“From primary day in May to the second week of October, Cameron mentioned Trump during his public events just 12 times, according to tracker data obtained by The Daily Beast.”
“A reworked TV spot encompassed the candidate’s conundrum. Cameron plugged the Trump endorsement in an April version of the ad, but omitted the former president entirely from a new version cut for the general, instead leaning more heavily on his ties to law enforcement.”
Today, the Daily Beast reported that Kentucky GOP gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron’s is attempting to latch back on to Donald Trump after spending the general election trying to separate himself from the four-time-indicted president.
In the primary, Cameron could hardly get through an event without mentioning the Trump endorsement, even releasing an ad saying “Only one candidate for governor has been endorsed by Donald Trump; only one candidate stopped abortion in Kentucky: Daniel Cameron.” Cameron even said he was still “honored” to have Trump’s support in primary after the he was found liable for sexual abuse.
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The Daily Beast – Trail Mix: Cameron’s MAGA disappearing act
By Jake Lahut | 10/20/23
Key Points Below:
- Kentucky Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron had no problem voicing his support for Trump—and reminding voters that Trump supports him—ahead of the competitive GOP primary in May.
- What Cameron did afterward is a different story.
- From primary day in May to the second week of October, Cameron mentioned Trump during his public events just 12 times, according to tracker data obtained by The Daily Beast.
- Now deep in a fiercely contested election against Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, that’s started to change. Ahead of the Nov. 7 election, Cameron is touting his Trump endorsement more frequently and a pro-Cameron outside group hitting the airwaves to highlight it in a positive light.
- The pivot has come amid several scandals for Cameron. Exclusive reporting from The Daily Beast has detailed how his own employees described his office as a “toxic” work environment and unearthed a complaint and lawsuit involving sexual harassment allegations against a workplace supervisor.
- A reworked TV spot encompassed the candidate’s conundrum. Cameron plugged the Trump endorsement in an April version of the ad, but omitted the former president entirely from a new version cut for the general, instead leaning more heavily on his ties to law enforcement.
- Cameron has fallen behind Beshear in the polls, now sitting outside the margin of error in the most recent surveys and as far behind as 16 points.
Published: Oct 20, 2023 | Last Modified: Nov 1, 2023