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https://abraham.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/2019-governors-races-feature-endangered-species-conservative-dems	2019 governors races feature endangered species: Conservative Dems	2018-12-22	2018	2018-12	Republican	House	LA	Ralph Abraham	A000374	abraham.house.gov			legacy	In Louisiana, GOP Rep. Ralph Abraham announced earlier this month that he will seek to take on Bel Edwards, joining a Republican field including Eddie Rispone, a Trump megadonor with a background in business rather than electoral politics. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) recently announced that he would not run. Whoever Republicans select as their nominees in those states in 2019, Trump's standing will give a major boost to their campaigns. The same is expected for Bevin in Kentucky, said GOP strategist Ben Hartman, despite a sometimes-rocky first term for the governor. "The president's popular there, as he should be, because of what he's done for the state, said Hartman, who advised Bevin in the past. And the governor is going to be popular there once people see what he's done in tandem with the president on economic issues. Democrats know that success in 2019 will hinge on keeping national politics as far out of those states as possible. The 2019 gubernatorial elections are really taking place in their own political universe, said Zac McCrary, a Democratic pollster. For Democrats to be competitive in those three states, they have to run much different races than Democrats in almost any different part of the country. To read the full story, click here.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z