In today’s political climate, it seems like there is more bipartisanship than ever. With the recent election on November 5th, 2019, there have been opposing opinions
from the Democratic and Republican parties. There have been specific controversy around the state of Kentucky which is a predominately Republican state. Matt Bevin, previous governor of Kentucky was disliked by many because of his extremely conservative views. He denied Planned Parenthood an abortion license angering many. It has always been a priority to get people to vote in elections and the Democrats were able to rally enough support behind Democrat Andy Beshear to “flip” the red state to blue.
Great day in KENTUCKY!! We won in office (defeating the worst governer in history) & on the basketball court (beating the former #1 team in the nation)π #WeAreUK #WeAreKy #BBNπ΅βͺοΈ
— Shane Boyd (@ShaneBoyd7) November 6, 2019
Congratulations to Governor-elect @AndyBeshearKY! π We are excited to have a leader who will fight for access to affordable health care, birth control, and safe, legal abortion. #WeAreKY #KYGov #ElectionDay #GoVoteKY #StandWithPP pic.twitter.com/9icDJm91Wv
— Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana & Kentucky (@PPAdvocatesINKY) November 6, 2019
I havenβt felt this good since the #Cubs won the World Series, Thank you KY!! @AndyBeshearKY and @JColemanKY congratulations #KYGov #WeAreKY #ByeByeBevin
— Billy Donovan (@BillyDonovan) November 6, 2019
Kentucky citizen went to Twitter to share their excitement. Many felt misrepresented by Bevin. Bevin was supported by President Trump which made Republicans believe that his reelection would be simple.
#WeAreKY https://t.co/7k1FKrsZq8
— Nathaniel Gardner (@tkdcoach) November 6, 2019
But, when the polls closed and the votes were tallied, they were wrong. Bevin encouraged his supporters to go out and vote which ultimately did not help.
Iβm so proud of this campaign and historic administration. Youβll truly never know the value of what you have until itβs gone. KY has never had a governor thatβs fought for conservative values with such steadfast conviction. @MattBevin, we love, salute and thank you. #WeAreKyπΊπΈ pic.twitter.com/yvZf7yl78b
— π¨πππ π©πππ (@GuyGumption) November 6, 2019
However, that did not stop his supporters from sharing how proud they were of the progress he had made in office showing just how partisan one state could be.