KDP: After Rep. Maddox’s Continued Deflection, KY GOP Must Call For Her Resignation
By KENNY COLSTON
Kentucky Democratic Party
Frankfort, KY — For the second day in a row, Rep. Savannah Maddox has deflected about her coziness with a white supremacy group that hung Gov. Andy Beshear in effigy over the weekend.
Rather than acknowledge that she has been photographed at least twice with members of the group and spoke at a previous rally they were part of, Maddox continued to blame everyone but herself on Monday. It’s a continued trend of Maddox picking fights on Twitter rather than displaying leadership.
In a statement, KDP chair Ben Self said that if Maddox cannot do the right thing, it’s up to Republican leadership to take a stand instead.
“It’s clear that Rep. Maddox cannot bring herself to personally disavow and distance herself from the group that hung Gov. Beshear in effigy, resorting to childish attempts to blame others instead. This is not the type of leadership Kentucky needs. For the second day in a row, we are calling on Rep. Maddox to resign, and for House Speaker David Osborne and Senate President Robert Stivers to join us in calling for her resignation.”
Additionally, the Kentucky Democratic Party is calling on certain Republican elected officials to stop with the backhanded comments in regards to Sunday’s incident. While several Republican officials did the right thing, many others have either not commented on the situation at all or took the opportunity to disrespect the governor.
- Senate President Robert Stivers thought it was a good time to highlight his policy disagreements with the governor while he hung in effigy.
- Auditor Mike Harmon decided it was a good time to mention he was sad and his self-belief that he is a constitutional scholar.
- State Rep. Kim King worried about what this means for “winning.”
- Don Thrasher, head of the Nelson County GOP and a candidate for state representative, decided to post a “history lesson” about effigies and claimed no one could know the “full intentions” of those who hung the effigy.
- U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell used his lesser known “press” twitter account to make sure everyone knew his feelings on the first amendment. He never made sure his statement was seen on his other, more prominent and official, social media accounts.
- Thomas Massie is more worried about meat shortages in Connecticut. But he did promote Rep. Maddox on his Twitter page before Sunday.
- And Kentucky’s other U.S. Senator, Rand Paul, is eerily silent as well.
- Finally, many of the statements never made their way to Facebook, despite polling showing it is a major way Kentuckians consume information.
“This is not the time to air disagreements you may have with the Governor. This needs to be condemned in plain clear language, anything less is inappropriate. It’s clear that several in the Kentucky GOP are more focused on winning votes of a white supremacy movement than doing what’s right. Now is the time to stop fanning the flames of hate and stand up for what’s right. It’s time to remove these elements from your party and to stop caving to them,” Marisa McNee, spokesperson for Kentucky Democrats, said.