Not as a general rule.

 

You're fibbing now... :sssh:

You're fibbing now... :sssh:

I have to walk a fine line....for various reasons. :walk:

To just claim that Conway beat Lee by the (D) is a failing argument, because he LED the ticket. More people voted for Conway than for any other Democrat, so it's not like he just rode that baseline wave. He was at the crest.

To just claim that Conway beat Lee by the (D) is a failing argument, because he LED the ticket. More people voted for Conway than for any other Democrat, so it's not like he just rode that baseline wave. He was at the crest.

 

Not claiming that is the only reason but for a good number of votes, maybe even majority of votes, it is the reason.

Not claiming that is the only reason but for a good number of votes, maybe even majority of votes, it is the reason.

Obviously, there was a strong anti-Republican lean in the voting booth yesterday. I'm more interested in the difference between Conway's margin of victory and, say, Luallen's (who had better name recognition statewide, is widely considered competent, not from Louisville, etc.) and what it says about his race with Lee.

1) If you're voting in a state race based on abortion issues, you're barking up the wrong tree. Until the Supreme Court of the United States says any different, that's a right guaranteed in all 50 states.

 

2) This was most definitely a referendum on Fletcher. His decision to run again was a mistake from the get-go. Had he said early on that he would not run, it would have given the party an opportunity to put someone good forward. As it was, the small group of Republican leaders that saw he had no shot at a general election victory (McConnell, Northup, et al.) got together and tried to put someone else forward. In the end, all I could say last night was: "I did my part, I voted for Northup in the primary."

 

3) As a result of this being a referendum, it says very little about Kentucky's values. It is interesting to note that while Jefferson County went heavily Democrat, Mayor Jerry's deceptive "library tax" was dismissed with prejudice. For those keeping track... Jefferson County: pro-democrat, anti-tax. If you can make any sense of it, let me know.