Attacks fly as contentious general election campaign for Kentucky governor begins

By BRUCE SCHREINER
Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The general election campaign for Kentucky governor is off to a feisty start. Democrats have a new ad linking Republican candidate Daniel Cameron to heavily criticized pardons by a former Republican governor. Republicans united behind attacks of their own, declaring at a Friday morning unity rally that Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear has overstated his role in achievements. They say the successes came from policies by the state’s GOP-dominated legislature. The Democrat’s ad by a group tied to the Democratic Governors Association went up on statewide television. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is the association’s chair and is vowing to spend heavily on Beshear’s behalf.