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👀 🔪 👀 McConnell advisor on @MattBevin: When you treat people poorly for four years... that comes home to roost. You can't just be a jerk and there not be a consequence... There's nobody who thinks he won the election.👀👀
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2019/11/07/kentucky-governor-election-matt-bevins-promise-trump-falls-short/2507459001/ #kygov
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)only lost by 5000 votes
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Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Kiss my ass. Im not either if those things.
Exactly how we need to talk about states. You have no idea.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)accept my apology please
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)It is generally wise to educate yourself before telling someone else they are stupid..... and even then.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)I am guilty of assuming that a large percentage of his votes had to come from people in lower economic status, but I dont know that so I withdrew it, it is ignorant of me to assume.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)here in Kentucky. Oh, and your boss is hated too.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Its weird, and Im trying to figure it out because hubby and I just retired here. Its Republicans get sent to Washington, but normally democrats get elected for state. Ive only lived here 2 years, so Im trying to understand why. it doesnt always work, but it does offer how people here arent always party aligned.
The county that I live in, all democratic in the county seats. It must be some historical voting patterns, and Andy did hit some coal country areas. That even amazed me.
By the way, Im a NYer, raised in Westchester county. Im trying to understand these people, just not say, well they are broke which means stupid.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)vote for someone who is obviously trying to harm you, etc. that this is an amazing thing to watch.
Voting against one's interests is not unique to your state, for sure.
But I will never get over how many people vote to harm themselves.
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)Trump didn't get elected because people voted against their interests. People voted for Trump because they thought he was the best candidate to meet the interests most near and dear to their hearts.
Bevin still represents something that 700,000 Kentucky voters think is top priority. It is simply a different priority than mine and yours. People don't vote to harm themselves.
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)His whole life evidently.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)when Bevin tried to primary him for the Senate race in 2014, I think.
Scoopster
(423 posts)Zambero
(8,964 posts)Even conservative coal country couldn't stomach the bastard.