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Rand Paul Signals Surprising Support For Mitch McConnell

The Hill | Posted 03.29.2012

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a Tea Party favorite, signaled this week that he supports Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s 2014 reelection effort. ...

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The Next Generation of Kentucky's Political Leadership

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richie Farmer, President Obama, Greg Fischer, Mitch McConnell, Bill Garmer, Steve Beshear, Harry Truman, Jonathan Miller, Crit Luallen, Kentucky Justice Association, Dale Emmons, Jim Gray, Rick Robinson, Changing of the Guard, Alison Lundergan Grimes, Bob Babbage, Alben Barkley, Tiffany Nash, Richmond Ky, Covington Ky, Joe Elliott, Al Smith, Sanny Overly, Ray Jones, Makers Mark, Bill Samuels Jr, Logan County, Blake Brickman, Lexington, Jerry Lundergan, Dan Mongiardo, John Y Brown, Bill Farmer, Luther Deaton, John Y Brown III, Rand Paul, Jerry Abramson, Tompkinsville Ky, Jamie Comer, Trey Grayson, Kentucky Bar Association, Dave Broder, Kentucky, Will Cox, Jennifer Moore, Ben Self, Paducah Ky, Bill Farrish, Joni Jenkins, Morgan McGarvey, Jamie Emmons, Louisville, Jim Bunning, Central Bank, Phil Taliaferro, Alecia Webb-Eddington, Rebecca Self, Clay Barkley, Jared Carpenter, Wgtk, Politics News

I recently asked a number of people in the "political know" of Kentucky the question. "Who do you see emerging as the next leaders of Kentucky?"

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A Silenced Majority

Michael Bendetson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, Arlen Specter, Rudy Giuliani, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Patty Murray, Mike Castle, Trey Grayson, Joe Miller, Ned Lamont, Nancy Pelosi, Al Franken, Bob Bennett, Dino Rossi, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Politics News

As economists warn against the danger of a monopoly of industry in distorting and destroying an economy, our two party monopoly on government is causing similar effects on our political system.

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Kentucky Next Tea Party Target After Utah

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — After toppling three-term Republican Sen. Robert F. Bennett in Utah, tea party activists and other conservative critics shifted the...

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Will the Tea Party's Legacy Be to Split GOP Tickets Straight into Defeat?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

In a year when Democrats are supposed to be shaking in their boots over the GOP Bogeyman's big gains in November that'll sweep them back into power, it is the Tea Party that Democrats may soon be thanking.

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Trey Grayson: Sarah Palin Not Qualified To Be President (VIDEO)

Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is Sarah Palin qualified to be president? "Not today," said Trey Grayson, the Republican establishment candidate battling Ron Paul's son Rand in the K...

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Trey Grayson Battles Rand Paul With Dick Cheney Endorsement, College Basketball Loyalties (VIDEO) [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the Kentucky Senate race, current Secretary of State Trey Grayson is the preferred candidate of the GOP establishment. But Grayson has thus far bee...

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Is the Tea Party the New Republican "Brand?"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

As recent polls have demonstrated, Tea Baggers are little more than Republicans in wolves' clothing. And what's most interesting is how these rapacious wolves are eating their own.

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Jack Conway: Kentucky Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Kentucky Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+KYSen@gmail.com if you know someone who shou...

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Kentucky Senate: 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Kentucky Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+KYSen@gmail.com if you know someone who shou...

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Daniel Mongiardo: Kentucky Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Kentucky Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+KYSen@gmail.com if you know someone who shou...

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Primary Night: A Great Night For Schadenfreude, A Bad Night For Media Narratives

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, 2010 Elections, Media Criticism, Ron Paul, Video, Bill Halter, Rand Paul, Barack Obama, Mark Critz, Chris Matthews, Trey Grayson, Blanche Lincoln, Trey Greyson, Jim Demint, Joe Sestak, Eat the Press, Elections 2010, Media News

The first big primaries of the 2010 campaign season are in the books and if you're a fan of schadenfreude and watching well-heeled political titans hit the skids, it was a particularly sweet night.

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To Know What Rand Paul's Victory Means, Look to Pennsylvania 12

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Tea Party can beat their chests all they want about the "hugeness" of their movement's big victory in Kentucky, but all it portends for the party in November's midterm elections is Republican-on-Republican bloodletting.

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Progressives Get Clean Sweep on Election Night

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Blanche Lincoln, Rand Paul, Tim Burns, Progressives, Bill Halter, Mark Critz, Trey Grayson, Primary Elections, Joe Sestak, Barack Obama, Politics News

Obama endorsing establishment candidates who were more right-wing than their challengers was his problem, not the Democrats'. Maybe he should learn something from that.

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The 'Mad-As-Hell' Party Scores as the Anxious Class Stews

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do the electoral trends right now signal increasing strength on both political extremes? No -- not really. To the extent these races represent anything at all, it's a swing against the establishment.

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Kentucky Senate Primary RESULTS

Posted 05.25.2011

Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Kentucky Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+KYSen@gmail.com if you know someone who shou...

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The Social Web, Insurgent Candidates and Rallying the Base

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Does the social Web -- the blogging, tweeting, Facebooking Internet -- work better for insurgent candidates? The answer, of course, is not that simple. If it were, Ron Paul would be president by now.

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Primary Results In Kentucky, Arkansas, And Pennsylvania Will Have National Significance

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter fell to a younger and far less experienced rival in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, and pol...

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Democrats And Republicans Could Both Face Major Primary Backlash

Time Magazine | Jay Newton-Small | Posted 05.25.2011

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The proposition that the Tea Party could tear apart the GOP will be tested in primaries this week -- nowhere more so than in Kentucky, where Tea Party...

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Conservatives Blast McConnell For Voting 'No' On Audit The Fed Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just days ahead of a key Kentucky GOP primary, Mitch McConnell cast a symbolic vote against auditing the Federal Reserve -- the issue that is most clo...

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Rand Paul: Kentucky Senate 2010 Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Kentucky Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+KYSen@gmail.com if you know someone who shou...

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Jim Bunning Backed By Kentucky GOP Senate Candidates

Posted 05.25.2011

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While Senate Democrats -- and even some Republicans -- seem to have grown tired of Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) obstructionist tactics, the GOP candidat...

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Rand Paul Tells GOP Opponent 'Learn How To Read'

McClatchy | The Lexington Herald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans Trey Grayson and Rand Paul exchanged sharp words on the issue of Guantanamo Bay, and Democrats Jack Conway and Daniel Mongiardo squabbled ...

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McConnell Makes Opening Chess Move To Force Senator Bunning To Retire Or Face GOP Primary Challenge In 2010

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Yarmuth, Anne Northup, Nrsc, Daniel Mongiardo, Mitch McConnell, Jim-Bunning, Trey Grayson, Ernie Fletcher, 2010 Elections, Kentucky Politics, Jack Conway, Kentucky, David Williams, Ben Chandler, Crit Luallen, Jim Bunning, Elections 2010, Politics News

For those thinking ahead to the 2010 Senate races, there is no GOP target more inviting than the seat currently occupied by Sen. Jim Bunning.

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