I want to thank my wife Britainy, your next first lady.Īnd let me tell you, I know another first lady pretty well, and I believe Britainy is going to be one of the best that we have ever had.Īnd I have to thank my two kids, Will and Lila. But I`ve got to start by thanking the people in my life who truly drive me, my family, for their love and inspiration. I stand here tonight grateful, grateful to the commonwealth of Kentucky and its voters, grateful. Let me say that while this was a very hard fought election, I know elections are difficult on families so let`s all wish this governor and his family the very best. I haven`t had an opportunity yet to speak to Governor Bevin, but my expectation is that he will honor - he will honor the election that was held tonight, that he will help us make this transition, and I tell you what, we`ll be ready for that first day in office and I look forward to it. In this commonwealth, a commonwealth that I love, we believe in lifting each other up instead of tearing each other down.Īnd here in Kentucky, we can still fight from the very top levels of government for every family including the lost, the lonely and the left behind. That our values and how we treat each other is still more important than our party, that what unites us as Kentuckians is still stronger than any national divisions.Īnd tonight, I think we showed this country that in Kentucky, we can disagree with each other while still respecting one another. It`s a message that says our elections don`t have to be about right versus left. Tonight, voters in Kentucky sent a message loud and clear for everyone to hear. You are an incredible friend, an amazing running mate and I know you`re going to be a phenomenal lieutenant governor. GOV-ELECT ANDY BESHEAR (D), KENTUCKY: Let me first start by thanking my running meat Jacqueline Coleman. We`re going to Beshear headquarters right now in Louisville. O`DONNELL: Rachel, the winner has taken the stage in Kentucky. It doesn`t say anything about anybody else. I imagine the Republicans will make this a personal loss for Bevin. And so, every race is different, and that`ll be a presidential election year and there will be a lot going on. MADDOW: I was talking down to Vaughn Hillyard as we were just getting the NBC News call about Beshear being the apparent winner and what Vaughn was saying at the time that call came in was that Mitch McConnell`s numbers looked basically exactly like Matt Bevin`s` numbers in Kentucky.Īnd this is the last statewide that`s going to happen there before Mitch McConnell is up statewide to try to hold on to his Senate seat. Mitch McConnell`s up for re- election next year. What is Mitch McConnell thinking tonight? His numbers in Kentucky, his popularity is not good to put it mildly. So, what is it now? What do they say tomorrow? We know what the Republican spin is going to be, which is Donald Trump went down there and save the da. O`DONNELL: Yes, and now what we`re now seeing - it`s going to be fascinating to see what the Republican spin is after this. And if you`re going to plate your trough that way, you`re going to have to play for it later on, exactly. And if he wants to make it about him, it`s a very bad night for him. He once again did that Trump thing of personalizing that race to be about him. O`DONNELL: Yes, and Donald Trump went down there and put it on the line, and told them last night, you know, this will be bad for me if I lose. RACHEL MADDOW, MSNBC HOST: Yes, in a state Trump won by 20 points. And yet somehow - somehow Andy Beshear won. Andy Beshear is part of the radical resistance. Socialists in Washington want to impeach Trump and take us backward. O`DONNELL: This is - this is one of the ads, an excerpt of one of the ads they were running right down to the end. LAWRENCE O`DONNELL, MSNBC HOST: Good evening, Rachel.īut we have the big results, especially the big results in Kentucky where according to the Republican Party, their view of the case in Kentucky, the socialists won tonight.
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