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No, Ashley Judd is not going to run against Mitch McConnell. That’s something Jim Carroll floated after hearing it from people who just want to chit chat. She doesn’t live in Kentucky, isn’t stable enough to be a U.S. Senator and, well, no. Not going to happen. The moneyed people want Crit Luallen to run for office. Jerry Abramson thinks he’s going to be the next Mitch. And Greg Fischer thinks the same for himself. [Senate Rumor Mill Is Silly]

Of course Republicans (the mouth-breathing ones) have poll watchers targeting minority precincts. [HuffPo]

What a disgusting waste of taxpayer dollars. House Speaker Greg Stumbo is predicting a wide margin of victory for the only constitutional amendment on the ballot. The amendment was proposed by Stumbo and sailed through the General Assembly easily in 2011. [WFPL]

Here’s Hal Rogers foaming at the mouth about how all the evil libruls are trying to strangle coal. [Harlan Daily Enterprise]

The presidential race isn’t the only one expected to be close on Tuesday night. The sixth district congressional race between incumbent Ben Chandler and Republican challenger Andy Barr is expected to be very close as well. [WKYT]

We all love Kentucky’s bourbon industry and think it deserves more attention. But spending thousands of dollars on a consultant to develop a downtown bourbon district in Louisville? Really? That’s a good use of funds? [C-J/AKN]

The race is on to cast ballots in today’s presidential, congressional, legislative and myriad local races across Kentucky. [H-L]

This is teabagger or Southern Baptist for “he’s probably a closet case.” A Tea Party group in Kansas is saying that a Democratic candidate for the state House of Representatives should not be elected because he does not have children. [HuffPo]

Coal is playing a major role in this year’s political battles both nationally and locally. To understand that in Kentucky, just turn on the T-V during a commercial break. [WEKU]

Oh, look, the AP has written a “color piece” (get it?) about how everyone in Obama’s birthplace, Kogelo, Kenya, is a 105-year-old witch doctor cold throwin’ chicken guts around, for science. [Wonkette]

Richmond wins the award for mixing child exploitation, religion and charity this week. [Richmond Register]