U.S. Senate candidates cast ballots with families without issue, well...almost
05/20/2014 01:29 PM
Like many Kentuckians, the U.S. Senate candidates went to the polls with their families Tuesday morning and cast their vote in their respective primary races and only one of them needed a re-do. Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell entered his Louisville polling location with his wife, former U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, where they both filled out their ballots before joking with the press that it was a “tough choice” on who to vote for in the race. McConnell’s Republican challenger, Louisville... Read more 
Super PAC action in U.S. Senate race to ramp up immediately after primary
05/20/2014 12:05 PM
UPDATED: Independent expenditure groups on both sides are gearing up for the General Election and buying up airtime for the days and weeks immediately after Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primary. The Kentucky Opportunity Coalition, which is an issues based group and can’t support a candidate, is buying $4.66 million in ad time from June 5 through August 25. Kentuckians for Strong Leadership — a super PAC that is supporting Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell — also is pumping $575,000 more... Read more
In Case You Missed It: There was a U.S. Senate Republican primary
05/20/2014 11:00 AM
Matt Bevin entered the 2014 U.S. Senate primary last July as a long shot to wrest the GOP nomination from five-term Sen. Mitch McConnell. When voting began Tuesday morning, Bevin remained a long shot. Bevin struggled to get his footing against a McConnell campaign that was prepared to exploit every possible weakness, as Politico’s James Hohmann outlined in his piece “The McConnell challenge that wasn’t” on Tuesday. But both sides made mistakes throughout the primary. It was like nine months... Read more
UPDATED: 37 calls to attorney general about bribery, voter fraud and possible violations
05/20/2014 10:43 AM
UPDATED 4 p.m.: Kentucky’s voter hotline recieved 80 calls by Tuesday afternoon, including 37 calls about vote buying, fraud or improper electioneering, according to Attorney General Jack Conway’s office. Of the calls, 18 of them reported potential instances of vote buying or selling, including seven complaints in Breathitt County. The attorney general’s office won’t comment on specifics in ongoing investigations. Another nine calls dealt with potential election fraud and 10 more reported possible improper electioneering or disrupting voting precincts.... Read more
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, fresh off his primary win against challenger Matt Bevin, is challenging Democratic nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes to three debates. In a letter signed by McConnell, which the Herald-Leader obtained Wednesday morning and the McConnell campaign confirmed would be sent to Grimes, Kentucky’s senior senator congratulated his Democratic opponent on winning her party’s nomination and challenged her to a series of debates. “In order to present our views fairly and without interpretation by traditional media filters, I believe we should participate in three traditional Lincoln-Douglas style debates moderated only by a single timekeeper/moderator,” McConnell wrote. [...]
Wed, May 21, 2014 2:43:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Joined by his wife and nine children, Louisville businessman Matt Bevin accepted a 25-point thumping at the hands of Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell in Tuesday's primary."This was never about winning a single seat," he told supporters. "This was never about new version of the same old thing. This was about the very heart beat of America. We've heard a lot about this somehow being a battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party. But every single one of us knows this is so much bigger than that." [...]
Wed, May 21, 2014 11:00:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
The Associated Press is calling the Republican primary election for incumbent Mitch McConnell over challenger Matt Bevin party challenger.Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes has also won her party's nomination and will face McConnell in the fall election. [...]
Tue, May 20, 2014 11:19:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Alison Lundergan Grimes Promotes Herself as 'Independent Kentucky Woman' Ahead of General Election
from Phillip M. Bailey
from Phillip M. Bailey
Joined by an overwhelming crowd, Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes told supporters in Louisville she will protect the state's interests against either political party."I'm hoping that you will spread the word all across not just Jefferson County—but the Commonwealth of Kentucky—that this woman, well she’s not an empty dress, she’s not a cheerleader, she’s not a rubber stamp," Grimes said at her campaign office opening Monday."She’s an independent Kentucky woman that stands on her own two feet." [...]
Tue, May 20, 2014 5:00:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin on Monday night hedged on whether he would support McConnell in the event Bevin loses the primary, blaming McConnell campaign tactics for disunity in the party. [...]
Wed, May 21, 2014 2:46:01 PM, Continue reading at the source
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is stressing his seniority and taking aim at President Barack Obama in an election eve campaign swing across Kentucky. [...]
Wed, May 21, 2014 2:46:01 PM, Continue reading at the source
On the eve of Kentucky's primary election, the top candidates for U.S. Senate shared a common theme, each claiming to be an agent of needed change. [...]
Wed, May 21, 2014 2:46:01 PM, Continue reading at the source
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