McConnell, Bevin say political changes on the horizon for Democrat-led House

McConnell, Bevin say political changes on the horizon for Democrat-led House ^ | 1/6/2015 | Kevin Wheatley

[Republican Wildcat]

FRANKFORT - Two Kentucky Republicans who won lopsided victories over their Democratic opponents - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Gov. Matt Bevin - predicted Wednesday that the last southern legislative chamber in Democratic hands would soon come under GOP control.

McConnell, who met with Bevin privately in the governor's Capitol office, called the political outcome "inevitable", and Bevin said Republicans would triumph in the upcoming election cycle.

"It is a matter of time," Bevin said. "It's a function of when the House turns. It will happen in 2016. There's no question about that."

... "In my election where we had a really good election, carried 110 out of 120 counties and won by 15 points, there were five state representative seats where we didn't even have a Republican opponent," McConnell said. "Obviously you can't win if you lose the election on the filing deadline."

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House Speaker Greg Stumbo has shown that he won't go down without a fight, however.

The Courier-Journal reported Tuesday that Stumbo said the Kentucky Democratic Party is considering filing a lawsuit against former Democratic representatives for defrauding the party and donors, suggesting that some may have been bribed to leave the party.

McConnell didn't recall any quid pro quo offers in any recruitment meetings.

"In the meetings I was in we wanted to convince people to help change Kentucky, and until you change Kentucky legislatively you can't make us competitive with surrounding states, which is what the governor talked about all during his campaign," said McConnell, R-Ky.

Bevin offered a harsher criticism of the House speaker.

"His comments are embarrassing, frankly, to him," Bevin said. "They're embarrassing to his party. They're embarrassing to the state of Kentucky. They smack of a desperation that's frankly beneath even him."

[MarchonDC09122009]

As if it made any difference in principle or deed to either spineless GOPe Uniparty member...

RE: “former southern Democrat house strongholds turning republican”

[ExCTCitizen]

Greg Dumbo - er, sorry Stumbo - is a sore loser...He wants to sue exDems who decided to switch to the RINO party...

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[inchworm]

All these GOP triumphs and nothing to show for it. Reason mcconnel is happy is he and the moderate GOP can take credit for passing the democratic agenda.