Kentucky 2023 gubernatorial election megathread

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He’s backhttps://twitter.com/GeoffYoung4KY/status/1591775091968602113

I’ll bite why does he think Beshear is a felon

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He’s backhttps://twitter.com/GeoffYoung4KY/status/1591775091968602113

I’ll bite why does he think Beshear is a felon

this? i guess?

https://twitter.com/GeoffYoung4KY/status/1603450954082402333?cxt=HHwWuoC-zbaJzcA...

What a strange man. I remember he was doing that tanky thing where he sorta was siding with Russia against Ukraine cause their fascist or an imperialist puppet or whatever

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Beshear has a 60/34 approval rating, per Morning Consult (from Q4 2022)

So then he (probably) wins re-election, paving the way for a Senator Cameron by 2026

How about Senator Bevin?

Stop trying to make Bevin happen. He’s not going to happen.

Cocaine Mitch won't let him happen, lol.

Mitch likely retires in 2026. I could see Bevin run to succeed him.

Mitch will throw every wrench in Bevin's trip to the Senate.

Including clearing the field for Thomas Massie?

More like throwing everything behind Cameron, Adams or some random businessman, state senator, whatever

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Beshear has a 60/34 approval rating, per Morning Consult (from Q4 2022)

So then he (probably) wins re-election, paving the way for a Senator Cameron by 2026

How about Senator Bevin?

Stop trying to make Bevin happen. He’s not going to happen.

Cocaine Mitch won't let him happen, lol.

Mitch likely retires in 2026. I could see Bevin run to succeed him.

Mitch will throw every wrench in Bevin's trip to the Senate.

Including clearing the field for Thomas Massie?

More like throwing everything behind Cameron, Adams or some random businessman, state senator, whatever

And besides, hasn't that geriatric Ninja Turtle been grooming Cameron to succeed him ever since he become Kentucky's AG? Bevin is a proven loser and Adams is probably more interested in running for Governor in 2027.

Probably, I just throw Adam’s in cause they’re both McTurtle Alumn

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Pretty remarkable that Kelly Craft is polling so poorly given that she's had the airwaves to herself and has been blanketing the state with positive spots.

Reminds me of Catherine Templeton in SC-2018-GOV. She was out front first against McMaster and completely inundated the airways till people got sick of seeing her. There is such a thing as too much and too early in ads

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https://twitter.com/rkahne/status/1620582943520616448?t=T8t_L0-lwzXg5Mhu0ZmxjA&a...

I’m glad we finally have an unabashed Pro-Borg assimilation candidate.

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Some other hits from that list;

Pronouns
Mail in Ballots
Fetterman
Iran
Media
Baby Formula “Outages”
January 6
BLM (which I will insist he means the Bureau of Land Management)
Sports
Music
Climate
Merry Christmas

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Daniel Cameron is being attacked now by the law and order right for an unearthed 2017 video of him supporting liberal-leaning bail reform, something that NJ, NY and IL has enacted.


https://twitter.com/gekaminsky/status/1653081510373736458

So much worse to think Cameron holds more liberal beliefs on criminal justice but is playing tough in office to get votes and hurting the black community. Especially considering his conduct during the Breonna Taylor case, was that all for show?

I think Craft is even odds to beat Cameron right now, there was a poll that had him only leading by 6 points a couple of weeks ago. Beshear would be the heavy favorite vs Craft. But it'd be interesting to see Beshear flip the script on Cameron and call him 'weak on crime' if he's the nominee.

The only sincere black republicans are either insane or religious nuts

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In the maps above in the gop vs. dem map who is what color

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Geoff Young is such a quack

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Hate to say this, but Beshear seems like a slight favorite now. This is despite Beshear being no different than a generic Democrat, who imposed extremely harsh COVID restrictions.

Ryan Brune's take seems to be Beshear winning by 2, like Kelly and Edwards. That seems about right.

Maybe voters may actually want to reward someone for trying to keep them safe!

This is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen on here.

Republicans literally won VA because of voter anger about school closures and the not-inaccurate belief that McAuliffe would continue to impose restrictions, seeing as he repeatedly lied about how many kids were hospitalized with COVID.

If Beshear wins, it will be in spite of the restrictions, not because of them.

That was part of it sure, but it was also that McAuliffe fell asleep at the wheel. Despite being in a fairly safe blue state, he barely outraised Youngkin. This was also around the height of the conservative panic and fearmongering that democrats would do all sorts of stupid untrue nonsense to kids in school.

This sight dramatically overestimated the impact of school closures. It’s not like it’s just single issue parents vote.

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I couldn't believe he did better in Campbell County than his statewide average. It used to be unthinkable for a Democrat to do better in Campbell County than statewide.

Eh it should be fairly predictable with how white suburbanites swung left in just about every election since 2017

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Turns out most sane people don’t like recklessly outlawing medical procedures, especially when not having access to them kills people.

Who could have possibly seen this coming!

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The KY posters may be able to confirm this, but my impression is that this race is slipping away from Beshear at the last minute.

Cameron has been far more on message in recent days, relentlessly nationalizing the race and painting Beshear as a national Democrat on two of the most unpopular political stances in the state: his support for Joe Biden and his support for draconian COVID lockdowns.

Previously, Beshear had managed to put Cameron on the defensive on abortion, his ties to Bevin, etc. while Cameron's own attacks were comparatively weak (e.g. on trans rights), but that seems to have changed, and it’s not good for Beshear.

Might turn into another example of "incumbent wishing the election had been held one week earlier."

Inb4 someone says "MUH WHITMER" "MUH GRISHAM"

It still, even years later, baffles me just how reckless and nonchalant republicans demanded the government be during covid.

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Beshear has 61% in Breathitt with 83% of the vote counted. He won it by 50% last time.