[TheRealThing]

Looking back and placing blame is moot at this point. Bevin and the legislature were trying to scam teachers out of the pension that was promised to them and then trying to do what you just did and say “you should have elected different politicians.”
It got him beat in a state he should have won by 20 pts.

Now the burden of repayment can go on the taxpayer that benefited from the usage of pension funds to support the state, so politicians could keep constituents happy. It won’t be popular and the legislature will not be able to dole out those nice tax breaks to the upper class. But it is what it is.

True but maybe what it is, isn't quite what you think it is. Republicans have a 29 to 9 majority in the Senate and a 61 to 39 majority in the House. The new Governor will have to get by those guys first. 7 out of 8 statewide races went to Republicans yesterday so 2020 isn't exactly a lock sure flip for Dem's future hopes either. Further, those 28 thousand libertarian votes that tipped the scales won't be around at that time to wreak havoc. I will say that I just do not understand the reasoning behind conservatives and independents voting libertarian. Why the dodge? I mean, just go ahead and vote Democrat.

But you're right to say that Bevin should have won. His mouth contributed to his pending loss, but the things he said weren't exactly spoken in a vacuum. A lot of nasty things have been said by a lot of Kentucky politicians since 2016.