Matt Bevin, left, and Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear are locked in a dead heat ahead of Tuesday's gubernatorial election. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters President Donald Trump will visit Kentucky on Monday in an effort to boost unpopular Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher, whose victory four years prior broke Democrats’ three-decade hold on the governorship and was supposed to turn Kentucky red for good. The governor’s “self-inflicted damage” may have handed Democrats “a one-time opportunity,” said Western Kentucky University political scientist Scott Lasley. So we’ve got to build that.”Timothy D. Easley/ASSOCIATED PRESS Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has given Democrats hope that they can reclaim the governor's seat in Tuesday's elections.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2019 23:15 UTC