It took a famous family name to do it, but the Democrats have won one in the Bluegrass state. Ten days after the election, a U.S. House contest has been called for Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.) over Republican Andy Barr. The margin of victory Friday at the close of a re-canvass: 648 votes, the Associated [...]
A Rand Paul supporter stomped on the head of a MoveOn.org volunteer Monday night outside of a debate between the Kentucky Senate candidate and his opponent, Jack Conway. The woman, identified by CNN as Lauren Valle, was pushed to the ground — her blond wig was pulled off in the scuffle — and then held [...]
LOUISVILLE – The soul-deadening thought is inescapable — we have seen the future of American politics and it is the sour-mash Senate race in Kentucky. The TV commercials are bilious, beginning with Democrat Jack Conway’s Aqua Buddha spot that, win or lose, seems destined for the Attack Ad Hall of Fame. Heavy spending by Republican-leaning [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sure, everyone in politics loves horse race metaphors, but the Kentucky Senate race is getting ridiculous. With Democrat Jack Conway still airing his explosive attack ad claiming that Republican Rand Paul worshipped a god called “Aqua Buddha,” ordinary life in Kentucky is beginning to imitate the dark arts of politics. For what [...]
Jack Conway and Rand Paul gave Kentucky voters a show Monday night as they squared off, at times launching personal attacks, in a U.S. Senate contest that’s still a toss-up, just three weeks away from Election Day. Conway, the state’s 41-year-old Democratic attorney general, was the picture of a polished young politician who smartly played [...]
The Kentucky Senate race between Republican and Tea Party favorite Rand Paul and Democrat Jack Conway has tightened considerably, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted Sept. 21-23 for the Louisville Courier/WHAS11. Paul now leads Conway by a statistically-insignificant 49 percent to 47 percent with 4 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 points. Previous [...]
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