“He was ahead by five points in the polls last week. Then Trump showed up to support him and he lost, which was embarrassing.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

“Team Trump was in full spin mode today. His campaign said he just about dragged Bevin across the finish line, and Trump himself tweeted multiple times that he almost helped the Republican win the governor’s race. This is like the Astros bragging they almost won the World Series: ‘We won three out of the seven games!’” — JIMMY KIMMEL

“Democrats just picked up a governorship in a state as red as Trump’s face when he heard about this.” — SAMANTHA BEE

“This is Trump’s worst nightmare come true. I mean, his second-worst nightmare, after the one where he’s chased by stairs and salads.” — SAMANTHA BEE

“Bevin lost by about 5,000 votes, and as of this morning, he refused to concede defeat. Yeah. He will not, proving once again that Republicans are the party of men who won’t go away after you say no.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

“It was a really humiliating result for Trump. He endorsed the losing Republican candidate. Or, as Trump puts it, ‘No, I didn’t.’” — JAMES CORDEN