Make no mistake: Trump remains the easy favorite in the commonwealth in the presidential race. In a hypothetical rematch with Biden released recently by Emerson polling, Trump came in a whopping 29 points ahead of the incumbent Democrat.
But campaign endorsements, TV ads, and a last minute tele-town hall with Trump wasn’t enough to push Cameron over the finish line. Laura Cullen-Glasscock with the Kentucky Gazette says some specific counties revealed an interesting split.
"In Eastern Kentucky, which is big Trump country, there were counties in which Donald Trump carried the county by 70% or more and several of those Gov. Beshear carried this time. Floyd County was one, Fletcher County, Knott County," Glasscock said. "So it's interesting to see how the people voter for the person."
It’s evidence that the deeply partisan moment in American politics doesn’t necessarily rule out a split ticket – depending on the name at the top. But it’s also telling that Beshear’s popularity didn’t translate to Democrats down ticket.
In Cameron’s concession speech, he steered clear of mentioning Trump. While Trump, for his part, laid the blame for Cameron’s loss on Sen. Mitch McConnell, for whom Cameron was a protégé.
