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Kentucky’s gov mansion to turn blue again


The latest news out of Kentucky is that challenger and Democrat Steve Beshear is going to pummel the GOP incumbent, Ernie Fletcher, the first Republican governor in KY in more than three decades, by 23 points. From the Courier-Journal:

“This race is over,” said Republican political consultant Ted Jackson, who supported Fletcher in 2003 but backed former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup of Louisville when she challenged Fletcher in the May primary.

The latest poll, conducted Oct. 26-29, interviewed 710 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

Fifty-six percent of the respondents said they would vote for Beshear or were leaning toward voting for him, compared to 33 percent for Fletcher. Ten percent said they were undecided.

The poll found Beshear with majority support among virtually every demographic group — men and women, income and age groups, those with college degrees and those who haven’t finished high school.

Beshear leads among Democrats and independents, and a quarter of the Republicans surveyed said they plan to vote for him.

Moreover, he leads in all regions of the state and in all six congressional districts.

The only downside for me, though not for casino-loving Ohioans, is that Beshear is a gambling supporter. Oh well. Can’t have everything.

I bet Beshear and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, also a Democrat, could have some interesting conversations and collaborations over the next few years.  Anyone have any specific thoughts on how our two states, with both being under Democratic governors, could take advantage of that fact?

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:26 pm November 1st, 2007 in Campaigning, Elections, Government, Politics 

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