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● KY-Gov: New financial reports show Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear crushing Republican Daniel Cameron in fundraising, with the incumbent raising $15 million to date compared with just $2.8 million for his challenger.
As the Louisville Courier Journal's Joe Sonka explains, Beshear has brought in $5.8 million since the mid-May primary, on top of $6.2 million he raised before the primary—money he didn't have to spend since his race, unlike Cameron's, was uncompetitive. On top of that, the state Democratic Party recently shipped $3 million directly to Beshear's campaign.
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