Why did Democrats win the Kentucky governor's race but come up short in Mississippi? It was an election cycle of unique contrasts.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, won reelection while Democrat Brandon Presley, right, lost his bid in Mississippi.

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How Democrats can win big in red states

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Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky greets Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, former Labor secretary Elaine Chao, at the annual Fancy Farm picnic on August 5, 2023.

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Biden is the problem

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President Joe Biden listens during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House on October 23, 2023.

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How Democrat Brandon Presley could win the Mississippi governor's race and pull off one of the biggest political upsets of 2023

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Brandon Presley could become the first Democrat elected to the Mississippi governorship since the 1990s.

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pans Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's push for a 15-week abortion ban: 'He is in the minority of where people are'

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Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland speaks with voters in Henrico County, Va., as part of his push to promote Democratic candidates ahead of the state's legislative elections.

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A top South Carolina Democratic official dismisses Dean Phillips' presidential bid as 'not serious,' says the Minnesota lawmaker has not yet contacted the party in the key early-voting state

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Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips speaks in Concord, New Hampshire, on October 27, 2023.

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A prominent Black voting rights activist says there are 'saboteurs' within the Democratic Party who don't want Kamala Harris to succeed, arguing they are worried about her 'outshining' Biden

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Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Progressives are pressing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reverse his earlier vow to tap a Senate caretaker and instead appoint Barbara Lee to succeed Dianne Feinstein

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, left, and Rep. Barbara Lee of California.

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Democratic donors rolled their eyes at a recent meeting when the Biden campaign team included GOP-trending Florida as a state that could help reelect the president next year, report says

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President Joe Biden.

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The mayor of deep blue Dallas has ditched the Democratic Party, citing his disdain for 'virtue signaling.' It gives the GOP a foothold in one of America's biggest cities.

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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.

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