'The will of voters must be respected': Bernie Sanders weighs in on Kentucky's election

Sarah Ladd | Courier Journal

Show Caption Hide Caption Kentucky governors race: Gov. Matt Bevin requests a recanvass Gov. Matt Bevin holds a press conference aftger requesting a recanvass of votes in the Kentucky gubernatorial election

Amid Kentucky gubernatorial election confusion and controversy, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders weighed in Wednesday night.

Sharing The Courier Journal's story titled "Senate president: Kentucky governor's race could be decided by state legislature" on Twitter, Sanders called the possibility of a legislative session deciding Kentucky's next governor "outrageous."

"It is outrageous that Republicans are threatening to effectively overturn the Kentucky election," Sanders wrote. "In a democracy, we cannot allow politicians to just overrule election results. The will of voters must be respected."

It is outrageous that Republicans are threatening to effectively overturn the Kentucky election. In a democracy, we cannot allow politicians to just overrule election results. The will of voters must be respected. https://t.co/pAicPF6VFt — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) November 6, 2019

Sanders visited Louisville in August, at which time he criticized fellow senator Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over gun legislation, minimum wage and election security.

"You don’t have the right to prevent debate and votes on the most important issues facing the working people of this country," Sanders said then. "Stop your cowardice, have the guts to debate the issues."

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