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I can't wait for Ashley Judd to whip Mitch the chinless (Original Post) malaise Mar 2013 OP
Sorry, but I don't share your optimism. Archae Mar 2013 #1
I don't either since she lives in Tennessee. Fawke Em Mar 2013 #2
and Hillary Clinton lived in..? frylock Mar 2013 #13
Umm, was it Hollywood? No wait ... it was the WHITE HOUSE. Bake Mar 2013 #16
She actually moved two years before. Fawke Em Mar 2013 #30
More money than we can think of..and that money has served the money givers well. Stuart G Mar 2013 #3
we learned last election that it's going to take more than obscene amounts of cash to win frylock Mar 2013 #12
Let it be so TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #4
K&r... spanone Mar 2013 #5
And if we could take down Rand Paul too. Initech Mar 2013 #6
Kentucky elections make me nervous. They appear close nyquil_man Mar 2013 #7
Romney won by about 18-20% over President Obama I believe madville Mar 2013 #22
I'm a Kentuckian, and no one would love to DITCH MITCH more than I would Bake Mar 2013 #8
Isn't Paul up for re-election in 2016? malaise Mar 2013 #10
No, I don't know "way more" than anybody on the subject. Bake Mar 2013 #14
I watched at least one debate between crazy paul and Jack Conway... Hulk Mar 2013 #27
To Jack Conway's defense... CherokeeDem Mar 2013 #28
Thanks for this info malaise Mar 2013 #29
Yes, 2016. He is listed on the Chart below in the Class 3 section. Tx4obama Mar 2013 #18
Great, lets make fun of his looks and not his politics. Classy. And bet you love christy jokes also. Logical Mar 2013 #9
Huh? n/t malaise Mar 2013 #11
Ignore it. Everybody in KY makes fun of McConnell's lack of a chin. Bake Mar 2013 #17
Thanks Bake malaise Mar 2013 #21
I would love to see his constituents hand him his ass on a platter, City Lights Mar 2013 #15
He's entrenched all right but so was Bob Bennett malaise Mar 2013 #25
When you put it in those words, he might enjoy it. Cleita Mar 2013 #19
Those were his words for Obama and in reality it turned out to be one more malaise Mar 2013 #23
K&R! sheshe2 Mar 2013 #20
Oh, bestill my heart Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #24
Not optimistic get the red out Mar 2013 #26

Archae

(46,262 posts)
1. Sorry, but I don't share your optimism.
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 05:26 PM
Mar 2013

Turtle Boy has too many far-right moneybags willing to dump lots of money into his campaign.

frylock

(34,825 posts)
13. and Hillary Clinton lived in..?
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 06:18 PM
Mar 2013

I forget, where DID she live before she was elected the junior US Senator for New York?

Bake

(21,977 posts)
16. Umm, was it Hollywood? No wait ... it was the WHITE HOUSE.
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 06:26 PM
Mar 2013

That's just a little different ...

Bake

Stuart G

(38,365 posts)
3. More money than we can think of..and that money has served the money givers well.
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 05:28 PM
Mar 2013

I wish we could see him gone..we will see.

nyquil_man

(1,443 posts)
7. Kentucky elections make me nervous. They appear close
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 05:37 PM
Mar 2013

but always seem to end with the Republican winning by about seven points.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
8. I'm a Kentuckian, and no one would love to DITCH MITCH more than I would
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 05:53 PM
Mar 2013

But I'm just not confident that AJ is the one to do it. And her celebrity is sucking all the attention and oxygen out of the room, while we do have solid Dems who might have a legitimate shot at beating the Turtleman -- Allison Lundergan Grimes, e.g.

If we could get rid of both Turtlehead and Rand Crazy Paul, Kentucky would truly be heaven!

Bake

malaise

(267,847 posts)
10. Isn't Paul up for re-election in 2016?
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 05:59 PM
Mar 2013

You must know way more than most of us on this subject, but doesn't Judd come with Public Policy credentials - she does have a Masters from Harvard.

