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Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidates Exchange Verbal Jabs in Face-to-Face Debate

Gov. Andy Beshear praises state’s economy under his watch while Republican challenger Daniel Cameron calls the race ‘crazy versus normal.’
Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidates Exchange Verbal Jabs in Face-to-Face Debate
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron greets supporters following his victory in the Republican primary for governor at an election night watch party at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky., on May 16, 2023. Jon Cherry/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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Fundraising dollars and polls are not in Daniel Cameron’s favor, but that didn’t prevent the Kentucky attorney general and Republican gubernatorial nominee from delivering verbal jabs to incumbent Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear during their first face-to-face debate on Oct. 12.

Early and often, Mr. Cameron tied Mr. Beshear to President Joe Biden in a state where President Donald Trump won by 26 percentage points in 2020.

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