Republican Matt Bevin defeated Democrat Jack Conway 53% to 44%.

Check out this article from yesterday on MSNBC.com:

Quote:...Back in the summer, we dubbed the race possibly the Last Obama War, because it largely hinges on this question: Whom do Kentucky voters dislike more — President Obama or the tea party?....The Conway-Bevin race also has a lot at stake,..... It’s still very close, but put a thumb on the scale for Conway,...

Delusional? Maybe. Funny? Absolutely.

MSNBC Link

I like the comments...

"'Conservative genius' makes you an oxy moron."

2 words!

The best thing I saw on this story was the picture of the governor elect with Kim Davis. I'll bet that had some liberals just seething mad and for that I say --- !

(11-04-2015 12:13 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  Republican Matt Bevin defeated Democrat Jack Conway 53% to 44%.

Check out this article from yesterday on MSNBC.com:

Quote:...Back in the summer, we dubbed the race possibly the Last Obama War, because it largely hinges on this question: Whom do Kentucky voters dislike more — President Obama or the tea party?....The Conway-Bevin race also has a lot at stake,..... It’s still very close, but put a thumb on the scale for Conway,...

Delusional? Maybe. Funny? Absolutely.

MSNBC Link

Although kinda conservative statewide, and Dem with local officials, GOP has not won the GOV very much in recent decades. Big Win.

Very conservative state that always goes R during presidential elections, by large margins.

On the state level, the Democratic party is VERY powerful and rooted in corruption and good ol' boy practices but has been gradually losing local and statewide control over the last couple decades. Republicans took the state Senate a few years ago and is close to taking the House. Governor-elect Bevin is only the 2nd Republican governor in the last 44 years. Sadly, like the other Republican Governor, the state election for State Attorney General was won by a Democrat so he'll spend the next four years investigating Bevin's administration on everything from decorations in the Governor's Mansion to what kind of Bourbon he drinks. Oh, and add insult to injury, the newly elected Democratic Attorney General is the son of the outgoing Democrat Governor. It's going to be nasty for the next 4 years.

(11-04-2015 12:49 PM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote:  The best thing I saw on this story was the picture of the governor elect with Kim Davis. I'll bet that had some liberals just seething mad and for that I say --- !

Even.

But seriously not mad...just sad for the poor residents of Kentucky.

MSNBC gave me AIDS

knowing Jack Conway....Not a good choice for this office and Many saw the same thing. Very Liberal and He try's to pass Himself as a conservative. Just won't work here.

(11-04-2015 02:20 PM)CardFan1 Wrote:  knowing Jack Conway....Not a good choice for this office and Many saw the same thing. Very Liberal and He try's to pass Himself as a conservative. Just won't work here.

Plus, he's a Duke grad running for Governor of Kentucky. You gotta think that wasn't a good idea to begin with.....lol.

(11-04-2015 01:22 PM)WKUApollo Wrote:  Very conservative state that always goes R during presidential elections, by large margins.

On the state level, the Democratic party is VERY powerful and rooted in corruption and good ol' boy practices but has been gradually losing local and statewide control over the last couple decades. Republicans took the state Senate a few years ago and is close to taking the House. Governor-elect Bevin is only the 2nd Republican governor in the last 44 years. Sadly, like the other Republican Governor, the state election for State Attorney General was won by a Democrat so he'll spend the next four years investigating Bevin's administration on everything from decorations in the Governor's Mansion to what kind of Bourbon he drinks. Oh, and add insult to injury, the newly elected Democratic Attorney General is the son of the outgoing Democrat Governor. It's going to be nasty for the next 4 years.

Wow, did not know that.

Sadly, that might be more than what Conway accomplished as Attorney General.

(11-04-2015 02:20 PM)CardFan1 Wrote:  knowing Jack Conway....Not a good choice for this office and Many saw the same thing. Very Liberal and He try's to pass Himself as a conservative. Just won't work here.

