In governors' races, president takes a risk
by Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times
Nov 04, 2019
4 minutes
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WASHINGTON - As Republicans worry the House impeachment inquiry could damage their party's election prospects, President Donald Trump is taking a risk to prove them wrong: He is swooping into three 2019 governors' races to show he is still a political asset.
The biggest gamble is in Kentucky, where Trump has endorsed one of the most unpopular governors in America - Republican Matt Bevin - who is at risk of losing his bid for a second term.
Trump is set to appear at an election-eve Bevin rally in Lexington on Monday. A Bevin victory could give the president bragging rights at a time when his own reelection prospects are shadowed by
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