There was a special legislative election in Kentucky yesterday. The election was made necessary when a Republican legislator faced with allegations of sex abuse and a possible criminal indictment committed suicide. His wife ran as a GOP candidate to finish out his term. Her position was that her husband had been innocent and had been the target of a left wing hit job. The Democrat candidate was the one who had lost the same seat in 2016 by only 200 votes while President Trump was carrying the district by a big margin. Not surprising, the Democrat won. Too many voters thought the GOP candidate was delusional (if loyal) in support of her late husband, given the evidence against him that made its way into the public domain.
That's the news; now here's the spin. The Democrats are pointing to this result as "proof" of the major Democrat wave sweeping the nation. It's laughable. Sure, the Democrat won, but this local election was governed by special circumstances, not national politics.
That's the news; now here's the spin. The Democrats are pointing to this result as "proof" of the major Democrat wave sweeping the nation. It's laughable. Sure, the Democrat won, but this local election was governed by special circumstances, not national politics.
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