The Cook Political Report has upgraded the KY-02 U.S. House race between David Boswell (D) and Brett Guthrie (R) from Solid Republican to Likely Republican.
From Cook:
KY-02 OPEN (Lewis) Solid Republican to Likely Republican
House Editor David Wasserman releases the latest batch of race rating changes. While it’s not likely that a majority of the races moved […]

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McConnell slips out the bathroom window? First Mitch McConnell says he’s a lot bigger than he used to be. Then we discover this gem buried in Stephenie Steitzer’s piece about Kentucky’s Senior Senator: McConnell indicated to a group of reporters at the end of the luncheon that he would grant interviews after […]

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When the Republican Party of Kentucky issues a press release, of course.
Even though the RPK’s latest release attacking David Boswell has some merit, it’s obviously timed to impact Boswell’s poll numbers over Guthrie.
Anyway, take a look at the release:
RPK CHAIRMAN: Is David Boswell Illegally Using State Senate Campaign Account to Fund Congressional Race?
FRANKFORT – Republican […]

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David Boswell and Brett Guthrie are in a virtual dead heat according to the latest SurveyUSA polling data. Boswell leads Guthrie 47-44 with a 4.3% margin of error. Only 9% of likely voters say they’re undecided. The two are tied among males but females prefer Boswell, the Democrat, 48-42. [Mark Hebert]
A […]

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Campaign signs are really upsetting some folks in Bowling Green. Primarily those of Greg Fischer. We’re not harping, just sharing this link. But it’s interesting that Warren County is considering an ordinance to tightly restrict campaign signs after the recent primary because of illegally placed signs from a few candidates: Brett […]

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Photos from last night coming in a little bit.
Ky., Ore. voters to choose US Senate candidates [AP]
Schumer-backed Senate Candidate Prevails In Kentucky [CBS/Politico]
Kentucky Democrats Pick Wealthy Businessman to Challenge McConnell [CQ Politics]
Clinton winning Kentucky by 35 points [UPI]
Lunsford wins primary to face McConnell in Ky. [The Hill]
Lunsford, McConnell to square […]

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Did you know? There was a primary in Indiana and North Carolina last night. Hillary Clinton beat that mean, black elitist Barack Obama by something like two percentage points. So much for that tie-breaker in Indiana, eh? Now we can count on non-stop campaigning in Kentucky, Jonathan Hurst on the teevee […]

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Like every other outlet has reported, Reid Haire, candidate for the Democratic nomination for congress in Kentucky’s second district, is on the air:

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The C-J, in its profile of Greg Fischer, appeared to do its best to make sure everyone knows how unknown he is, citing a poll from more than a month ago. But the paper makes it clear he’s a successful southern Indiana businessman. One of his companies, MedVenture, had to refund $124,000 in […]

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We’re a little distracted at Page One today, but figured we could at least point out that Vice President Dick Cheney is in Lexington today for a fundraiser for Republican Brett Guthrie, candidate in Kentucky’s 2nd District for the U.S. House.
Vice President Dick Cheney landed in Lexington a little before 11 a.m. Monday aboard Air […]

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