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Kentucky: Kenneth Stepp

Mon, 05/19/2008 - 17:22

SurveyUSA shows Lunsford up 21 with just a day to go

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

In final public polling before tomorrow's Democratic Senate primary, Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford has a large lead over opponent Greg Fischer.

According to a SurveyUSA/WHAS poll of 629 likely voters, Lunsford is polling 47 percent support to Fischer's 26. Four percent remain undecided.

Lunsford has been leading the seven-candidate Democratic field throughout the primary season, but today's numbers find him boosting his support from last week's SurveyUSA poll, which found him with an 18 point lead. 

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Wed, 05/14/2008 - 22:58

Lunch-hour Senate debate provides few rumblings before the storm

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville): Politicker Photo

LOUISVILLE -- A noontime debate held today between five of the candidates vying for the Democratic Senate nomination found the two front-runners in the race only glancing the questions of party loyalty and corporate responsibility that would be accentuated in the events of the evening.

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Tue, 05/13/2008 - 12:54

Two new polls find Lunsford's lead unmoved

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=614|title=|desc=|link=none|url=undefined|align=left|width=420|height=180]With exactly a week to go before Kentucky's primary election day, Democratic Senate candidate and Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford has a sizeable lead over the other six candidates in his bid to secure his party's nomination to take on incumbent Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Louisvile) in November, according to two new polls.

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Tue, 05/13/2008 - 01:40

Democratic Senate debate reveals divides and renews acrimony (Part 1)

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

LEXINGTON -- Monday's debate among the seven candidates for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination should have left viewers with a good deal to think about, as some clear issue contrasts were established between the frontrunning candidates, Louisville businessmen Bruce Lunsford and Greg Fischer.

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Mon, 05/12/2008 - 15:38

Debate week for the Democratic Senate candidates

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

With the race for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination winding to a close on May 20, candidates will have two opportunities to distinguish themselves from the field in debates this week.

Tonight, the traditional televised debate on the public television station, KET, will occur at 7pm EST.

All seven of the Democratic candidates are expected to be in attendance for the live event, which will be broadcast from KET's Lexington studios. The debate will also be simulcast on KET's website.

The debate is not open to the public.

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Mon, 05/12/2008 - 01:13

Owensboro International BBQ Fest: Democratic Senate candidates

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

OWENSBORO -- With just over a week to go until the May 20 primary election, the Owensboro International BBQ Festival's political forum gave four of the seven Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate a chance to hone their stump speeches for their campaigns' final pushes. Prospect physician Michael Cassaro, Manchester Attorney Ken Stepp, and fellow Louisville businessmen Greg Fischer and Bruce Lunsford all made the journey to Owensboro on Saturday to greet barbeque lovers and present their case to area voters.

Bruce Lunsford's Speech

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Tue, 04/29/2008 - 18:25

Lunsford with 25-point lead, but Fischer doubles support

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

With 21 days left until the Democratic Senate primary, Bruce Lunsford holds a 25 point lead over his nearest opponent in the seven-candidate field, Greg Fischer, according to numbers from the newest SurveyUSA/WHAS poll.

Lunsford now pulls 43 percent support from among the 555 likely voters polled. That figure is down four points from the last poll, released on April 15.

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Tue, 04/15/2008 - 20:07

Lead grows for Lunsford, Clinton in latest SurveyUSA poll

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

SurveyUSA's latest polls find Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford and New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton with growing leads atop their respective races. Lunsford's lead in the seven-candidate Democratic Senate primary field grew 5 percent since the last poll by SurveyUSA. That poll gave Lunsford 42 percent support among 572 "likely" Democratic voters.

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