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With the outcome of the KY governor's race, I have gained a modicum of hope and respect for our population at large. This is (was?) a very red state. How long will it take for GOP candidates to realize having Trump come to their side invigorates the opposition more than their base? When that becomes realized, maybe we'll see the impenetrable support the GOP has for Trump begin to whittle away.
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jaywit- Getting to be a Fanboy
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sharpy- Fanboy
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jaywit wrote:With the outcome of the KY governor's race, I have gained a modicum of hope and respect for our population at large. This is (was?) a very red state. How long will it take for GOP candidates to realize having Trump come to their side invigorates the opposition more than their base? When that becomes realized, maybe we'll see the impenetrable support the GOP has for Trump begin to whittle away.
Don't get too excited - the GOP is going to steal this one - there is some law that if you lose by a small margin you can challenge the election for cause, and if successful, have the election decided by the state legislature - which is all GOP - The disgusting actions of this party will never end ..
blondy28- Bova!
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sharpy wrote:jaywit wrote:With the outcome of the KY governor's race, I have gained a modicum of hope and respect for our population at large. This is (was?) a very red state. How long will it take for GOP candidates to realize having Trump come to their side invigorates the opposition more than their base? When that becomes realized, maybe we'll see the impenetrable support the GOP has for Trump begin to whittle away.
Don't get too excited - the GOP is going to steal this one - there is some law that if you lose by a small margin you can challenge the election for cause, and if successful, have the election decided by the state legislature - which is all GOP - The disgusting actions of this party will never end ..
Do you think? In spite of Bevins having 200.000 more votes cast for him than in his last election and he still lost speaks to how little the people of Kentucky think of him. I understand that the teachers in the state really canvassed for him and helped with turnout.
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Do you think? In spite of Bevins having 200.000 more votes cast for him than in his last election and he still lost speaks to how little the people of Kentucky think of him. I understand that the teachers in the state really canvassed for him and helped with turnout.
Wants the election "re-convassed" due to "voting improprieties"....all bullshit .. he just doesn't want to leave and isn't planning on it .. so we will see … btw - this is a prelude to 2020 if trump loses - he won't leave either - and he'll claim the election wasn't fair and that the Russian intervened and therefore, he shouldn't be required to leave. - I'm telling ya - the country may actually have to have a military coup to restore our democracy
Wants the election "re-convassed" due to "voting improprieties"....all bullshit .. he just doesn't want to leave and isn't planning on it .. so we will see … btw - this is a prelude to 2020 if trump loses - he won't leave either - and he'll claim the election wasn't fair and that the Russian intervened and therefore, he shouldn't be required to leave. - I'm telling ya - the country may actually have to have a military coup to restore our democracy
blondy28- Bova!
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Bill Maher says just about every week that Trump won't leave, and I can see that happening.sharpy wrote:Do you think? In spite of Bevins having 200.000 more votes cast for him than in his last election and he still lost speaks to how little the people of Kentucky think of him. I understand that the teachers in the state really canvassed for him and helped with turnout.
Wants the election "re-convassed" due to "voting improprieties"....all bullshit .. he just doesn't want to leave and isn't planning on it .. so we will see … btw - this is a prelude to 2020 if trump loses - he won't leave either - and he'll claim the election wasn't fair and that the Russian intervened and therefore, he shouldn't be required to leave. - I'm telling ya - the country may actually have to have a military coup to restore our democracy
As for Kentucky, Republican controlled state governments have been sketchy in the recent past...North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan..and I wouldn't exactly be surprised if they tried to pull something. If the legislature just flat out deems Bevins the winner, that would be problematic, and I'm not sure that approach wouldn't cause more harm to the GOP. What they CAN do, is call for another election, as they did in one of the Carolinas. I'd say that's the more palatable approach.
sharpy- Fanboy
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What they CAN do, is call for another election, as they did in one of the Carolinas. I'd say that's the more palatable approach.
The only palatable approach is his conceding the election and leaving....anything else is a power grab and a coup
The only palatable approach is his conceding the election and leaving....anything else is a power grab and a coup
blondy28- Bova!
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sharpy wrote:What they CAN do, is call for another election, as they did in one of the Carolinas. I'd say that's the more palatable approach.
The only palatable approach is his conceding the election and leaving....anything else is a power grab and a coup
Yep,that would be the only palatable thing for me. Dunno about centrist/independents in Kentucky. I would hope they would see through this, but it's Kentucky, so you never know.
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