http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=3818486&page=2Incumbent Governor Behind in Polls in Wake of First Term Scandal
But the RGA has, since, virtually pulled out of the state, in what could be viewed as a sign that it thinks Fletcher's fate is all but certain.
In contrast, up until the very last days of the race, national Republicans made a big play in Louisiana, where Rep. Bobby Jindal won the gubernatorial contest on Oct. 20 without a runoff election.
Jindal benefited from the fact that Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco deemed the political fallout from Hurricane Katrina too severe to mount a successful re-election challenge, and decided, instead, to focus her energies on the recovery efforts underway.
Fletcher has been trying to link Beshear to a scandal involving the Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company, perhaps hoping to deflect criticsm from his own ethical problems.
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'08 Senate Race and Mitch McConnell
If Democrats do end up winning Kentucky's governor's mansion, they may be emboldened to step up their effort against Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is up for re-election in 2008.
Outside progressive groups have been targeting McConnell for his ties to President Bush, and for his support of the Iraq war. McConnell clearly did not embrace Fletcher's re-election by staying neutral in the Republican primary, but he has been out the last few weeks of the campaign, making an appeal for Fletcher.
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