Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has beaten his Republican challenger. Beshear is a blue governor in a red state, and the race saw national politics as a primary issue.

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    we need to leave it to the states, they said. vote for us and we’ll overturn Roe, they said.

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      It’s hard to determine if you are talking about Republicans and states rights, or Biden calling RvW a states rights issue that belongs to the purview of the states.

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        Republicans since HW Bush have been saying that it should be a state issue, which is ridiculous. They’ve also said they would overturn Roe. They achieved it and now they reap the whirlwind. The states are turning against them.

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            I’ll let him defend a vote he made in 1981, but what I’m talking about is the promises Republicans made to evangelicals to get their votes.

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              Which is nothing like the DNC promising to codify for 50 years to get their votes. Abortion is a windfall for red and blue fascists alike.

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                I guarantee that it takes money to gain office. News to you?

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                  The point is Dems have never had any intention of codifying Roe, only to sell fear porn and make money. They fucked around and we found out.

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                    There was never a reason to codify Roe. It’s not everyday the Supreme Court reverses itself after 50 years.