November 5, 2019 General Election Thread

[Cyber Liberty]

[Right_in_Virginia]

It began with GOP party leaders openly supporting a 3rd party candidate over Oliver North in 1994.

That didn't help.  But eight years of Clinton and eight years of Obama left behind a treasure trove of liberals who grew accustomed to the place and their government jobs.  The immigration policies of the past sixteen years have also helped to alter the voting patterns of the Commonwealth.

[txradioguy]

KY Election is not over yet.  It's in auto-recount territory, last I saw.  Sure, it looks bad, but it's not over 'til it's over.  I have a couple of baseballs and mitts with that inscription, signed by Yogi.

I agree it’s not over. Percentage wise it’s a tie.  I’m praying Bevin pulls it out against Beshear and the Democrats machine and the NT’s/Populists/Radical Libertarians happy that 2% of the vote was siphoned away that could have ensured Bevin’s victory.

Kinda like the so called Conservatives rooting for Trump’s impeachment. 

[Sighlass]

I agree it’s not over. Percentage wise it’s a tie.  I’m praying Bevin pulls it out against Beshear and the Democrats machine and the NT’s/Populists/Radical Libertarians happy that 2% of the vote was siphoned away that could have ensured Bevin’s victory.

Kinda like the so called Conservatives rooting for Trump’s impeachment. 

I feel your pain...

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Trump held his rally last night in Fayette County.  The crowds were amazing. Lines were blocks long.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Grassroots Republicans @GOP_Grassroots
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Republicans have broken the Democratic supermajority in the New Jersey State Assembly.

Way to go GOP!!!

[catfish1957]

Good News for us here in Texas. Prop 4 passed for a  Constitutional Amendment requiring (1) 2/3 of senate, and (2) Majority of voters to ever invoke an income tax here.  Desperately needed as the flux of immigrants from California continues.  Measure passed 76% to 24%.

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/november-2019-bexar-county-texas-election-results/273-b6a92ac2-16b6-44d3-a6cb-659de139e2b3

[jmyrlefuller]

Actually no he wasn’t. Beshear is an old school corrupt Dem like his daddy was. Three cities/counties delivered for him. 

But right now it’s 49-49%. There’s a run off in the near future.

You're the only one saying anything about a runoff. I don't think Kentucky has a runoff system.

[libertybele]

3 takeaways from Tuesday's elections in Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi

Democrats were celebrating Tuesday night, while President Donald Trump and Republicans were left to explain why they were behind in one of the reddest states in the nation.
In Kentucky, Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear declared victory Tuesday night over Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, holding onto a 0.4 percentage point lead with all precincts reporting as Bevin said he would not concede. Trump had tried to bolster Bevin, holding a rally with him Monday night in Kentucky and telling the state's GOP voters that the race's outcome would be seen as a reflection on him. .................

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/politics/2019-election-takeaways-kentucky-virginia-mississippi/index.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

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Bevin seems to have lost for three reasons:

One as the Washington Post notes, he only got into office four years ago by a thin 85,000-vote margin. So he was on thin ice all through his term and didn't work to increase his support.

Two, he had a third party challenge. Sen. Rand Paul is a popular Senator in Kentucky and on that ground alone, his libertarian allies managed to run a third-party candidate that won 2% of the vote. Had they not, Bevin might have pulled through.

Three, and this seems to have been the big one: Bevin wasn't popular. A poll that ran in April had him ranked as the least popular governor in all 50 states. [...]  Bottom line, he shouldn't have been the candidate.

Now, for sure, the Democrats are going to be emboldened in their impeach-Trump and retake Congress and the White House plan by this incident. That's going to give them energy, which isn't a good thing.

But it seems to be an isolated incident, given that most candidates endorsed by Trump have run away with victory. In Mississippi, Republicans won by a large margin. In Kentucky, Republicans made gains, too, and it was only the Republican governor who lost.

According to the WaPo, the Republicans picked up the state Attorney General's seat, finding a good candidate in a black conservative. The mistake was in running Bevin. A Trump endorsement is a mighty thing, but it can't do a thing for a weak candidate.


https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/message_from_kentucky_strong_candidates_matter.html

[Polly Ticks]

@Polly Ticks whats your take on this mess in our state?

@txradioguy
My take is that a very good man and a very good Governor has apparently been taken down, primarily by the fiasco with the teachers union.  Beshear-1 helped create that mess; I can't imagine that Beshear-2 will do anything but make it worse.     I'm glad Bevin has called for the recount given the minuscule margin, but we all know how those tend to go.

I also agree with those who say that yesterday's Governor's race has absolutely no bearing as a predictor for the election next year.  This was a prime example of the 'all politics are local' adage.  In fact, the rest of the down-ticket Republicans won pretty easily.  Including Adams' defeat of Dem Heather French Henry for Secretary of State, and there are at least a few normally reliably conservative former military men who voted for her solely because of her veterans advocacy.

