The ugly gay-baiting going on in the Kentucky gubernatorial Race between incumbent Republican Ernie Fletcher and Democrat Steve Beshear failed to sway voters in the state.
Beshear crushed Fletcher, winning nearly 60 percent of the vote.
The Courier-Journal reports: “The election was clearly a repudiation of Fletcher, who was seriously damaged by a scandal over his administration's hiring abuses in the state merit system. Fletcher refused to testify before a grand jury, was indicted on three misdemeanor counts — later dismissed — and pardoned those around him who had been charged.”
In the end, the only place Fletcher felt he could find support, apparently, More Robo-Calls and Biblical Scare Tactics in Kentucky Gov Race [tr]
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