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Title: Bevin accepts victory, despite recanvass--Kentucky!
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URL Source: http://mycn2.com/politics/bevin-accepts-victory-despite-recanvass
Published: May 19, 2015
Author: Caroline Imler
Post Date: 2015-05-19 23:58:11 by out damned spot
Keywords: Bevin, Kentucky, victory
Views: 977
Comments: 6
Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin’s speech sure sounded like an acceptance speech, in spite of the slim margin of victory and the recanvass that will follow. He thanked his supporters, staff, wife and nine children as well as his running mate. He was proud to point out that he and Jenean Hampton grew up poor and said their rise to this election is what Kentucky is all about. Hear his full speech here:
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#3. To: out damned spot, Fred Mertz (#0)
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Did the authorities ever determine whether he was involved in the fire that burned down his business before he carpetbagged his way into Kentucky politics? Conway is a strong opponent but not unbeatable, as Rand Paul demonstrated. No one knows yet if Grimes or Conway will sign up to try to take Rand Paul's Senate seat. That might affect Bevin's chances at winning political office in 2016. Dems still have a huge voter registration advantage in Kentucky, close to 2:1. They have dominated state offices for decades with the usual results. Notably, KY has a serious pension crisis coming to head sooner than later. AceOfSpades: Because of people like Vicki Cunigan and the politicians who pander to their unions. She retired 10 years ago at age 50, after just 27 years on the job, to a lifetime pension of $40,000 a year, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. But the state pension fund that pays her is going belly up. It is only 21% funded. This puts her $40,000-a-year lifetime pension in jeopardy. "I'm angry and frustrated," she told the Herald-Leader. Yes, I see. Bevin does have some chance if he can pull a Scott Walker and turn this crisis which threatens to explode state taxes back on the Dems. Bevin, however, hasn't been the most savvy pol.
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KY is a Red state at the federal level, especially Senate and WH. But it is a Blue state in state elections with a very strong Dem party machine. Why Your State Is Going Broke Meet Vicki Cunigan. Her daddy was a Kentucky state employee. Her mom was a Kentucky state employee. Her husband was a Kentucky state employee. She was a Kentucky state employee. And every one of them is enjoying a killer pension that is, indeed, killing the state budget.
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