Democrat Leads in Kentucky Governor’s Race
Democrat Steve Beshear Seems Ready to Trounce Republican Incumbent
My Direct Democracy, Jonathon Singer, Oct 31st
If you’re an incumbent Governor trailing your challenger by a double-digit margin less than a week out from election day, you probably would rather not see your numbers drop from the upper-30s to 40 percent to the mid-30s. But such is the case for Kentucky’s Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher, who is polling way down in the mid-30s in two new polls matching him up against Democrat Steve Beshear.
The newest poll shows Democrat Beshear ahead with 60% versus 35% for Ernie Fletcher.
It really just isn’t so good for an incumbent to average nearly 20 points down against his challenger. Something could happen between now and Tuesday, when Kentuckians go to the polls — but it’s not terribly likely at this point. What does remain to be seen, it seems, it whether the Democrats will get enough momentum out of this gubernatorial contest to make good on their very real potential to go after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell next fall. Click here to read this story at MyDD (MyDirectDemocracy)