Being reported that Conway received 43.8% of the statewide popular vote. Which would be the lowest % for the Democrats' gubernatorial nominee since 1863.

Funny Story. Last year one of the local "Hipster" Shopping centers here would have Live music and a popular Pizza Taphouse would be a focal point. It usually has a big crowd for those events. Conway was standing at the Bar waiting to get a drink and I noticed all of the Bartenders waited on everyone else and seemed to ignore him. These are very Liberal Bartenders mind You that i knew. I said after He gave up and left,"did You know that was the Ky attorney general You snubbed ?" They smiled and laughed and replied "Yeah !"

New Gov Bevin ran AGAINST Obamacare.

From a WSJ Editorial in today's edition:

Quote:The national press had made Kentucky a showcase of the Affordable Care Act, touting Democratic Governor Steve Beshear’s state-run exchange, KYnect, and his Medicaid expansion. The local results weren’t so cheery. Two-fifths of Kentucky hospitals have had to cut services due to soaring Medicaid costs.

Thousands of residents lost the health-care plans they liked, and most insurers on Kynect are increasing premiums by double-digits. In terrible timing for Mr. Conway, the Kentucky Health Cooperative, the largest insurer on the ObamaCare exchange, imploded in October, leaving 51,000 residents without coverage.

(11-05-2015 08:53 AM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  New Gov Bevin ran AGAINST Obamacare.

From a WSJ Editorial in today's edition:

Quote:The national press had made Kentucky a showcase of the Affordable Care Act, touting Democratic Governor Steve Beshear’s state-run exchange, KYnect, and his Medicaid expansion. The local results weren’t so cheery. Two-fifths of Kentucky hospitals have had to cut services due to soaring Medicaid costs.

Thousands of residents lost the health-care plans they liked, and most insurers on Kynect are increasing premiums by double-digits. In terrible timing for Mr. Conway, the Kentucky Health Cooperative, the largest insurer on the ObamaCare exchange, imploded in October, leaving 51,000 residents without coverage.

Yep, Kentucky hospitals are losing $1 billion dollars and the state of Kentucky's budget is exploding by $150-200 million dollars because of KYnect. Tremendous success story for Obamacare. Bevin has said he wants to move KYNect users to federal medicaid program and then do away with KYnect.

Wait, you mean the monstrosity that is Obamacare doesn't provide the cost savings that the Liar in Chief said it did??

(11-05-2015 10:02 AM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote:  Wait, you mean the monstrosity that is Obamacare doesn't provide the cost savings that the Liar in Chief said it did??

It never was intended too. Even the Supreme Court likened it to just a Tax on everyone. Obamanation

I like to check out HuffPost on many news stories, just to see how their bias is portraying the story. And also, I love to read the comments.

On Monday, HuffPost's own poll had Democrat Conley leading Republican Bevin by 43% to 41%. The final results were Bevin 53% to 44%. Well at least they got Conley right.

Here are a couple of comments:

Quote:That's a special kind of ignorance that unique to Americans. There's no other way to explain the electorate in the United States.

Quote: If you vote against your own best interests, you get what you deserve.

Quote:Kentuckians just don't understand

Quote:, but they really do not understand what is going on. A newspaper is something you tape to the windows while you are using a roller to paint your 92 Pontiac

Yes the liberals know what's best for you. Arrogant pr**ks..

Huffpost comments:

"I'm butthurt"

"My butt hurts"

"My butt crack is chapping due to the weather change combined with Kentucky's gubernatorial election results"

"I have a throbbing ache around my anus"

"I looked at my butt in the mirror today, it's red"

"I feel like I just got donkey-punched. In my butt."

(11-05-2015 12:17 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Huffpost comments:

"I'm butthurt"

"My butt hurts"

"My butt crack is chapping due to the weather change combined with Kentucky's gubernatorial election results"

"I have a throbbing ache around my anus"

"I looked at my butt in the mirror today, it's red"

"I feel like I just got donkey-punched. In my butt."