Kentucky's campaign showdown for governor boils down to stark differences in vision and values, Republican nominee Daniel Cameron declared Friday as he urged conservatives to 'make a stand' by ousting the Democratic incumbent in the November election.
Cameron delved into hot-button social issues while trying to link his opponent, incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, to President Joe Biden and other national Democrats in a hard-hitting speech.
Cameron didn’t offer many specifics about those differences, though he did draw on a national Republican campaign theme for this year when he tried to connect Beshear to a “gender ideology curriculum” that the Republican challenger said is “making its way” into classrooms. He also blamed Beshear for what he said were rising crime rates, echoing another national GOP talking point. He did not mention that as the state’s attorney general he is its chief law enforcement officer.
Beshear also has worked to pre-empt the prospect of a vitriolic campaign, predicting in a post-primary interview that his GOP opponents would resort to “name-calling, stoking division, trying to incite fear or anger or maybe even hatred.” “Together we can make sure that this commonwealth reflects who we are,” Cameron said Friday. “And those crazy notions that are trying to creep into this state from the far left, we can push back against that. But we have to make a stand in November.”
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