Kentucky 2023 gubernatorial election megathread

[Spectator]

Looks like it’s Cameron’s to lose.

[JMT]

https://twitter.com/ap_politics/status/1658608551680524289?s=46&t=-r8JGlJno4...

[AncestralDemocrat.]

https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1658610909428719617?t=xvWhJl-CfmxohX_f...

[Unbeatable Titan Susan Collins]

https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1658611510539591680

Ap a minute later

[JMT]

Well, that was uneventful. I guess the only possible surprise here is Quarles maybe finishing ahead of Craft? Still a lot of vote left to count, so it could change, but that would be slightly surprising.

I think the general election is Lean D. Beshear is popular enough to be favored, but definitely can’t rule out a Cameron win. Cameron is a good candidate, too, and Kentucky being so red could carry him over the finish line.

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

Trump-endorsed Cameron easily wins with nearly 50% of the vote (and rising) while DeSantis-endorsed Craft fails and comes in 3rd.

[wbrocks67]

Craft really flopped, wow. Though Cameron being such a well known statewide figure should not have even made this into a question.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

DDNN Calls:
R Gov for Cameron
D Gov for Beshear
R SOS for Adams
R Ag Commissioner for Shell
R Auditor for Ball
R Treasurer for Metcalf

Uncalled:
D Ag Commissioner
State Senate Special

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Calling D Ag Commissioner for Enlow
Calling State Senate Special for Elkins

[JMT]

Does anybody that follows Kentucky politics have an idea of who Cameron might pick as a running mate? I believe Kentucky gubernatorial candidates previously had to select their running mates prior to the primary, but it looks like it’s changed this cycle? Seems like candidates can wait to name their Lt. Gov running mate till after being nominated now.

[Spectator]

Craft really flopped, wow. Though Cameron being such a well known statewide figure should not have even made this into a question.

I couldn’t even imagine spending millions of my own money to not even make it out of the primary.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/lxeagle17/status/1658615846447763456

[GeorgiaModerate]

Craft really flopped, wow. Though Cameron being such a well known statewide figure should not have even made this into a question.

I couldn’t even imagine spending millions of my own money to not even make it out of the primary.

If I had millions of dollars of disposable money, there are many many things I would prefer to blow it on rather than running for office.

[ReallySuper]

we do a little bit of trolling

https://twitter.com/joesonka/status/1658631874992898054?cxt=HHwWjIC8oeG50oQuAAAA

https://twitter.com/joesonka/status/1658631054914117632?cxt=HHwWgICzmYOK0oQuAAAA

[ReallySuper]

mapz

gop primary by county, shaded by margins (from wikipedia)

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red=cameron, green=quarles, blue=craft

second place by county:

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introducing eric deters in yellow
you might notice that monroe county in soky is the only county that cameron didnt win or place second in. he got just 20% of the vote behind craft's 46% and quarles' 28%

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patriot elliott county, 26% deters (all of 51 votes!!)

beshear vs cameron raw primary vote:

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dem vs gop raw primary vote:

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[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

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

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

MS GOV is a Tossup too it's only 5 pts, watch Presley win

[Duke of York]

Do Democrats have a chance to win any other statewide officers other than Governor?

[SnowLabrador]

Do Democrats have a chance to win any other statewide officers other than Governor?

Nope. Even Beshear will be lucky to win. There was one poll with him leading Cameron by 9 points, but he was at 49, and what's more, the primary hadn't occurred yet, so the red team hadn't consolidated yet. I expect the race to massively tighten.

[Pollster]

Just got around to looking at the primary results and all I'll say is that Kelly Craft is an early contender for the RRH Turkey of the Year award. What a ridiculous footnote in history her campaign is going to be.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Safe D like MS we won on Tuesday night proves we are exceeding 22 polling the question is LA if Wilson can win a Runoff

PROVISIONS BALLOTS FAVS DS

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Cameron is accused of seeking donations from a company his office is investigating:
https://twitter.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1673396899150176270

[ReallySuper]

in the interest of balanced coverage, im going to put this old news here. unfortunately elon musk locked twitter so i cant see what (if anything) comrade geoff has said about this and have no choice but to write his response myself:

Criminal-in-Chief Andy Beshear (D-Lying, Genocidal, Fascist War Criminal) caught FUNNELING hundreds of thousands of dollars from D mayor. KDP machine--same cronies that rigged two primaries against me--corrupted by their big money donor criminal overlords. No one can support this crook who killed thousands of kids with his lies about the jab and now is trying to steal yet another election with dirty tricks. He will be destroyed in the general election and then come crying home to his daddy asking how could this have happened? Ds lost their one chance to win after they cheated me out of the primary illegally!

FBI investigates Democrat mayor's massive illegal donation to Beshear campaign

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Geoff Young is such a quack

[Arizona Iced Tea]

This is probably the first election in a long time where the majority of voters like both candidates.