[txradioguy]

3 takeaways from Tuesday's elections in Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi

Democrats were celebrating Tuesday night, while President Donald Trump and Republicans were left to explain why they were behind in one of the reddest states in the nation.
In Kentucky, Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear declared victory Tuesday night over Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, holding onto a 0.4 percentage point lead with all precincts reporting as Bevin said he would not concede. Trump had tried to bolster Bevin, holding a rally with him Monday night in Kentucky and telling the state's GOP voters that the race's outcome would be seen as a reflection on him. .................

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/politics/2019-election-takeaways-kentucky-virginia-mississippi/index.html

Everyone is trying to say that Trump "dragged Bevin across the finish line" and that's just not the case.  Bevin and Beshear were neck and neck in the polls about where the vote ended up last night before Trump ever set a foot in the Commonwealth.

[Polly Ticks]

Everyone is trying to say that Trump "dragged Bevin across the finish line" and that's just not the case.  Bevin and Beshear were neck and neck in the polls about where the vote ended up last night before Trump ever set a foot in the Commonwealth.

Exactly right.

[txradioguy]

@txradioguy
My take is that a very good man and a very good Governor has apparently been taken down, primarily by the fiasco with the teachers union.  Beshear-1 helped create that mess; I can't imagine that Beshear-2 will do anything but make it worse.     I'm glad Bevin has called for the recount given the minuscule margin, but we all know how those tend to go.

I also agree with those who say that yesterday's Governor's race has absolutely no bearing as a predictor for the election next year.  This was a prime example of the 'all politics are local' adage.  In fact, the rest of the down-ticket Republicans won pretty easily.  Including Adams' defeat of Dem Heather French Henry for Secretary of State, and there are at least a few normally reliably conservative former military men who voted for her solely because of her veterans advocacy.

@Polly Ticks

You're right about Beshear creating the mess that he then sued the Governor over as the AG for the Commonwealth.  He was positioning for this race as far back as 2016.  I'm praying this recount goes Bevin's way.  He's a good man...a good Governor that's up against a corrupt politician in Andy Beshear and all the public sector unions that back him.  If it weren't for three counties IMHO...this wouldn't have even been close.

[mystery-ak]

The Trump 2020 Campaign signaled Tuesday night that if GOP incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin ends up losing Kentucky's too-close-to-call gubernatorial race, it won't have been from President Trump's lack of trying.

'“The President just about dragged Gov. Matt Bevin across the finish line, helping him run stronger than expected in what turned into a very close race at the end,” Brad Parscale, manager of the president's reelection effort wrote in a statement. “A final outcome remains to be seen.”

Trump campaign appears to distance itself from Bevin as Kentucky race goes down to wire
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-appears-to-distance-itself-from-bevin-as-kentucky-race-goes-down-wire

[Polly Ticks]

I'm praying this recount goes Bevin's way.  He's a good man...a good Governor ...

Agreed, and agreed!
He has atcually governed as a conservative, making strides for both the unborn and for 2A. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump campaign appears to distance itself from Bevin as Kentucky race goes down to wire
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-appears-to-distance-itself-from-bevin-as-kentucky-race-goes-down-wire

@mystery-ak

Donald J. Trump
Verified accountï‚™ @realDonaldTrump 

Our big Kentucky Rally on Monday night had a massive impact on all of the races. The increase in Governors race was at least 15 points, and maybe 20! Will be in Louisiana for @EddieRispone on Wednesday night. Big Rally!


9:15 PM - 5 Nov 2019

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1191947091461001216

[Right_in_Virginia]

Donald J. Trump
Verified accountï‚™ @realDonaldTrump 

A lot of winning in Kentucky. Check out the numbers.

Eyewitness News‏
Verified accountï‚™ @wchs8fox11 

The Kentucky gubernatorial race is still too close to call, but you can see the results of the other races here --> http://bit.ly/2yWHuRD  #KyElection

Video at link:

https://twitter.com/wchs8fox11/status/1191937581711265794

8:56 PM - 5 Nov 2019

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1191942342879666178

[Hoodat]

Agreed, and agreed!
He has atcually governed as a conservative, making strides for both the unborn and for 2A.

It is a shame that there is no Conservative GOP to back him up.  McConnell is probably relieved that Bevin lost.

[Cyber Liberty]

It is a shame that there is no Conservative GOP to back him up.  McConnell is probably relieved that Bevin lost.

He was so proud when he announced conservatives and TEA-Party are dead and buried.

[txradioguy]

He was so proud when he announced conservatives and TEA-Party are dead and buried.

Turtle has done more to help bury and marginalize the TEA Party and Conservatives on the Hill than all the Democrats combined.

[txradioguy]

Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump

Our big Kentucky Rally on Monday night had a massive impact on all of the races. The increase in Governors race was at least 15 points, and maybe 20!

He was completely clueless about what was going on in Kentucky before his rally.  This tweet proves it.  He trying to take credit for something he didn't do.