ill will on any family.
Maybe those Florida County Officials who essentially banned the NY Times from their libraries have more power than we thought…
Q. Is the main website page down again? I can only get in through the “News” category page.
ETA. Reading up-thread, I’d say yes.
Yep. It’s either the Russians, the North Koreans, or Florida County Officials.
A kind gesture, maybe pro forma, nothing wrong either way.
As for Bevin, I’ll wait for him to concede the damn race before wishing him godspeed.
I must admit that he is a nasty man.
I think it’s Mrs. Von Holst with her portable Massive Electromagnetic Pulsitron.
Engineered like no other pulsitron in the world.
Apparently, Bevin has to go to a KY state court and petition for a recount which, from what I’ve read, he has to pay for (or the campaign, I imagine). And it’s not always granted.
Rudy says it was the Ukranians.
He can have a re-canvas done – checking everyone’s math, essentially – and that he wouldn’t have to pay for. If that fails then, yes, he can ask for a re-count – and more.
Meanwhile the Kentucky Senate – controlled by Republicans, natch – is making noises about how it should maybe decide who won last night.
What wonderful news to wake up to! That how we do it! When (D)'s vote, WE ALL WIN!
This article lists the recanvas and recount process. It also discusses a KY constitutional provision I was unaware of, section 90, where a “contested” lt gov or gov election is decided by the legislature. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/11/05/bevin-beshear-recount-what-happens-next-in-kentucky-governor-race/4174894002/
He says it’s Hunter Biden’s doing, and he wants the Ukrainians to investigate.
We read more into this race than we should at our peril. Bevin is unpopular. He has done nothing for the people of Kentucky beyond taking healthcare away and disenfranchising a lot of voters. He was set up for a loss. On the other hand Kentucky is deeply Republican. The Democratic party has followed its pattern in such states and has done little party building outside the big cities. The suburbs have switched blue but we need to see if the Democratic party does anything to consolidate that switch.
Several rural coal country counties in the east of the state went blue. Why is an interesting story. Another interesting story is initial reports say a few other rural counties got deeper red. Somebody needs to ask why.
Post election analysis becomes important when we realize another deeply unpopular Kentucky politician is running to save his Senate seat in 2020. Mitch McConnell should be worried today. Maybe being the grim reaper wasn’t such a great strategy after all.