Mitch McConnell: 53,000 votes. Combined Democratic field: 35,000

[brooklynite]

This was always going to be long odds race, regardless of whom the nominee was.

[RandySF]

1. Kentucky is a lost cause. No shock here.

[bdamomma]

13. he's got

Kentuckians by the balls. He's a bastard.

[Bev54]

28. What am I missing here

It is my understanding that the majority of the vote of 1.1 million is in mail in ballots about 800,000 and we won't know the results for about a week?? How can you go by just the in person ballots?

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Many states including Kentucky vote with their racist beliefs, not their brains.

[Pantagruel]

3. Does that include vote by mail?

Kentuckians were encouraged to VBM.

[onetexan]

4. Thats what i heard this morning on msnbc. 38% have already

VBM. I dont think the numbers above include VBM #s.

[edhopper]

5. thet estimated 1 million votes cast

Wait for the mail in votes.

[stillcool]

6. 1.1 million votes I just read...

how does that work?

[blm]

7. Out of 1million votes? 900,000 voters passed on the senate race?

[AZ8theist]

16. No, those numbers in the OP represent only about 35% of precincts reported...nt

[GusFring]

8. Is it possible for Ny and other big states to limit the money they get?

[beachbumbob]

9. the count is far from over

[sunonmars]

10. Republican areas are coming in first, the big dem strongholds have not.

[Tetrachloride]

11. People, we have a problem with evidence. Post a link.

[brooklynite]

15. Here!

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-kentucky-primary-elections.html

[bdamomma]

12. fuck

McConnell stealing again, how many times is this?

So did he get in again???

Fucking thief.

[bearsfootball516]

17. It's a red state, he doesn't need to steal anything.

All of you have to do to win in Kentucky is have an R next to your name.

[bluedigger]

18. Settle down, it's the primaries.

The OP is just bemoaning voter turnout based on early results.

[Hortensis]

21. :) Yeah, and pretty sure a Democrat's going to win today. nt

[Takket]

20. i don't think mcconnel stole the gop primary......

[standingtall]

14. I'm not sure what this number is

but practically no votes from Jefferson or Fayette County are in yet, although I agree the odds are against whoever the nominee is defeat McConnell, but if the numbers you are citing are the early returns you would expect McConnell or any republican to be ahead this early.The numbers from Louisville and Lexington may not be in until next week.

[smirkymonkey]

19. He's the most hated senator in the nation. He's got an approval rating of under 30%!

How can this happen?

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/mitch_mcconnell_favorableunfavorable-6672.html

[redstatebluegirl]

22. The pastors preach GOP nonsense and the flock

responds. Abortion and gay marriage is all they care about.

[smirkymonkey]

32. Fuuuuuuukkkkk!

I am so SICK of these morons! Those things do not affect their lives one bit. If they would just keep their noses out of everyone else's business, the world would be a much better place.

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

23. With all those polls shut down,...

...no way I'd let an elderly family member of mine (or myself for that matter) go to the polls and stand in those long lines risking contracting COVID.

We'll continue to lose states like KY as long as those with us with the means to change things sit back and let the disenfranchised stay disenfranchised.

[JI7]

24. It's a right wing southern state with a low black population

in most southern states Democrats count on the black population to help win.

we don't have that here.

[DeminPennswoods]

25. Hayes just had Abrams and Ossoff on as guests

and reported that the KY mail-in ballots alone exceeded the usual primary vote.

[Silent3]

26. Way too early to draw any conclusions

Not that I’d be shocked for there to be more McConnel voters, but early returns are often very uneven and lopsided, especially when there’s a big difference between rural and urban reporting speed.

[empedocles]

29. moscow mitch has another 4+ months to go.

[Takket]

27. some things.......

lots of blue areas yet to report
the voter suppression is working (makes perfect sense people can't vote when all the polling locations are closed)

[GulfCoast66]

31. That suppression is not working all that great.

Kentucky smashed a primary record.

Mail in voting increases participation.

[Crunchy Frog]

30. I guess we're not getting rid of the turtle, unless he gets coronavirus and dies.

[smirkymonkey]

34. If only!

If that happens, I might actually start believing that there is a god.

[Crunchy Frog]

36. Me too. And for a few others I can think of.

[Roland99]

33. People are still in line to vote. Booker and McGrath have both filed injunctions

to keep polling open


EDIT. My data was outdated. Polls have closed

https://amp.courier-journal.com/amp/3237124001

[Kid Berwyn]

35. That's why 1 polling place for 600,000 people.

They’re Democrats.

https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/23/new_york_kentucky_virginia_primaries

[empedocles]

38. At 9:20p, Amy still has 10point lead 45.5 to 35.2 lead - NYT

Still got a shot.