Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has defended his sweeping COVID-19 pandemic restrictions while facing an onslaught of criticism from Republican challenger Daniel Cameron. The exchanges came during a high-stakes debate Monday night. It comes about two weeks before Kentucky’s closely watched gubernatorial election.
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear defended his sweeping COVID-19 pandemic restrictions as he faced an onslaught of criticism from Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in a high-stakes debate Monday night, coming about two weeks before Kentucky’sIn an hourlong debate from Lexington shown on Kentucky Educational Television, the bitter rivals sparred over the economy, education policies,and transgender issues.
The pandemic dominated the first half of the governor’s term, and his restrictions on businesses and gatherings have come under constant attack from Cameron, the state’s attorney general.Brady Cook throws for a TD and scores on a run as Missouri takes down No. 24 Kentucky 38-21 “I showed people during the pandemic I was willing to make the hard decisions, even if it cost me,” Beshear said. “I put politics out the window, and I made the best decisions I could to save as many lives as possible.”“This governor, because of pride, won’t tell you that he has regrets,” Cameron said.
Cameron said Monday night that the restrictions hurt small businesses, many of which haven’t yet recovered. School closures led to widespread learning loss among students, he said.
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