Trump and Pence plan 11th-hour mission to save Kentucky governor

Trump and Pence plan 11th-hour mission to save Kentucky governor

The president and vice president will star in pre-election rallies for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, two people familiar with the planning said.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. | Scott Olson/Getty Images

By ALEX ISENSTADT at Politico

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/11/matt-blevin-kentucky-governor-trump-pence-044735

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The White House is planning an 11th-hour push to stave off an embarrassing defeat for the Republican governor of Kentucky, with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence expected to make separate trips to the state in the runup to the Nov. 5 election.

Trump is expected to travel to the state to stump for Gov. Matt Bevin the day before Election Day, according to two people familiar with the planning for the event. Pence, meanwhile, is slated to appear in the state on Nov. 1. Final details for the rallies are still being worked out.

White House spokespersons did not respond to a request for comment.

Bevin is likely to make Trump a central part of his closing argument, and Trump has made last-minute trips to heavily Republican areas a staple of his campaign arsenal for GOP allies. Bevin has portrayed himself as a staunch White House ally and has aired TV ads which prominently feature the president. Trump won Kentucky by nearly 30 percentage points in 2016.

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