What, you thought Frankfort would actually resolve the redistricting mess today? HAHA, nope, they adjourned super-early today until 4:00 P.M. on Monday. [Frankfort Shenanigans] Greg Fischer is getting his butt handed to him by Ed Hart and Bruce Lunsford at the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. It’s a real shame Fischer and Jennifer Moore are [...]

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Liquor stores are opening back up across the Commonwealth and vote totals are rolling in for statewide constitutional primary elections. 99% reporting at 9:19. We’ll update this post throughout the evening. GUBERNATORIAL RACE – Republican winner faces incumbent Steve Beshear and running mate Jerry Abramson Williams – Farmer – 48% – 68,502 – definite winner [...]

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Huh. Guess my sources were right for a change. The gubernatorial campaign of David Williams and Richie Farmer will report raising $753,196.39 as of December 31, 2010, a blockbuster total that proves the ticket’s strength as Republicans nationally look to defeat the only Democrat incumbent governor on the ballot in 2011. The campaign’s year-end report [...]

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The latest SurveyUSA data indicate that John Yarmuth leads Republican opponent Todd Lally 47 to 45. Maybe some day the Kentucky Democratic Party will wake up? Not holding my breath. [The 'Ville Voice] An internal poll shows David Williams and Richie Farmer lead Steve Beshear and Jerry Abramson 48 to 44. [Williams-Mustache] Oh, wait, Ryan [...]

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You should help me provide kids in rural Kentucky with some books. It’ll change their lives and improve their education. And you don’t have to agree with me political in order to help or offer suggestions. You just have to care about the future of Kentucky’s youth. [Page One] Everybody is being so mean to [...]

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The gays were all over the place in Frankfort yesterday and they flat-out terrified Gary Tapp. It’s a shame leaders like Greg Stumbo and homophobe Larry Clark don’t do more to push equality in the Commonwealth. [Bluegrass Politics] Some lady named Joe Sonka went to a mayoral forum in Lexington last night. Jim Newberry was [...]

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Keith Hall, the man likely behind the corrupt change in state law to help water board commissioners/line his pockets, is blaming David Williams for the change in legislation. Despite, of course, the fact that both Greg Stumbo and David Williams say the measure did not come from the State Senate. And Greg Stumbo has already [...]

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Jake’s still off in the land of no Internets. Really. There are places, right here in the Bluegrass State, where it’s not possible to reel in an online connection. So here’s some stuff that’s going on while he’s gone… Yes, He Really Said That: Take a look at the transcript from Mitch McConnell’s appearance on [...]

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During a town hall forum with David Williams, Greg Stumbo told two glaring lies. The first, that he actually lives in the home at Stonecrest Golf Course in Prestonsburg: One of the first topics both men took on was coal mining, particularly the growing controversies over surface mining and the use of coal to create [...]

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Happy LOST day. Here’s some stuff to read while you think about the terrible climate for business in Kentucky. Today Governor Steve Beshear announced that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet would install crossover cable barriers at the site of 12 crossover collisions on I-75 in Rockcastle. The $1.25 million for 9.1 miles of median cable will [...]

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