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Especially considering this is much better margin for the democrat than in the last race there. as alice said it s clear that republicans are suffering in a couple places that they ll need to perform well if they ll do well in 2020. including in the suburbs that they struggled in in 2018. we re seeing that continuing in virginia. where the suburbs really fled from the republican party and democrats flipped a couple chambers there. places that are in the deep south that are rock red republican remain strongly red. except the kentucky the governor race. which was an there are signs warning signs for the republican party. there s warning signs for the democrats as well. and they re not doing so well in rural areas. if republicans continue to bleed some of the votes it will be difficult to win in a number of states that are either swing states or trending toward swing states. ....
It s not good. we said several times this evening bevin suffered from self-inflicted wounds. battling the teachers union, fighting against med cad expansion. fighting against republicans in his state house was not helpful and at the same time besheer is a popular candidate. he had has a legacy in the state. and what he said in his election acceptance speech tonight was what he s been saying all along throughout the campaign he will work for the lost and lonely and those left mind. that s an important message. that resonated with people there. the fact he is popular and bevin is unpopular. that s the big factor. the reality is trump was not on the ticket. and bevin was. and that is what lost here. i don t see this specific race as a reflection on trump. republicans aren t saying that either. ....
Are they worried about chances in 2020? the thing to take away from this is where we lost votes. where we lost pockets of support. the democrats did well in the urban areas and louisville and lexington. and bowling green. they also gained ground in the suburbs which is traditionally a republican stronghold and trump stronghold. this is an opportunity to learn. that we need to double down and reenforce and engage voters and those areas. that is something we cannot continue to see a trend like this. taking into 2020. this is something that the rnc the trump reelect has the resources and manpower and motivation to double down. big key. hold that to the other side of the break. i can hold. we ll continue the conversation. fine, no one leaves the table until your finished. fine, we ll sleep here. ....
Texas has been a place where we have seen this so called republicans in suburbs have struggled to hold onto seats. several retirements. this night is not a good sign for republicans who are trying to reverse the losses they had in 2018. let s get back to kentucky. and talk about that. you were saying you were ready to make a point. you made my point. it s an important one. i think it bares repeating. there was a new york times poll yesterday that i think is confirmed a bit by the results in tonight s election. basically, what you have is this pollization and two americas. areas that are rural places like mississippi. trump actually does better than in normal republicans. in virginia, places like virginia places like texas. and places like kentucky. ....