“In Kentucky, there actually are a lot of conservative Democrats”.
...no such thing.
The Reagan democrats never went back to the democrat party and the democrats that still exist today are marxists and socialists. If they were conservative they would have been conservative all along but oddly chose to stick with the democrats for a reason.
If there weren't, there would be no Republicans elected in Kentucky. Not one of our Congressional districts has a Republican majority. Yet, we currently hold 4 of the 6 seats . . . and from 1996-2006, held 5 of the 6.