While Democrats in Washington move ahead with an impeachment inquiry, Democratic candidates for governor in three Southern states are doing their best to steer the conversation away from Trump and toward safer ground back home.
FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2019 file photo, Kentucky Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear greets residents at Sayre Christina Village Senior Living Center in Lexington, Ky. While Democrats in Washington charge ahead with an impeachment inquiry, their party’s candidates for governor in three Southern states are doing their best to steer the conversation away from Republican President Donald Trump and toward safer ground back home.
For Republicans who’ve been working to nationalize their races all along, the impeachment news couldn’t have come at a better time. In Kentucky, Beshear is locked in a close race with Gov. Matt Bevin, a Trump loyalist with a slash-and-burn style similar to the president’s. Beshear, a state attorney general whose affable demeanor cuts a contrast to Bevin’s bombast, wouldn’t bite.
In Louisiana, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards was directly critical of his party’s move toward impeachment. He said the probe makes it harder for Congress to work across party lines to deal with the nation’s business.
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