Kentucky attorney general Andy Beshear shocked the political world with a razor thin upset of incumbent Governor Matt Bevin in an election that saw all other Republicans win big. Beshear's decision to stick to healthcare and jobs as main topics overwhelmed Bevin's "I'm buddies with Trump" strategy. There were almost 500,000 more voters in 2019 when compared to Bevin's victory in the 2015 election. Incoming Republican attorney general Daniel Cameron has already stated that he would take the office back to its intended purpose of law enforcement. Beshear was criticized for filing a slew of lawsuits intended to slow down Bevin's initiatives. Surprisingly, President Donald Trump's raucous Lexington rally on election eve did not close a suspected wide polling gap hampering Bevin. Of
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Matt Bevin on shrinking budgets, weak general assembly output, opponents, and the Jeff Walz Twitter beef
📻 Here's Governor Matt Bevin on why Republicans majorities can't snowplow state legislation, the subpoena for lists of JCPS "sickout" teachers, if an unfocused Coach Jeff Walz caused his Louisville women's team to lose to UConn, budget cutting advice for the Louisville mayor, the Adam Edelen jingle taunt, Gill Holland's MIA tax returns, and the governor's contention that retirees ❤️ higher taxes, 🎙️ LISTEN tinyurl.com/y3el2kto Naturally, Governor Bevin's comments about Jeff Walz created a firestorm, hitting most national media outlets. ZING!@GovMattBevin says if @CoachJeffWalz paid more attention to the basketball court than him the @UofLWBB would have won. Says Walz was “out coached.” #KYGov— Philmonger (@phillipmbailey) April 10, 2019 Here is @GovMattBevin's full comments about @CoachJeffWalz on @terrymeiners show
Adam Edelen would like to be Kentucky’s next governor. Here’s what he would say to the current governor on a long car ride.
via WHAS RADIO 📻 My chat with Kentucky governor hopeful Adam Edelen on how he differs from other Ky Democrats, what he'd say to Gov Matt Bevin on a long car ride, his pension fix, and how two white guys #EdelenHolland2019 can still bring diversity to Kentucky. We also discussed Kentucky jobs in coal, renewable energy, and Edelen's support from prominent Louisvillians. 🎙️ #Election2019 #KYpolitics
“You bet I’m running” – Gov. Matt Bevin tees up his re-election battle with Andy Beshear, et al
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin finally burst the bubble by declaring that he will indeed run for reelection. I've asked him more than 10 times in radio interviews if he would re-up to solidify Republican party plans for 2019. His response was that he would not let "the people across the aisle" dictate his schedule. At last night's Lincoln Dinner in Lexington, the news spilled across all of the aisles. Governor Bevin wants to stay in office for a second term. "Buckle up, because the next five years are going to be something to watch." At the @KYGOP Lincoln Dinner in Lexington, @GovMattBevin announced his intention to run for re-election in 2019. pic.twitter.com/zqnjGGEufk— Garrett Wymer (@GarrettWKYT) August 26, 2018 There's
Gov. Matt Bevin on weak UofL donations, time with Trump, trade tariffs, more
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and I had another wide-ranging interview today on his conversations with President Donald Trump, local impact from Trump trade tariffs, withering donations to UofL, secrecy in the UofL presidential search, the reshaping of his budget, Medicaid waiver countersuit, striking teachers, and more. ? @GovMattBevin on talks with @realDonaldTrump, proposed trade tariffs, secrecy of UofL presidential search, withering donations to UofL, proposed state budget, striking teachers, #Medicaid waiver countersuit, more ?️ https://t.co/IkVVKiRqvo #USpolitics #tradewar #Kentucky pic.twitter.com/tRs6dZqUIl— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) March 7, 2018
POST NO BILLS: Gov. Matt Bevin vs. The Media
Can we begin by reminding everyone that "the media" is a vast universe of unconnected voices who report, commentate, and disseminate news items? It's true that major media pretends to deliver impartial, objective news but whenever humans are involved, so are their personal views. There is clearly some sort of slant with all human communication. That's why it's so easy to find a comfortable housecoat of your views reflected back onto you from any one of a zillion media outlets. A recent Courier-Journal search of voter registration records for various local luminaries included my information: CJ writer Andy Wolfson notes that "social scientists say (party registration) is a lens that affects how a person perceives the world." In my case, it
Gov Matt Bevin on pension meltdowns, tax overhaul, SNL, and Kentucky’s “pathetic” media
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin is not shy in his radio appearances. I've had conversations with Mr. Bevin since his 2013 senate primary challenge to incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell. Gov. Bevin and I usually go long form on a variety of issues. This time we talked about Saturday Night Live's skewering of Kentuckians, expected tax overhaul plans, alleged political corruption by both parties, and secrecy surrounding the governor's new Anchorage home. A few members of the media took offense to a comment Bevin made about Courier-Journal Frankfort bureau chief Tom Loftus. I spoke with Loftus about it the next morning and he simply laughed off the governor's dig. .@TomLoftus_CJ was covering Kentucky before @GovMattBevin knew where Frankfort was on a
AUDIO: Gov. Matt Bevin on his first legislative session with Republican control of both houses
Governor Matt Bevin had a busy day vetoing three bills from the Republican-led state legislature as its session nears an end. He took time (during a power outage no less) to talk about the vetoes, President Trump's executive order dismantling President Obama's EPA regulations, if charter schools mean resegregation, the GOP health care meltdown, mental health issues, and whether drones would soon fly pizzas right into our TV rooms.
Only a temporary bridge above the mudslinging
High above the muddy banks of the Ohio River, politicians were slinging nothing but niceties toward their rivals on the eve of Kentucky's gubernatorial transition. Here's a shiny new bridge, so let's all take credit. Outgoing Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, a democrat whose signature accomplishment is the kynect health care exchange, was sharing a stage with his successor Matt Bevin, the republican whose top priority is to immediately dismantle kynect. Gov-elect Matt Bevin was presented with ribbon cutting scissors by Beshear to use next year in dedicating the east end bridge with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, another political polar opposite to Beshear. Bevin deferred to Beshear at the podium and did not speak publicly, but was seen chatting and posing
Drawing conclusions both left and right, black and white
The cartoon below from Joel Pett of the Lexington Herald-Leader created quite an uproar over the reference to Governor-elect Matt Bevin's children, four of whom are adopted African Americans from Ethiopia. MY RADIO INTERVIEW WITH JOEL PETT HERE --- Mr. Pett said he has no preconceived agenda for drawing future cartoons about soon-to-be Governor Bevin. The governor-elect issued a strong response: Statement from Governor-Elect Matt Bevin Regarding the Lexington Herald-Leader Cartoon Frankfort, KY - The following is a statement from Governor-Elect Matt Bevin regarding the cartoon by Joel Pett published in today's Lexington Herald-Leader: "They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Indeed, today, the Lexington Herald-Leader chose to articulate with great clarity the deplorably racist ideology of "cartoonist", Joel