McConnell and other conservatives urge GOP vote at rally while Bevin declines to say whether he'll pull lever for primary foe
10/29/2014 11:45 PM
A pair of high-profile conservatives framed Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s campaign as the country’s most pivotal midterm race, saying his reelection would be a harbinger of change in President Barack Obama’s final years in office. But at least one person in the audience, the man McConnell bested in a bruising May primary, would not say whether he plans to vote for the five-term incumbent after urging about 325 attendees at the Restore America Rally in Jeffersontown to hit the polls... Read more 
North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp stumps for Grimes in central Kentucky
10/29/2014 08:53 PM
WINCHESTER – North Dakota junior U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp joined in the parade of high profile national Democratic surrogates joining Alison Lundergan Grimes in the final week of her campaign against Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Heitkamp joined Grimes in central Kentucky Wednesday with stops in Clark, Bourbon and Fayette County where the Senator said she knows the fight Grimes is waging. In 2012, Heitkamp won an open seat for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota by defeating Republican U.S. Rep.... Read more
Beshear's transportation announcement tour continues in competitive House districts
10/29/2014 06:05 PM
Gov. Steve Beshear has expanded his positive economic development tour through three competitive House districts, adding stops in Dawson Springs, Glasgow and Hodgenville Thursday. Beshear appeared alongside state Reps. Jim Glenn, D-Owensboro, Will Coursey, D-Symsonia, Gerald Watkins, D-Paducah, and Jimmie Lee, D-Elizabethtown, for various transportation announcements Wednesday. His office sent advisories for similar announcements Thursday with, among others, state Reps. Jim Gooch, D-Providence, Johnny Bell, D-Glasgow, and Terry Mills, D-Lebanon. Beshear is scheduled to kick off the day in Dawson... Read more
Dueling Dollars: Outside groups look outside of Kentucky to help in battle for control of House
10/29/2014 05:55 PM
The two outside groups getting most involved in this year’s state House races have relied as much or more on out-of-state donations than contributions from Kentucky in order to influence races that will determine control of the lower chamber. Democratic super PAC Kentucky Family Values and GOP machine Republican State Leadership Committee have made a lot of noise as they’ve spent hundreds of thousands dollars on advertisements in more than a dozen key districts. Kentucky Family Values, according to a... Read more
At a quiet conservatives rally, Bevin flirts with endorsing McConnell
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
from syoungman@herald-leader.com (Sam Youngman)
JEFFERSONTOWN — Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin came as close as he has to endorsing former rival U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at rally Wednesday night.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Oct 30, 2014 1:42:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal urged Kentucky voters to re-elect Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell so conservatives can retire Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.Click to Continue » [...]
Thu, Oct 30, 2014 12:59:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
State Senate races in Fayette feature claims about 'messy divorce' and a defamation lawsuit
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
from jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer)
In one of this fall's three state Senate races that include a portion of Fayette County, the challenger is bringing up the incumbent's "messy divorce."Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Oct 29, 2014 10:38:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
By Jack Brammer jbrammer@herald-leader.com WINCHESTER — State Senate candidate Ralph Alvarado’s defamation lawsuit against his Democratic opponent, state Senate Minority Floor Leader R.J. Palmer, has to wait another day for a hearing. A hearing was scheduled Wednesday afternoon before Clark Circuit Judge Jean Logue to hear Alvarado’s request that Palmer’s campaign stop a TV ad […] [...]
Wed, Oct 29, 2014 9:06:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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