Stupid Republicans

This blog takes us to the entire Commonwealth, not just the hills and hollers.
Recently, Kentucky voted out its Republican governor. Of course, the democrats saw this as a victory for themselves. In actuality, it just proved that the Republicans are so stupid that they can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It's kind of like watching Joe Biden's clone.
Let's explore what Matt Bevin did to lose.
1) He tried to reform the teacher's pension plan. Granted, it needed reforming, but, in the Appalachian part of the state, teaching is one of the main get out of poverty cards. The pay is poor, but against this was a great pension plan and vacation time. At least the teachers can still count on the vacation time.
2) He insulted the rural folk, claiming their schools took too many snow days and they were weak. Sorry Matt. You live in a flat part of Kentucky with road crews. A large part of the state has 20 degree grades leading to hairpin curves where the county road department thinks waiting for spring is the appropriate response to snow. Show some consideration.
3) He went to the counties bordering Ohio and told them he was going to put tolls on the bridges.
4) He put a 6% tax on services. Now Kentuckians have to pay an extra 6% for haircuts and car repairs. Thanks a lot. That really helped the economy.
As you can see, not really a conservative platform.
Why bring this up? Because now another Republican is trying to get a 25% tax passed on vaping products in order to protect the children. Kentucky has an very high smoking rate, so the Republican response is to put a 25% tax on vaping?
There are a lot of stupid Republicans out there.