Tell us more about Allison Grimes

Bake

(21,977 posts)
14. No, I don't know "way more" than anybody on the subject.
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 06:21 PM
Mar 2013

I'm aware that AJ has a master's from Harvard, and she is serious about issues she cares about. She has some baggage that will bother some folks--the whole Hollywood liberal thing (not that I think that's a bad thing, but some won't take her seriously and McConnell will capitalize on that), and she hasn't lived in KY for a long time. On the positive side, she has great name recognition and is an excellent communicator.

Grimes is the current KY Secretary of State. She's energetic, thoughtful, and very well thought of in most Dem circles in KY, and I think she'd make a heckuva candidate. She has the benefit of NOT being from Louisville, so she'll have a broader appeal out in the state (she's an attorney from Lexington)--people outside the 'Ville love to hate on Louisville. And she has already run for and won a statewide office.

We'll see what develops. I thought Jack Conway had a chance against Rand Paul until he totally self-destructed. So what do I know?



Bake

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
27. I watched at least one debate between crazy paul and Jack Conway...
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 08:21 PM
Mar 2013

...and I'm not sure I would have voted for Conway. He was dismal at best. He kept pounding on this secret cult that paul belonged to back in his college days, and seemed to have NOTHING of substance to offer as a Senator to the US Congress. He was pathetic at best.

It was like watching michelle bachmann six years ago. I despised the clown, but her opponent wasn't even much better. This past election I thought her opponent was better, but still weak.

Unless we can allow the people of the state of Kentucky to select a strong, educated candidate, we are going to be stuck with turtle chin and crazy paul. That's how the game works. I seem to have too much faith in the electorate, and not as much in big money. I'm not sure Judd is the right person for the job. Perhaps she could get a little political experience under her belt before she tries jumping into a national senate race?

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)
28. To Jack Conway's defense...
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 09:04 PM
Mar 2013

Jack was too green a candidate to run for such a high profile office. He was an still is an excellent AG for KY. I hope he might run for Lt. Gov with Abramson at the top of the ticket.

As for his Senate bid, he may have had the worst campaign staff I have seen at that level.

His internals were good prior to the horrid ad they ran against Paul regarding his drug use in college and the accusation that he had 'detained' a woman against her will. She first said yes, then denied that. I think if he had stuck to the course they were on, he might have had a chance. But he was still not experienced enough to run. And his campaign staff...they looked at me like I had grown another head when I asked them, thirty-one days out from the election what their absentee ballot program was. They didn't have one....

As for Alison Lundergan Grimes...I don't know a lot about her, but I do know a lot about her father...a former KY state rep...not the best reputationm which certainly doesn't preclude Alison from running but I'd like a better candidate. I wish the Lt. Gov Jerry Abramson would run but he wants to be governor, and our current, and excellent, Democratic Governor Steve Breshear says he done running for office.

Pickings are slim in the KY Democratic Party...hence, the possibility of Ashley Judd running.

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
9. Great, lets make fun of his looks and not his politics. Classy. And bet you love christy jokes also.
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 05:57 PM
Mar 2013

City Lights

(25,171 posts)
15. I would love to see his constituents hand him his ass on a platter,
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 06:23 PM
Mar 2013

but I just don't see that happening. He's too entrenched.

Canuckistanian

(42,290 posts)
24. Oh, bestill my heart
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 07:54 PM
Mar 2013

I'd love to see Yertle go down in flames, his mouth full of marbles blaming "the media"

get the red out

(13,459 posts)
26. Not optimistic
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 08:19 PM
Mar 2013

A co-worker who is a less liberal Democrat than I am (pretty sure voted for President Obama though) mentioned her running the other day and he didn't seem to like it much, since she is an actress, didn't take her seriously at all and was hoping the Democratic Party would find someone else. I say that because he's an example of someone who is quite thoughtful here in Kentucky. Not nuts and generally in favor of more progressive ideas than most Kentuckians. But I think he'd not vote before voting for an actress.

Then you have the hate-mongers with their guns.............

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