McConnell-aligned attorney general files for 2023 gubernatorial run in Kentucky

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An attorney general with close ties to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has entered the 2023 gubernatorial race, signaling Republicans may attempt to reclaim the governorship by running more traditional candidates than the Trump-backed firebrand who lost the 2019 contest.

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