An election warning to FALSE Conservatives.

Last November's state elections pitted a sitting Republican Governor, Ernie Fletcher, against a Liberal challenger, Steve Beshear. While the election was a referendum on Fletcher and his merit system fiasco, it was also about his credentials as a REAL Conservative. Remember, Fletcher's comment, which angered many in his party, that he had employed over 61% Democrats in his administration, and also his penchant for handing out millions of dollars that many people said was a ploy to salvage his doomed re-election.

These actions, including others, were enough to expose Fletcher as not a REAL Conservative. In fact, I heard Conservatives proclaim as much, and conclude that the election was between two REAL Liberals, hence giving them NO REAL choice. If you do NOT believe me, ask around, and also look at the election statistics released yesterday.

According to Trey Grayson, "Statewide turnout was 37.8% for the general election, marking the lowest turnout in modern history for a Kentucky gubernatorial election cycle."

Continuing, Trey said that "Turnout in the 2003 general election, the most recent comparable election, was 40.2%. Turnout for the 2004 and 2006 general elections were 64.7% and 49.5%, respectively."

And the counties with the highest and lowest turnouts? Franklin County had the highest turnout percentage with 59.7% of registered voters turning out to vote. Martin County had the lowest turnout percentage with 19.3%. (I guess you know who Franklin County wanted to run out of town!)

Statewide, Democrats beat out Republicans -- 40.8%, 36.2% -- and voters listed as “other” turned out at 21.6%.

So much for some people who attributed Fletcher's loss to a HUGE Democratic turnout, and a small Republican turn out!! The voting statistics prove them WRONG. That is because Democrats surpassed Republicans in voting by 4%, yet the Democrat won by nearly 20%.

Got that?