Ellis Park in Henderson is closing for good. It’s all about the Benjamins. When owner Ron Geary couldn’t get an injunction against a horsey set that would have allowed him to use national account wagering outlets, he decided to call it quits. The summer meet was scheduled to begin on Friday. […]

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Republicans have way more cash on-hand than Democrats. $1,256,967.51 to $371,220.58. How exciting for Democrats! Also, where’s all the g.d. money, KDP? [PolWatchers]
The U.S. Senate confirmed controversial FEC picks. Finally, a working election commission. Maybe. If we’re lucky. Don’t get too excited. [The Hill]
The Internal Revenue […]

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Two mainstream media outlets wrote about the Republican Party’s press conference calling Steve Beshear out for using the governor’s mansion for a political fundraiser. Both outlets repeated that Ernie Fletcher never held a fundraiser at the mansion, which isn’t true. We proved that yesterday. [H-L, C-J]
Attorney General Jack Conway just announced that […]

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Attorney General Jack Conway just announced the six counties chosen to undergo post-election audits. The counties, selected in a random drawing this morning, will be the target of independent inquiries that will examine potential “potential irregularities that may have occurred during the primary election.”
Conway’s office also released this fancy picture of him from this […]

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Earlier today Democrats joined together at Kentucky Democratic Party Headquarters in Frankfort to pledge unity and support for senatorial candidate Bruce Lunsford.
Bruce was there and Andrew Horne showed up. Along with Governor Steve Beshear, Jennifer Moore, Jack Conway, Crit Luallen, Todd Hollenbach (friend & supporter of gay-hater/holocaust denier Frank Simon), Greg Fischer, reps from […]

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Attorney General Jack Conway’s office just released election fraud hotline results from yesterday. The OAG received 60 calls from 28 counties (27 calls were received during the 2007 primary and 86 during the general election), the majority of which came from county officials and voters with procedural questions. Electioneering was the common complaint […]

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Finally, the Kentucky Democratic Party is using Jack Conway and his intellect to stand up to the Republican Party of Kentucky. No more Nathan Smith nervously wading through foreign waters while getting his butt kicked by Trey Grayson. He may be a great vice chair, but you don’t put an unskilled public speaker […]

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One day. That’s how long it took for someone to put out another MySpace/Facebook pervert press release.  This is the sixth one since January.
Our blood pressure rises a little bit each time we read one of these damn things. When will something substantive be tackled? I mean, if you don’t want your […]

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How does this possibly play out positively for U.S. Senate candidate Greg Fischer? Like we reported yesterday, four of the most prominent and powerful Democrats in Kentucky told Fischer to shut his trap.
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, State Auditor Crit Luallen, Attorney General Jack Conway and Lt. Governor Dan Mongiardo all told him to stick […]

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What was that about Greg Fischer’s attack ads being GOOD for the Democratic Primary?
Right.
Rep. John Yarmuth, Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo, Attorney General Jack Conway and State Auditor Crit Luallen think otherwise and have written a letter to Mr. Fischer.
Here it is:

May 1, 2008
Greg Fischer
1250 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40204
Dear Mr. Fischer:
We, the undersigned concerned Kentuckians, share […]

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