Little Earl Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, ctm said: Check with @Little Earl and see what has happened in the Virginia legislature since Trump became president. Libtard judges put in by Democrats choose Virginia redistricting map favorable to Democrats. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/federal-judges-choose-va-redistricting-map-favorable-to-democrats-six-gop-house-districts-would-get-bluer/2019/01/22/401b2618-1ebc-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3AM6nZkKV4D5qZnde17SHNkwRA7zmVt5AdTitj_MxunSpn572VnTpNNfw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyitsmeallen Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 38 minutes ago, Jonboy said: From 1971-2003, KY had a Dem governor. Then they had another one, Steve Beshear (Andy's father), from 2007 to 2015. No...but this is a thread about KY. I only mentioned VA because someone previously mentioned they were close to flipping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboy Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 minute ago, heyitsmeallen said: I only mentioned VA because someone previously mentioned they were close to flipping. Ahhh, gotcha. Misread that. heyitsmeallen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFLStudent Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 26 minutes ago, Jonboy said: He said KY has been under red leadership for decades, which is factually incorrect. I'm sorry sir. I'm use to debating with crazy people. That's not a joke. I understand what you are saying. Jonboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctm Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Something else happened in KY. There were about a half dozen counties in eastern KY that flipped from heavily Trump in 2016 to going slightly for Beshear last night. Want to guess what these counties had in common? Coal country. This is an issue for McConnell as well. He's been heavily lobbied by coal workers and done nothing for them. https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article233016257.html A group of former Kentucky coal miners, who suffer from the deadly and incurable black lung disease, had mixed feelings about a brief meeting Tuesday with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell, his staff and the miners reportedly discussed funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, a federal program at risk at becoming underfunded that pays a monthly stipend and covers medical expenses for black lung victims and their widows. About 12,000 former miners nationwide rely on the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund to cover costs and make ends meet, but a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office showed that the fund is $4.3 billion in debt, and a tax on coal which funded the trust fund was cut in half in January (tax cut bill). Many advocates for the fund worry it may soon become insolvent. Jimmy Moore, the head of the Letcher County Black Lung Association, said he found McConnell’s conduct “rude.” After the meeting, he said McConnell wouldn’t do anything to reinstate the tax which funded the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. “He might’ve stayed a minute,” Moore said, referring to McConnell’s quick exit from the meeting. “...It was a worthless trip, that’s the way I feel.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Little Earl said: Easy dumbass. The libertarian candidate caused the Republican to lose the very close vote. 25K for the libertarian, while the Repub lost by 5K. Now explain why the margins were so close in a state that Trump won by 30 points just 3 years ago? Face it, you're losing ground fast. We're going to mop the floor with you in 2020. MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 50 minutes ago, Little Earl said: Libtard judges put in by Democrats choose Virginia redistricting map favorable to Democrats. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/federal-judges-choose-va-redistricting-map-favorable-to-democrats-six-gop-house-districts-would-get-bluer/2019/01/22/401b2618-1ebc-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3AM6nZkKV4D5qZnde17SHNkwRA7zmVt5AdTitj_MxunSpn572VnTpNNfw Oh boo hoo. Republicans gerrymandering more often and more egregiously than democrats. MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 I don’t think Trump needs to worry about losing KY next year. He is still popular there. McConnell might be another story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, Starkiller said: I don’t think Trump needs to worry about losing KY next year. He is still popular there. McConnell might be another story. You're likely right but if he loses ground in Kentucky he's likely to lose ground in states where the margins are much smaller. He needed everything to go just right last time and this time it looks like he won't be as fortunate. MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mythos27 said: You're likely right but if he loses ground in Kentucky he's likely to lose ground in states where the margins are much smaller. He needed everything to go just right last time and this time it looks like he won't be as fortunate. I just think it was more about a shitty, unpopular governor than it was about Trump. I don’t think it is any impact on Trump at all other than maybe seen as embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Earl Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Mythos27 said: Now explain why the margins were so close in a state that Trump won by 30 points just 3 years ago? Face it, you're losing ground fast. We're going to mop the floor with you in 2020. 6 statewide races in Kentucky. Does this look like a referendum on Trump? Not to mention Bevin had only a 34% approval rating. Governor: Democrat +0.4 Attorney General: Republican +15.5 Agriculture Commissioner: Republican +19.6 Auditor: Republican + 14.6 Secretary of State: Republican +4.4 Treasurer: Republican +21.4 Edited November 6, 2019 by Little Earl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 There has been a mid term and several special elections, they as a whole have rebuked Trump ChemEngr79, and Mythos27 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Little Earl said: 6 statewide races in Kentucky. Does this look like a referendum on Trump? Not to mention Bevin had only a 34% approval rating. Governor: Democrat +0.4 Attorney General: Republican +15.5 Agriculture Commissioner: Republican +19.6 Auditor: Republican + 14.6 Secretary of State: Republican +4.4 Treasurer: Republican +21.4 Well considering Trump won the state by 30%.... yeah, kinda. Its particularly concerning for McConnell who's approval ratings are also in the 30s iirc. Edited November 6, 2019 by reo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragidealist Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, Little Earl said: 6 statewide races in Kentucky. Does this look like a referendum on Trump? Not to mention Bevin had only a 34% approval rating. Governor: Democrat +0.4 Attorney General: Republican +15.5 Agriculture Commissioner: Republican +19.6 Auditor: Republican + 14.6 Secretary of State: Republican +4.4 Treasurer: Republican +21.4 Trump thought so... Do you disagree with your god? IsntLifeFunny, Mythos27, OILERMAN, and 1 other 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Opinion article on the morphed GOP: https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/469204-the-tea-party-has-died-of-hypocrisy Pragidealist, and reo 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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