Kentucky

Yesterday was election day in many American states. Three had governor's races, all in deep-red GOP-dominated states, including Kentucky.

And in Kentucky last night, the results showed the startling news that a Democrat has unseated the Republican incumbent (details here).

The stunning upset was also a resounding defeat for Donald Trump, who campaigned heavily for the sitting GOP governor. At a rally in Kentucky on Monday night for the Republican candidate, Trump told the crowd: "You gotta vote because if you lose, it sends a really bad message. It just sends a bad and they’re going to build it up.... You can’t let that happen to me."

Trump also conceded at a campaign appearance on Monday night in Kentucky that a loss by the Republican governor would reflect very badly on the President and would represent "the greatest defeat in the history of the world."

Republican senators undoubtedly have seen these results and are collectively shitting their pants right now. They now realize that clinging to Trump in an impeachment removal vote might cost them their Senate seat, even if they're from a deeply red state.