
KY Dems Vow to Defeat Constitutional Amendment
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Kentucky Dems vow to defeat constitutional amendment.
Kentucky Democrats, who are far outnumbered in the state legislature, are coalescing to defeat constitutional amendment #2 in November.
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KY Dems Vow to Defeat Constitutional Amendment
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Kentucky Democrats, who are far outnumbered in the state legislature, are coalescing to defeat constitutional amendment #2 in November.
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Democrats met in Louisville this weekend to choose who will represent them at the National Democratic Convention.
But as Kentucky additions do Leffler report, the Democrats have their eyes set on winning races down the ballot come November, including defeating a constitutional amendment.
>> The Democratic State Convention is to elect to 59 delegates to attend the Democratic National Convention and Chicago and August, who will then cast our votes to reelect President Joe Biden and Vice president calling Kamala Harris.
>> At a Democratic Party fund-raiser, former Democratic Governor Steve Beshear slammed Biden's opponent Donald Trump.
>> We do not need a convicted felon as the president of the United States.
I can tell you.
For the very first time the other day I shouted Hallelujah, 34 straight times.
>> Trump to Kentucky in 2 elections.
The current governor Andy Beshear says the former president doesn't decide Kentucky's down ballot races.
>> A custom gather last November.
We beat Donald Trump's handpicked candidate for governor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
>> November Democrats say they'll defeat a constitutional amendment to fund private schools in Kentucky with public dollars.
We are ready for the fight.
We're on the right side of this issue.
We are on the right side of history and I've had several conversations with the governor about this amendment and that KET telling him, I want to crush it.
And he says, would you be okay if we just beat it?
No, I want to crush it too.
Because what we all know about the work that we do, the things that we care about, the values that we have is to build that better.
Kentucky requires us to make sure that every child no matter their zip code have the best opportunity they can have and a brighter future to be able to play a role in that economy that Governor Beshear gets up and works to build every single day.
The future of that economy.
It's in our classrooms today.
>> In the state house where Democrats are greatly outnumbered.
Dozens of seats are up for grabs.
>> I'm grateful for a lot of great House and Senate candidates that are here tonight.
We are going to pick up seats in our state legislature this November.
>> I thought I created a record number of jobs.
Well, guess what, now?
I'm second best.
And you're right.
I am second band.
We did the Medicaid program.
He's now expanded it.
To include vision.
And hearing and dental.
So thousands of more Kentuckians.
Get good health care coverage.
Just think though.
Just think what we could do.
If he had a willing partner in the Legislature.
Think about that.
>> Governor Beshear touts giving Kentucky ends more jobs in health care coverage, but he says he won reelection for speaking on social issues, too, like abortion and LGBTQ rights and diversity, equity and inclusion, all things the Republican supermajority have chipped away at the statehouse for Kentucky edition.
I'm June Leffler.
>> Thank you.
June.
The Kentucky Democratic Party also hopes to elect the first black woman to the state Supreme Court.
Their chores choices, Court of appeals just as Pamela Goodwine.
She's running against a private attorney.
Aaron despite the party endorsement.
This is a nonpartisan race.
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