Some pundits have been trying to say the 2019 Kentucky governor’s race is a preview of Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. This may well be, but after the recent primary, not in the way they might have hoped. Nate Silver is ecstatic over the low approval numbers for Republican incumbent Matt Bevin. But keep in mind, Kentucky has become a notoriously hard state to poll, as the average person just won’t take a phone call if they see a number they don’t know. Bevin himself has been compared to Trump, in as much as he is probably the favorite governor of the White House, and Trump will be in to help him as much as needed. And like Trump, Bevin came into office as a complete outsider/businessman, who didn’t understand the need to cultivate good relations with the opposition party or press. Unlike in D.C., where there is no making nice with the crazies on the left, there are a lot of moderates in Frankfort, and a little ego stroking by a governor...(Read Full Article)