Morgan McGarvey has filed to run as a Democrat in the 19th District State Senate race. That’s not what’s interesting. What’s interesting? That people praising him on his campaign Facebook wall have spent the past three months trashing him to us. Funny how the Democrats operate. We can only imagine McGarvey will soon come to [...]

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The screw-ups with the Kentucky Democratic Republican Party aren’t a one-time thing. Not even when it comes to spreading their own misinformation, directions, time, data, yadda, yadda. A couple weeks ago we told you about this. But it happened at again! Yesterday #1: Dear Fellow Democrat, As the political season fast approaches, I hope you’re [...]

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It’s not just about redistricting this week with the Legislative Research Commission staff! Here goes… FRANKFORT – Redistricting this week in a nutshell: A roller coaster ride in the Capitol. On Tuesday, a Franklin Circuit Court judge ruled that the boundaries lawmakers had drawn for their own House and Senate districts were unconstitutional. The ruling [...]

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On February 8, the Kentucky Democratic Republican Party sent an email blast advertising its “strategy meeting” in Louisville. It’s a meeting of just regular Democrats. Nothing fancy. Sent out to everybody on the KDP distribution list. Here are the details from the email: WHAT: 2012 KDP Louisville Strategy Session WHEN: 6:00 PM WHERE: American Legion, [...]

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The classes are drifting apart. Can the rich save the American dream by preaching what they practice? [The Economist] No, you weren’t dreaming when we told you Phil Moffett was running for office. So take your pee break now before reading about it from the Associated Press. [H-L] SuperPACs are worrying the DCCC chairman. Unfortunately, [...]

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It’s time to examine the Federal Election Commission year-end reports from the Republican Party of Kentucky and the Kentucky Democratic Republican Party. Rather than examine contributions this time, it’s best just to look at how much cash each party has on-hand in its federal account and how much it spent. RPK’s year-end report covers the [...]

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Nearly every month the Kentucky Democratic Party receives a letter from the Federal Election Commission requesting additional information for the most recent campaign finance report. It’s always the same thing – a serious lack of transparency. Naturally, December was no different. Here’s the additional information the FEC requested on January 17: 1. Itemized disbursements must [...]

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Something the Kentucky Democratic Republican Party doesn’t want you to think about: how November brought the election of a Republican as Elliott County Judge-Executive. Carl Fannin is, based on what we can tell, the first Republican elected to county office there in more than 70 years. You may remember his opponent, Georgia Ison. She’d previously [...]

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In a weekly update from the Legislative Research Commission, staff explain some of the history of redistricting and discuss some of the cat fights in Frankfort. It’s worth a read: FRANKFORT – Nearly two weeks in, the 2012 General Assembly seemed slow coming together. Its first and most immediate challenge – state-level redistricting – was [...]

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We can’t help but wonder if payday loan sharks – that have been protected by people like Steve Beshear – might be about to run into something they can’t instantly repair with a campaign contribution or two. [Business Insider] Mittens Romney’s tax play proposes a whopping $600 billion bet with America. Because it’s the Republican [...]

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