Republicans win chief election posts in Kentucky and Mississippi
Republican Secretary of State candidates handily beat their Democratic opponents in yesterday's election.
In Kentucky, despite a big win for new governor Steve Bashear, Democratic Secretary of State candidate Bruce Hendrickson went down 42 to 57. Incumbent and now two-term Secretary of State Trey Grayson is a rising Republican star. Had Kentucky Democrats fielded a progressive, reform-minded candidate for the office, Trey Grayson might have lost his office on the coattails of a sweeping victory for Steve Bashear.
In Mississippi, Republican Delbert Hosemann easily cruised to victory over Democrat Rob Smith. Hosemann has listed voter ID as one of the "reforms" he wants to bring to Mississippi elections.
SOS Project declined to make endorsements in either race, absent candidates with strong agendas for progressive election reform. This points to the importance of primaries -- we can't win these offices if we don't have candidates who can restore the public's faith in free and fair elections and attract the support of progressive donors and activists.
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