Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear this week declined to say whether he would follow a state law that says Republicans would get to choose a replacement for Sen. Mitch McConnell if the Senate GOP leader leaves Congress before the end of his term.

The Democratic governor was asked during a news conference Thursday about making an appointment in the event of a Senate vacancy but said he would not speculate on the matter.

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    1 year ago

    What would stop him from appointing a democrat who changed parties to be a republican?

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      1 year ago

      IIRC, Republican party leadership chooses three options and the governor appoints one among them. No way would the party include someone who just switched over.

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        1 year ago

        Gotcha. That seems much less open to interpretation then.