Kentucky: Ben Chandler

OK, I'll pick up where I left off on the KDP rally liveblog on Saturday...

As for the speeches, there wasn't anything specifically noteworthy. What was of note was that each of the speakers didn't just praise Steve Beshear, but they gushed and gushed about him. A little obvious what was going on, and a little more glaring because Dan Mongiardo chose to split right beforehand so he didn't have to go through the awkwardness of this.

When Ben Chandler spoke, a guy standing right next to him at the podium held up a "Fix Healthcare, it's Broken" sign. Which Ben Chandler's free government healthcare probably didn't appreciate.

Can someone make Ben Chandler watch this? I don't know if Ben's an idiot or just a hack, but if Shep can figure it out, it seems like Ben probably could, too.

I'm not going to link to him because I don't take him seriously, but Shack bird-dogged a link and a poll result (or more appropriately, was given it by the Mongiardo camp; why no love here, guys? I feel like I'd be open to considering your line on stuff, especially after the ineptitude that Team Conway showed this week; moving on...) that I need to break down.

SUSA polled for WHAS-TV in 15 counties (assuming the Louisville media market); we don't know when the poll went in the field, or how many voters they called. Only two questions were asked that anybody's bothered to publish:

A new Survey USA poll asked people in the Louisville television market.

It was great to be back at Fancy Farm on Saturday, the one-of-a-kind political circus where Kentucky politics tends to show its best and worst aspects every year.

This year's "episode" was largely a showcase of fresh blood from both parties. On the Republican side we had youngster Trey Grayson taking over the reigns from Jim Bunning (though still blatantly puppeted by ole Mitch). For the Democrats, the two youngsters were the squeaky clean MySpace Batman and Ken doll Jack Conway, and the eyebrow waxing hetero-hunting-coal-doctor Dan Mongiardo. Whatever the outcome of the 2010 Senate race, we're pretty much assured that at least 2 of these 3 will be among their party's leaders for the next generation.