DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democrat Andy Beshear narrowly led incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin late Tuesday [11-5-19] night with all precincts reporting — an apparent Democratic triumph in a conservative Southern state that came after a last-minute effort by President Donald Trump to pull Bevin over the finish line. The close result, with Beshear taking 49.2 percent of the vote and Bevin taking 48.8 percent, isn’t necessarily a sign of Democratic ascendancy in one of Trump’s strongest states in 2016. Bevin antagonized voters across the political spectrum throughout his term. But it still could represent an embarrassing moment for the president, who touted his strong record in rallies held the night before elections and predicted that the media would blame him if Bevin lost. Beshear, the state attorney general, led Bevin by roughly 5,000 votes at the end of the night.”
–Steven Shepard, Daniel Strauss, Ally Mutnick and Alex Isenstadt, “Trump’s push for embattled Kentucky governor falls short,” Politico, November 5, 2019 7:58 am