The defeat was more a reflection on Kentucky's Republican governor than a sign that Donald Trump’s influence among Republicans is waning
ON THE EVE of the election, President Donald Trump stood in a basketball stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, trying to salvage the candidacy of Matt Bevin, the incumbent Republican governor who has one of the lowest approval ratings in the country. “He’s such a pain in the ass, but that’s what you want,” said Mr Trump, who in 2016 carried the state by 30 points. “If you lose,” he added, “they’re going to say, Trump suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the world.
The other big victory for Democrats came from state-legislative elections in Virginia, where the party seized control of both chambers. That gives Ralph Northam, the sitting Democratic governor, unified control over legislation and a new lease on political life—having now weathered a black-face scandal earlier this year that nearly ended his tenure . Though Mr Trump campaigned in Kentucky, he studiously avoided the contests in Virginia, where he is unpopular.
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