In a debate on Kentucky Sports Radio Wednesday, Bevin said he would vote for Detroit neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Paul is scheduled to stump for Bevin at a rally Saturday in Frankfort.
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“Wow, that’s going to make for a testy campaign event this weekend, Matt”, Conway claimed.
Many television ads in the race focus not on the candidates but on Democratic President Barack Obama who previous Bluegrass Polls show is unpopular with a majority of Kentucky voters.
“We continually re-evaluate what role the RGA plays of how helpful we can be”, Thompson said, adding the decision does not mean the group has lost faith in Bevin’s chances of winning. He’s a friend of mine.
While Conway and Bevin stuck mostly to their campaign scripts, a few of Jones’ questions gave a few telling openings in each of the candidates’ offense and defense. Bevin hammered Conway for being “forced by the African-American community” to hold Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear accountable for not appointing black people to the University of Louisville board of trustees, a violation of state law. “You are not doing your job”.
Bevin had several tense exchanges with Jones, particularly over his refusal to release his tax returns, which every major candidate for governor has done in Kentucky over the last 30 years. Curtis gets 12 percent of the vote from those who say they are “very liberal”, compared to six percent of the vote of those who say they are “very conservative”.
Conway indicated he is for expanding gambling in Kentucky via a voting referendum, saying the state already suffers from a few of the ills from gambling while losing out on the casino revenue that goes to other states.
Bevin also faced questions about his ongoing refusal to release his tax returns, saying “it’s not the business of people to go into what I’ve done or not done with my money”.
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The Courier-Journal reported Bevin’s net worth was between $13.4 million and $54.9 million based on forms he filed with the U.S. Senate during the 2014 primary.
