Ashley Judd vs. Mitch McConnell Kentucky senate 2014 (1 Viewer)

[Jewell]

How could you possibly see her beating him, let alone easily?

Politico

Sen. Mitch McConnell is the most unpopular senator in the nation.

The Republican lawmaker faces a 55 percent disapproval rating, while just 37 percent of Kentucky voters approve of him, according to a Public Policy Polling poll released Tuesday.

PPP says that McConnell has now has the worst favorable/unfavorable numbers of any senator, snatching the dubious title from Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.).

Among Republicans, McConnell — now in his fifth term — has a 59 percent approval rating, with 28 percent disapproving of the Senate minority leader. Among independents, he’s got a 33 percent approval rating, 58 percent disapproval. And among Democrats, 23 percent approve and 73 percent disapprove.

The survey of 1,266 Kentucky voters was conducted between Dec. 7 and 9 with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percent.

 

[NCCommish]

How could you possibly see her beating him, let alone easily?

Politico

Sen. Mitch McConnell is the most unpopular senator in the nation.

The Republican lawmaker faces a 55 percent disapproval rating, while just 37 percent of Kentucky voters approve of him, according to a Public Policy Polling poll released Tuesday.

PPP says that McConnell has now has the worst favorable/unfavorable numbers of any senator, snatching the dubious title from Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.).

Among Republicans, McConnell — now in his fifth term — has a 59 percent approval rating, with 28 percent disapproving of the Senate minority leader. Among independents, he’s got a 33 percent approval rating, 58 percent disapproval. And among Democrats, 23 percent approve and 73 percent disapprove.

The survey of 1,266 Kentucky voters was conducted between Dec. 7 and 9 with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percent.

Recent survey with no campaigning done yet and McConnell has only a 4 point lead over Judd. Which is fairly close to the margin of error. With some money she might be able to take it from him.

 

[Charlie Frown]

I would vote for Ashley Judd because she likes UK and has nice tiddies (and doesn't wear a bra to the games).

 

[lod01]

I would vote for Ashley Judd because she likes UK and has nice tiddies (and doesn't wear a bra to the games).

The only way McConnell wins is if that state iis full of gays. What kind of idiot would chose that mutant over Ashley?

 

[Fennis]

I have no idea if Ashley Judd should be a senator or not, but it would be nice to have a bunch of non career politicans in Congress.

Absolutely. I'm not objecting to it, just the notion that she could "easily beat" the highest ranking Republican in the Senate, who has held his seat for 24 years, for his seat in a state that just went for Mitt Romney.

I agree. She has next to no chance of beating McConnell.

We should all listen to this guy.

 

[bigbottom]

Sort of old news already, but will be interesting to see how this plays out:

http://nydailynews.com/1.1315332#bmb=1

Progress Kentucky head meeting with FBI over secret recording of Sen. Mitch McConnells camp

A liberal political fundraising group in Kentucky is being tied to a secret recording of a campaign meeting held by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in which his aides disparaged actress Ashley Judd.

The leader of Progress Kentucky and a volunteer were outside of the February campaign meeting and "never left a public hallway," said attorney Ted Shouse, who is representing the group's executive director, Shawn Reilly. The attorney said Reilly met with the FBI and is cooperating with the bureau's investigation. The volunteer was Curtis Morrison.

"One, we're innocent. Two, we're at most a witness to Mr. Morrison's criminal activity," Shouse said. "There was clearly a recording. I can tell you that Mr. Reilly never entered Mr. McConnell's office."

Shouse did not explicitly say that Morrison made the recording. Morrison has not been charged with any wrongdoing. He has not returned phone calls or email and no one answered the door at his home Friday.

The recording was leaked to the liberal magazine Mother Jones and published earlier this week. Mother Jones said the recording came from a confidential source. It posted audio and a transcript of the meeting online.

On the recording, the Senate Minority Leader and his aides talked about opposition research into potential Democratic challengers, including Judd. Aides discussed Judd's past bouts with depression and how the campaign might use that against her if she decided to challenge him in the 2014 election. The aides laughed about Judd's depression, as well as her political positions and religious beliefs.

Judd, a former Kentucky resident now living in Tennessee, announced last month that she wouldn't seek the Democratic nomination. Political observers are waiting to hear if Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat, plans to get into the race.

In the recording, McConnell began the meeting by telling aides the campaign had entered "the Whac-A-Mole period" and explained that means "when anybody sticks their head up, do them out." That is the only time McConnell was heard speaking.

His campaign asked the FBI to investigate how the recording was made. Campaign manager Jesse Benton charged that liberals had bugged the office where the strategy session was held, likening it to the 1972 Watergate break-in of Democratic offices by President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign.

In the secret recording, Sen. Mitch McConnells campaign aides were heard laughing about Ashley Judd's depression, as well as her political positions and religious beliefs.

Under federal law, it is illegal to use an electronic device to secretly record someone without their knowledge if the recorder is not also a party to the conversation. Kentucky has a similar state law.

Generally, well-known public figures have an expectation of privacy when they speak in their homes or other private retreats. The law prohibits bugging a room, secretly monitoring telephone conversations or intercepting computer communications. However, the publishers, in this case Mother Jones, may disseminate illegally taped conversations if they didn't break any law in getting the recording.

McConnell opened his campaign headquarters on Feb. 2 on the second floor of the 10-story Watterson Towers, on the west side of Louisville. About 75 people attended.

To get to McConnell's office, visitors must pass by a security guard to get to the elevator. The main entrance into McConnell's suite has a half-inch gap between the bottom of the door and the floor.

McConnell opened the headquarters nearly a year earlier than any of his previous campaigns, promising the "biggest and best campaign this state has ever seen."

"They want to take me out," McConnell said then. "This is the only race in the country with any national significance. And that's why we're up and running this far in advance."

Progress Kentucky is a Louisville-based Political Action Committee with the singular goal of ousting McConnell, according to its website.

Progress Kentucky raised about $1,000 and spent $18 for the short time it existed in 2012, according to its year-end filing with the Federal Elections Commission. Most of the money it raised came through ActBlue, a fundraising website for Democratic candidates.

The group's treasurer, Douglas L. Davis, resigned Tuesday, the same day the recording was published. Davis' attorney, Brian Butler, said Davis was in Orlando, Fla., on the day of McConnell's meeting.

"He had no knowledge that Sen. McConnell's office was going to be secretly recorded," Butler said.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Its too bad that politics are so dirty.

I think Judd would have been able to beat McConnell - but understand her not wanting to get into the political arena. I don't think the Dems will be able to put another viable candidate out there - even if this somewhat tarnishes McConnell.

 

[joffer]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/03/10/tea-party-pushes-back-against-mcconnell/?hpt=hp_t2

Should be an interesting primary for MM

 

[NCCommish]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/03/10/tea-party-pushes-back-against-mcconnell/?hpt=hp_t2

Should be an interesting primary for MM

McConnell and the establishment GOP has had it. Yeah they created this monster but now they are going to bring it to heel or crush it. If you so much as cater a Tea Party event where someone is primarying(sp?) a sitting senator you better hope they win because otherwise you are done in Republican circles. They are cutting off funding, they are cutting off expertise. This is going to get so good before it is over.

And of course He is crushing Bevin. His bigger problem is Grimes.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

This is going to get so good before it is over.

"Thanks for the 30-year run, freaks. Now just take a few steps back and do what you're told."

Yeah -- that'll go over well.