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发帖数: 29846 | 1 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The latest on the GOP surge in Kentucky's general
election.
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10:55 a.m.
Opening the Senate session on Wednesday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
congratulated Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin.
But McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, never mentioned Bevin's name. Bevin
challenged him in last year's Senate GOP primary.
Instead, McConnell said, "The governor-elect and I are no stranger to
spirited competition."
McConnell also said Kentucky voters rejected "government control and big
labor" and sent a message that they want "greater control over their lives
and destiny."
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4:50 a.m.
Republican victories for governor and three other statewide offices in
Kentucky severely crippled one of the few remaining viable Democratic
parties in the South.
Kentucky is still the only Southern state where Democrats control the House
of Representatives. But Republicans now control four of the six statewide
constitutional seats, including the governor's office. And they have a
supermajority in the state Senate.
Democratic Auditor Adam Edelen — who lost his re-election bid — says the
national Democratic Party is out of step with mainstream residents of
Kentucky, making it difficult for the party's candidates to win statewide.
Other Democrats, including Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, say
the party must begin to rebuild.
Republican Gov.-elect Matt Bevin called for unity and vowed to work with
politicians from both parties when he takes office.
Source URL: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/latest-sen-mcconnell-congratulates-once-bitter-rival |
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