Anonymous #1 8w

that’s his home state dumbass. He’s literally the governor of kentucky

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Anonymous #1 8w

he’s only won kentucky twice already and has a 68% approval rating as governor

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Anonymous OP 8w

(highest in the country)

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Anonymous OP 8w

The votes and support you get as a governor does not transition good enough to federal elections. Maryland’s former Republican governor, good approvals, ran for the senate in 2024, still lost by a decent margin. That’s just one example I can think of atm yet I know there are plenty of others. Plus there’s Al Gore, Senator from Tennessee, he lost his home state in 2000.

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Anonymous #1 8w

that’s because al gore’s seat was a class 1 senate seat which means elections happen during midterms

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Anonymous #1 8w

like just admit you didn’t know he was from kentucky instead of coming up with excuses

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Anonymous OP 8w

My mothers family is from Kentucky, I know very well who he is. This isn’t the 80s where politicians have home state advantages in presidential elections outside swing states bro

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Anonymous #1 8w

it does when you have a 68% approval rating.

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Anonymous #1 8w

show me a politician in an opposite party state with that high of an approval rating who went on to lose in a federal election

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Anonymous OP 8w

Larry Hogan of Maryland, a Republican, had a 70% approval rating right before leaving office. A year later he went on to run for Maryland’s senate seat. He put up a good fight, but he lost by 12%, even in a decent year for republicans.

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Anonymous #1 8w

that’ll happen when you betray your own values and piss off your constituents. He went anti-abortion and bowed down to trump. Predictable. He didn’t stick to his platform.

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Anonymous #1 8w

it’s just not the same man. He was a centrist who caved to a far right fascist. That’ll stain your brand.

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