Bernie Sanders campaigned in Kentucky Sunday. Where was Andy Beshear?
LOUISVILLE -- Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin stood side-by-side with President Donald Trump Wednesday as he descended from Air Force One and later got a shout-out in the president’s speech. At U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ rally in Louisville Sunday, Attorney General Andy Beshear was nowhere to be found.
It is one of the sharpest contrasts in the campaign for governor. As Bevin has clung to the national Republican Party in attempts to boost his popularity ahead of November’s election, Beshear has distanced himself from national Democrats.
Sanders did not mention the Kentucky gubernatorial campaign — one of just three statewide elections this year — during his presidential campaign rally Sunday, turning his fire instead to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who isn’t on the ballot until 2020.
The feeling appeared mutual. The Beshear campaign did not answer questions about a visit from one of the most recognized Democrats in the country, a man who is one of the frontrunners to win the Democratic nomination to challenge President Donald Trump next year.
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