McConnell Downplays Chances to Take Senate; Trump Attacks McConnell and Former Transportation Sec. Chao
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling the GOP may not win the Senate this November, which has sparked the ire of former President Donald Trump. “I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” McConnell said at a Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week. “Senate races are...
Republican Governor’s Race Betting Guide – August 2022
If you attended the Fancy Farm picnic and political speaking chances are you have already seen this guide as it appeared in a special print edition of Kentucky Fried Politics. Each month as the race for the GOP nomination draws closer Kentucky Fried Politics will be updating our odds for the GOP gubernatorial field. Here...
Planned Parenthood Backs Craig Greenberg in Louisville Mayoral Election
Planned Parenthood Action KY is endorsing Democratic candidate for Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg. Greenberg has promised not to use the Louisville Metro Police Department to enforce an abortion ban in Louisville. “Planned Parenthood Action KY is on the front lines in the fight to restore and protect reproductive rights in Kentucky. I am honored to...
WINNING CANDIDATES SUBJECT TO RECOUNT PETITIONS CERTIFIED FOR GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
NEWS RELEASE: The six candidates for federal and state office who prevailed in the May 17 primary election, but were not previously certified for the general election ballot due to spurious recount petitions, have now been certified by unanimous, bipartisan vote of the State Board of Elections. Certification of the winners of the Republican primary...
Comer Promises ‘Beginning of a New Era of Oversight for the FBI’
Kentucky’s 1st District Congressman is joining the Republican chorus against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Comer, who is poised to chair the Oversight and Investigations Committee next year if Republicans flip the House, is adding the FBI as a target to his list, which already includes Hunter Biden and the origins of COVID. Comer, R-Frankort...
Flood Relief Special Session ‘Will Happen,’ Beshear Says
The Kentucky General Assembly will be called back into an extraordinary special session next month, Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters on Monday. Lawmakers are being asked to craft a comprehensive bill to offer relief to Eastern Kentucky flooding victims. The legislation will be comparable to the relief bill passed in the regular session for victims...
Booker to Paul on Espionage Act: Stop Threatening Our Democracy
As former President Donald Trump fumes over the FBI raid of his Palm Beach compound, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is calling for a repeal of the Espionage Act, which the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating if Trump violated. “The Espionage Act was abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI,” tweeted Paul on Saturday. “It...
Al Cross: Daniel Cameron shows why he’s the one to beat, then could get beat
FANCY FARM – In the 24-hour political circus that ends with the Fancy Farm Picnic, Daniel Cameron was always in the center ring. Kentucky’s attorney general showed why he’s the candidate to beat in next May’s Republican primary for governor, but he also showed why Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear could beat him in the general...
KFP 4-Pack: KY GOP Reacts to Trump Raid; Private Donations Fund Losing Candidate’s Recount (and more)
Boone GOP receives $25k private donation for losing candidate’s recount effort A private donor gave $25,000 to the Boone County Republican Party with a request that the money be given to the Jessica Neal recount bond, according to Emily Shelton, a Boone County Republican Party precinct captain and the Republican member of the Boone County...