KY Senate Race 2014: Getting lucky in Kentucky

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Seems a little quick on the part of Cook.

Cook has the dumbest Senate rankings out of the Big 3.

He has Iowa as a Toss-Up, and Minnesota and Michigan in the same ranking as Arkansas, Louisiana, and Alaska.

Don't even get me started on how he treats Hawaii like a swing state in every election.

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http://mycn2.com/politics/the-senate-race-speeches-grimes-bevin-and-marksberry-go-3-on-1-against-mcconnell

Fancy Farm was today, here's the rundown.

-Grimes was excellent, and had decent Dem turnout to help her out.
-Matt Bevin was surprisingly good.
-McConnell was definitely mediocre, and he apparently left immediately after he was done speaking. Bevin made fun of him for leaving in his speach.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/03/alison-lundergan-grimes-abortion-positions_n_3698539.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037

Grimes also sat down for her first real interview.

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Grimes also stated she was firmly pro-choice, and would would work to delay the ACA's requirement that small businesses must provide coverage to their employees.

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The KY GOP is trying to claim that Grimes' goal was to raise $7 Million and that she failed spectacularly, a claim there is no evidence of.

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Top 3 Fundraisers in Q3:

Alison Lundergan Grimes (D-KY) - $2,527,000
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) - $2,269,000
Al Franken (D-MN) - $2,083,000


That's some impressive numbers for Grimes, especially if you look at the burn rate.

Of Grimes' $2,527,000, she has spent $536K. Of McConnell's $2,269,000, his campaign has spent $2,082,000. If that continues for the next 1-2 quarters, Grimes will likely have more Cash on Hand by the time the election rolls around, erasing McConnell's money advantage.

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McConnell's main strategy is going to be tying Grimes to Senate Democrats:

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Really? He could tie her to Reid or Schumer or Sanders, but Landrieu?

Might as well say: "IF MY OPPONENT IS ELECTED SHE'LL BE ANOTHER JOE MANCHIN"

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A man was fired for appearing in a Grimes campaign ad.

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She's a female Senator that can attract fundraisers and support without giving the Republicans much attack fodder. Pretty good choice.

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McConnell describes fair pay for women as "the left's latest bizarre obsession"

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Bevin raised $1.1 million (no word on self-funding), McConnell 2.4. No word from Grimes.

Grimes raised 2.7 Million, and has 5 Million CoH

Wow.

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So I guess he didn't have to get a regular job first before he became Jefferson County Judge-Exec.

IIRC, he was in the National Guard (Or Reserves, don't remember which) before being discharged for not meeting physical criteria.

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McConnell Super-PAC has a new ad out against Grimes, and boy does it look stupid

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Grimes has a new TV ad out. I like it a lot.

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Grimes calls on Shinseki to resign over VA scandal. What's notable is that McConnell hasn't done the same yet, meaning Grimes is getting in front of him on the issue.

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McConnell claims that Kynect, Kentucky's successful healthcare exchange, is "unrelated" to the ACA and would not be affected by an ACA repeal.


Which is a flat out lie, one that the media and Grimes have been hammering him on.