ELECTION – AT 8:55 A.M. ET:   There were some local elections around the country yesterday, and one result in particular is drawing attention.  From Fox: 

Republican Matt Bevin, a businessman and Tea Party favorite, beat Democrat Jack Conway on Tuesday to win the race for Kentucky governor -- becoming only the second GOP governor in the state in four decades.

The off-year election, one of many state and local contests held Tuesday ‎across the country, was seen by some as a test for outsider candidates at a time when several such candidates are seeking the GOP presidential nomination. Bevin, who has run as an outsider ever since he unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Mitch McConnell last year, was declared the winner over state Attorney General Conway in the gubernatorial race shortly after polls closed Tuesday evening.

Independent Drew Curtis was a distant third in Tuesday's election.

COMMENT:  This is considered a major upset, as the Dem was leading throughout the race.  Is it a sign of a conservative trend?  Who knows? 

And Ohio rejected a proposal to permit recreational use of marijuana. 

I think our side has a great chance in next year's huge election...with the right candidate and the right message.  But Republicans work hard, and creatively, to lose elections, so we must watch every step carefully. 

November 4, 2015