AFSCME says it had nothing to do with the negative flyer about Mitch McConnell. Even though the organization paid for similar radio ads. Either way, it’s a failed tactic. You can’t out someone unless you’ve got definitive proof. [The New Republic]
George W. Bush invited Barack Obama to the White House. This is going to make for interesting news coverage, isn’t it? Oh, to be a fly on the wall. [C-J Blog]
Behind The Scenes: Newsweek On McCain In The Dark, Obama Threats, And More. Computer attacks, silencing Palin, all kinds of craziness about Sarah launching the Ayers thing on her own. [HuffPo & Newsweek]
Oh, wait, it gets better! Turns out Sarah Palin really is a cluster-eff and a nightmare to deal with. Fox News has the skinny. Check these videos. She seriously didn’t know that Africa wasn’t a country. [HuffPo]
Will my prediction that Mitch McConnell may move toward the center and be woah less partisan come true? [H-L]
A little bit of history was made in Murray on Tuesday. Murray State University student Greg Anderson was elected to the Murray City Council. At 23-years-old, Anderson is now the youngest elected official in Kentucky. Anderson said that he is excited looking forward to working for voters. [Press Release]
What’s that? Yeah, it’s four counties in the far reaches of eastern Kentucky voted for Barack Obama. Elliott (Sandy Hook), Menifee (Frenchburg), Wolfe (Campton) and Rowan (Morehead). The only other counties that voted for Obama were Jefferson, Fayette, Henderson and Hancock. [PolWatchers]
9 responses so far ↓
1 Taylor // Nov 6, 2008 at 9:09 am
proud to say that the only four counties I’ve ever spent considerable time in went for Obama!
2 Jeff Noble // Nov 6, 2008 at 9:32 am
I wrote an entry on the Obama vote yesterday on my blog. There were several others which were close, but not a win.
These four are all traditionally Democratic counties. Elliott is home to Rocky Adkins, who also represents part of Rowan. All of them carried for the Democrats in the 2003 race with Fletcher and the 2004 race with Kerry. But Hancock, downriver from Louisville on the Ohio, is a big turnaround from Bush/Kerry.
I’ve been thinking these river counties who went “Reagan-Democrat” in the 80s and 90s would eventually see their error, but few have. Bullitt and Meade have made some strides, Hardin to an extent, but Hancock crossed back over. It isn’t a big county, but it is now ours - again.
I’ll add I’m disappointed in some particular counties - Pike, Breckinridge, Washington, McCreary, Nelson, and Anderson in particular.
I’m still studying the numbers. We have to get prepared for 2010 and a U. S. Senate race.
3 dm // Nov 6, 2008 at 9:42 am
The major stations that carried the election results included the percentages of various groups (income, sex, race, etc) and which group voted for whom. Can someone tell me how they come up with this data since our vote is to be ’secret ballot’.
4 jake // Nov 6, 2008 at 10:08 am
It’s called exit polling.
5 Republican gadfly // Nov 6, 2008 at 11:52 am
Jeff, B. Hussein’s comments about coal became public knowledge in the coalfields. People in Pike County weren’t going to vote for a man who wants to bankrupt the customers of their biggest exported product.
6 jake // Nov 6, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I’m pretty sure most folks in Pike County had no idea what Obama said about taxing coal emissions.
7 Just me // Nov 6, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I’m from Breckinridge County and was mighty proud to vote for Obama.
8 LongFace // Nov 6, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I’m pretty sure Pike County people didn’t vote for Barack because he’s black like coal.
9 seen it before // Nov 6, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Elliott, Rowan, Wolfe, etc. are Yellow Dog Democrat country. It doesn’t surprise me in the least since my father was from Wolfe Co. and a self-proclaimed Yellow Dog Democrat.
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