Washington, D.C.-based GOP group targeting nine races to flip state House
10/26/2014 01:59 PM
Kentuckians in nine targeted state House districts are about to get a case of Potomac fever as hundreds of thousands of dollars in mailers and digital and television ads will soon begin flooding into nine targeted races against Democrats. The Republican State Leadership Committee, a Washington, D.C.-based GOP group focused on electing down-ballot Republicans, has already been active in several state House races and now will be begin launching a series of attacks in close races. “Our ads are educating voters... Read more 
Siddique Malik shares his thoughts on running for Ky. state Senate as a Muslim
10/26/2014 09:33 AM
Current state Rep. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, is running against Democrat Siddique Malik, a Muslim who immigrated from Pakistan 40 years ago at the age of 18, to represent the 36th Senate District on Louisville’s east side. Malik has only put together $1,100 to run for the seat vacated by Sen. Julie Denton, R-Louisville, who is pursuing a Louisville Metro Council position. Adams has raised more than $80,000 for the election. While there is a funding disparity, Malik is holding... Read more
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Cathy Bailey rally GOP faithful, talk future ambitions
10/25/2014 10:49 PM
Kentucky has become the epicenter for midterm elections, with Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell vying for a possible ascension to the Senate’s majority leader and the GOP within striking distance of controlling the state House for the first time since 1921, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said during a Turn Kentucky Red rally Saturday. National Democrats bore the brunt of Huckabee’s criticism as he told a crowd of more than 250 in a hangar at Bowman Field. U.S. Sen. Harry Reid,... Read more
The Chatter: McConnell loans himself $1.8M, Grimes doubles down on false claim in ad and 'Pennsyltucky' woman
10/25/2014 11:38 AM
Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is combating a new wave of Democratic spending in his race against Alison Lundergan Grimes by loaning his campaign $1.8 million, Politico reported Friday. The Washington, D.C., outlet reported that McConnell’s personal contribution tops investments by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Senate Majority PAC totaling $1.5 million less than two weeks before the Nov. 4 election. A campaign official told Politico McConnell’s loan reinforces the Senate Republican leader’s view that the National Republican Senatorial... Read more
Palmer casts Dr. Ralph Alvarado as drug dealer in negative campaign ad using spliced courtroom footage
10/24/2014 08:08 PM
In perhaps the nastiest ad of the 2014 Kentucky electoral season, state Sen. R.J. Palmer’s campaign portrays his Republican opponent, Dr. Ralph Alvarado, essentially as a drug dealer. The ad released Thursday on cable and two local affiliates uses courtroom video from 2010 carefully spliced together to cast Alvarado, who unsuccessfully challenged the Senate Democratic floor leader for the seat in 2010, in a negative light. In the 30-second advertisement, a defendant addresses a judge in a Montgomery County courtroom... Read more
House Democratic leader gives caucus $100,000 from campaign account as parties jockey for House majority
10/24/2014 06:45 PM
The House Democratic Caucus Campaign Committee received a sizable boost from one of its leaders in the election cycle’s closing days, banking $100,000 from House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins’ campaign account last week. Adkins told Pure Politics he hoped his six-figure contribution would add to the “energy and momentum” of Democratic House challengers and incumbents with the Nov. 4 elections 11 days away. He called the current crop of Democratic campaigns “the best organized races I’ve been involved in in... Read more
Ad being pulled from Paducah radio after claims on tolls rated false by station
10/24/2014 04:22 PM
A radio ad from the Kentucky House Democratic Caucus Campaign Committee is being pulled from the air in the 3rd District state House race after the group twisted the wording of the Republican candidate on tolls. In the re-election race of state Rep. Gerald Watkins, D-Paducah, the Democratic group launched a radio ad saying Republican Randy Bridges’ top issue in the campaign is to impose tolls on western Kentucky roads. The citation behind the claim comes from a question and answer portion... Read more
Allegations of harassment, ethics violations made in race for Fayette Family Court judge
from lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford)
from lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford)
The race for family court judge in Fayette County's second division has gotten as ugly as a bitter divorce, including charges of sexual harassment, leaked documents and alleged ethics violations.Click to Continue » [...]
Mon, Oct 27, 2014 12:40:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky is poised to become the envy of every other state if Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wins re-election and Republicans wrest control of that chamber from Democrats, former Arkansas…Click to Continue » [...]
Sun, Oct 26, 2014 12:09:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
In an arena usually reserved for rodeos and livestock shows, Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn told a boisterous crowd she was "glad to be home."Click to Continue » [...]
Sat, Oct 25, 2014 7:35:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
By Sam Youngman syoungman@herald-leader.com Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes is running what is "likely the worst ad of a nasty campaign year," according to Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post's fact-checker. After dissecting a new ad from Grimes, in which she looks at the camera and blames U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for the shuttering of half of the Big Sandy power plant in Louisa, Kessler wrote that Grimes "should be ashamed of herself." "They are shutting down half the plant and laying off their workers because Mitch McConnell didn't fight to get the scrubbers it needs to reduce coal emissions," Grimes [...]
Thu, Oct 23, 2014 3:40:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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