Kentucky

Kentucky: McConnell Fundraises Off Secret Recording

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign is raising money off a secret recording of their February strategy meetings — as the Kentucky Republican’s aides reached out to the FBI to investigate it.
“Breaking: Liberals Wiretap…

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Kentucky: Bourbon and a Ballot?

When many Kentucky voters head to the polls for next year’s Senate primary and general elections, they’ll for the first time be able to make their next stop a local watering hole or liquor store.…

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Ashley Judd won’t run for Senate in Kentucky

Actress Ashley Judd is not running for Senate in Kentucky, she announced on her Twitter feed Wednesday afternoon.
“After serious and thorough contemplation, I realize that my responsibilities & energy at this time need to…

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Kentucky: McConnell to Launch Six-Figure Ad Buy Thursday

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has bought six figures worth of airtime to back a television ad campaign beginning on Thursday. The buy marks the start of what could be one of the cycle’s most…

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Source: Ashley Judd moving forward with run for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky

LOS ANGELES – Ashley Judd has yet to officially announce her political aspirations, but a source with intimate knowledge of the situation tells FOX411’s Pop Tarts column the actress is preparing herself to challenge Senate…

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McConnell Campaign Slams Liberal Group’s Tweets About His Wife

The campaign of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky slammed tweets from a liberal group criticizing his wife, former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao.
On Feb. 14, Progress Kentucky tweeted: “This woman has the…

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Ky. governor: Actress Ashley Judd ‘very serious candidate’ for Senate

Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear said actress Ashley Judd could be a “very serious candidate” to fight for incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat if she chose to run.
“I talked to Ashley Judd during the Kentucky…

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Kentucky Democrats Fear Judd May Drag Down Ticket

Actress Ashley Judd’s movement toward a Senate run against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell makes Democrats in Washington, D.C., happy.
But back in Kentucky, for many Bluegrass State Democrats, a potential Judd run brings a different…

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Tea Party Changes Tack to Hit McConnell

Some individuals in the tea party movement will try anything to undermine Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, even going so far as to question the Republican’s tenacity in bringing money back to Kentucky.
It’s an…

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Kentucky: American Crossroads Ad Attacks Ashley Judd

The juggernaut Republican third-party group American Crossroads on Wednesday released a scathing attack ad hitting actress and potential Kentucky Senate candidate Ashley Judd.
Judd, a Democrat mulling a bid to take on Senate Minority Leader…

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Kentucky: Actress Ashley Judd Still Hedging on Senate Run

Actress Ashley Judd said Sunday that she is still praying on her decision about whether to challenge Senate Minority Leader…

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Kentucky: Mitch McConnell Hires Jesse Benton as 2014 Campaign Manager

By Joshua Miller, Roll Call
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) today announced he has hired Jesse Benton to manage his 2014 campaign.
Benton, who has deep ties to the tea party movement in Kentucky…

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KY: Geoff Davis resigns from Congress

The Community Press & Recorder
U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, a Republican who represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, announced Tuesday that he is resigning from his seat immediately.
In December Davis had announced that he would…

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