Please don’t forget to make your nominations in the Second Annual Golden Poo Awards. We’ve got three categories live so far. [Page One]
Ben Chandler allegedly has a 14-point lead on Andy Barr, with 21% undecideds. I’m not buying it. Chandler’s definitely ahead, but not by 14, not right now. [CN|2]
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HEY! YOU! Don’t forget to nominate someone for yesterday’s Golden Poo Awards category! [Page One]
Jeb Bush only raised $100,000 for Rand Paul? You’d think the Jesus of Florida could bring in billions or whatever. [Joe Arnold]
Whaaat? Jim Newberry’s campaign staff had special city government access in Lexington? Surely not! [Bluegrass [...]

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Lt. Dan will appear at Churchill Downs tomorrow at 6:00 P.M. to hang out with the ladies and ladydudes at the National Conference of State Legislatures (it’s not “Legislators,” Miss Val). The entirety of the press corps better be there to terrorize him with questions. [Press Release]
Jim Newberry is the king of violating [...]

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How do you know Governor Steve Beshear is in campaign mode and focused mostly on re-election?
Just look at the numbers.
A quick and rough count of press releases from the Governor’s Office in 2010 shows about 240 economic development announcements (and related press conferences) for which he had nothing to do with. That’s just this [...]

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The latest hot & sweaty teabagger rumor is that Phil Moffett is teaming up with Kent Masterson Brown to run for governor in 2011.
Moffett, you’ll recall, is great friends with Frank Simon.
Brown is an attorney in Lexington and has offices in Washington, D.C., he’s famous for trashing Medicare (here, too), suing over Hillarycare, talking about [...]

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Will it be Correll & Phil Moffett?
HAHA.
Our readers are hilarious.

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Is it Bill Johnson?
Will it be Bill Johnson running with Jess Correll?
Predictions?
Get your sacks ready, kids, cause this is gonna be a fun ride.

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Who really believes Rand Paul has had more than five minutes to review Elena Kagan’s qualifications? And who (adults who who are gainfully employed, that is) trusts his judgment, after all the crap he’s pulled? [The Hill]
Yesterday, First Lady Jane Beshear released her summer reading list: Summer Reading Is Killing Me!, Tuck Everlasting, The [...]

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Rand Paul wants to starve meemaw and poppop to death. [H-L]
Kentucky’s long-term cost to balance the budget is at least $66.3 million. [Ryan Alessi]
The absolute most hilarious and awesome thing for the Democrats? If David Adams or any other teabagger runs for governor. More importantly, if paid Rand Paul staffers are currently playing with [...]

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Interesting. Take a look:
Steve Beshear vs. Trey Grayson

Beshear 41
Grayson 38
Undecided 21

Steve Beshear vs. Richie Farmer

Beshear 39
Farmer 40
Undecided 21

See? Papaw has a lot to be afraid of.
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Crosstab Highlights:

38% approve of Beshear’s job performance, 35% disapprove, 26% have no clue
24% have a favorable opinion of Grayson, 21% unfavorable, 55% aren’t [...]

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