{"id":17881,"date":"2018-02-17T18:17:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T23:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=17881"},"modified":"2018-02-27T14:17:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T19:17:09","slug":"state-democrats-hope-state-issues-trump-loyalty-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2018\/02\/17\/state-democrats-hope-state-issues-trump-loyalty-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"State Democrats Hope State Issues Trump Loyalty To Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2018\/02\/17\/state-democrats-hope-state-issues-trump-loyalty-to-trump\/ky-democrat-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ky-democrat-logo.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ky democrat logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ky-democrat-logo.jpg?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ky-democrat-logo.jpg?resize=200%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ky-democrat-logo.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ky-democrat-logo.jpg?resize=125%2C125&amp;ssl=1 125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ky-democrat-logo.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\nDemocrats who lost their grip on power in Kentucky&#8217;s legislature are fighting back with their biggest lineup of candidates in years.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But their main advantage in a state that&#8217;s surged toward the GOP might be President Donald Trump&#8217;s absence atop the ticket in November, and unrest about a contentious first year under Republican rule in Frankfort.<\/p>\n<p>Conceding that Trump remains popular in Kentucky, Democrats hope the adage that all politics is local rings true this year.<\/p>\n<p>Tapping into what they say is discontent over Kentucky&#8217;s budget and pension problems, Democrats recruited large numbers of women and teachers to field what they say is their highest number of legislative candidates in 18 years. 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