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TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:06 PM Nov 2019

It looks like Republicans lost ground in Eastern Kentucky too

In the NY Times county map, it looks like Dems won some counties in eastern KY with 20 pt swings. My impression is that these are your blue collar white counties. I know MSNBC has been focusing on the suburban counties, but I am wondering if there is some blue-collar counties that have traditionally been Democratic are coming back to the fold.

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It looks like Republicans lost ground in Eastern Kentucky too (Original Post) TheRealNorth Nov 2019 OP

They've never left. Chin music Nov 2019 #1

Precisely. dchill Nov 2019 #2

Yep blm Nov 2019 #3

My home county went 70% plus for Trump KentuckyWoman Nov 2019 #4

That was the most Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #5

Yup, Eastern Kentucky is coal country. OliverQ Nov 2019 #6

Chin music

(23,002 posts)

1. They've never left.

Reply to TheRealNorth (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:08 PM

Nov 2019

When they cheat, they win. We've been voting, they've been robbing us since Al Gore.

dchill

(38,505 posts)

2. Precisely.

Reply to Chin music (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:09 PM

Nov 2019

blm

(113,069 posts)

3. Yep

Reply to Chin music (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:12 PM

Nov 2019

KentuckyWoman

(6,688 posts)

4. My home county went 70% plus for Trump

Reply to TheRealNorth (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:22 PM

Nov 2019

They went 70% plus for Beshear. A poor county that has suffered under Bevin. Counting then as Democratic voters is a mistake in my opinion. For most there, this was a "not Bevin" vote. It will take considerable work to turn them.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

5. That was the most

Reply to TheRealNorth (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:36 PM

Nov 2019

noticeable thing that popped out of the Map. What a change,people are starting to see the light. Fake promises does not put food on the table,

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)

6. Yup, Eastern Kentucky is coal country.

Reply to TheRealNorth (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 11:39 PM

Nov 2019

Beshear did very well there.

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