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Kentucky: Republican National Convention

Thu, 09/04/2008 - 18:39

Kentucky GOPers predict large wins at the top to trickle down the ballot

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS – Republicans in both the races set to be on all of Kentucky’s ballots on November 4 are showing double-digit leads over their Democratic counterparts of late, and many at the Republican National Convention expect it to stay that way.

“If any state glows red this fall, Kentucky will be one,” said U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Southgate).

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 18:22

Lunsford and McConnell scheduled to debate

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS -- The campaigns of businessman Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville) and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) have both confirmed for what will be the first proper debate of Kentucky's U.S. Senate race.

Lunsford and McConnell will meet on September 13 for a Lincoln-Douglas debate sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

The event will be an early-morning affair, starting at 8:30am on a Saturday.

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 17:36

KY-3: Republicans recognize challenges for Northup, but see gap closing

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS – The last public polling in Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District contest between incumbent U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Louisville) and former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup (R-Louisville) found Northup cutting Yarmuth’s lead from 17 to 10 points. Now, a month after the latest polling, Kentucky Republicans say Northup has a tough race ahead of her to regain the seat she lost from Yarmuth in 2006

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 16:41

KY-2: Guthrie rallies support at RNC

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS – Over the course of both parties’ national conventions, there has been a consistent buzz among Kentucky’s delegations about the open-seat 2nd Congressional District race between state Sen. David Boswell (D-Owensboro) and state Sen. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green).

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 15:40

McConnell will put Palin's name up for nomination tonight at RNC

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS -- In the wake of her Republican National Convention speech last night in Minneapolis, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) will actually be formally nominated as U.S. Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) running mate tonight.

That nomination will happen with a Kentucky connection, as U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) will be the one to formally submit Palin's name into nomination, according to McConnell's office.

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 15:37

Bunning fundraising for state legislative candidates

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Southgate) told PolitickerKY.com he has been hard at work fundraising for candidates for Kentucky’s state legislature.

“I’ve been going around trying to assist some of our down-ticket people so they can run a competitive race and hold their seat or win a new one,” Bunning said.

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 11:57

Grayson: McCain needs to contrast himself from Bush in RNC speech

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS - Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R-Richwood) said U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) should know the campaign rhetoric he is up against when he makes his nomination acceptance speech tonight at the Republican National Convention.

"The Democratic charge for the rest of the campaign is that McCain represents a 3rd term to Bush," said Grayson on a conference call with reporters today. "He ought to be able to anticipate that."

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 11:47

Williams lauds Palin speech, pushes for ‘maverick’ acceptance by McCain

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS - State Senate President David Williams (R-Burkesville) told PolitickerKY.com that the closest thing he's seen to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's remarks before the Republican National Convention was when former President Ronald Reagan addressed previous conventions.

"I don't know whether I've ever seen anything like it before," said Williams.

Williams praised the speech's style and content, noting Palin had the "ability to deliver emotional lines."

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 10:50

Grayson: ‘Conventional wisdom’ is that Dems will control U.S. House and Senate

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

MINNEAPOLIS – On the heels of remarks by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) that Republicans had little chance of seizing the upper chamber back from Democrats this election cycle, Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R-Richwood) remarked that outcome was anticipated by many.

“That’s the conventional wisdom,” said Grayson when asked what he thought of McConnell’s comments.

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Wed, 09/03/2008 - 21:05

Transcript of McConnell's speech before RNC

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Below is the transcript of Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Louisville) speech at the Republican National Convention tonight, provided by McConnell's office.

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