Charles Booker Releases First TV Ad Calling for ‘New Politics’
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Charles Booker is poised to release his first television advertisement of the campaign calling for “New Politics” that centers on solving the problems facing Kentucky such as prescription drug prices, inflation, and a tightening housing market rather than focusing on partisan divisions. The ad, titled “Shared Dreams,” will be the campaign’s...
KY GOP Trolls KY Democrats Ahead of Fancy Farm
The Republican Party of Kentucky (RPK) is starting an annual tradition a few days early with a tweet aimed at the chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP). Before Kentucky Democratic Party chairman Colmon Elridge takes the stage at Fancy Farm this weekend to speak on behalf of all the state’s Democrats and laud U.S....
Rep. Pam Stevenson Considering Run for Kentucky AG
Multiple sources tell Kentucky Fried Politics that state Rep. Pam Stevenson is considering a run for Kentucky Attorney General next year. Stevenson, a Democrat from the West End of Louisville, is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel elected to the state House of Representatives in 2020. She is uncontested this year in her bid for...
Death toll reaches 30 after Eastern KY Flooding; Beshear asks FEMA for assistance
Gov. Andy Beshear shared the difficult news on Monday morning that 30 people in Eastern Kentucky have died after flood waters ripped through the region. “If things weren’t hard enough on the people of this region, they’re getting rain right now,” Gov. Beshear said, noting that Floyd, Magoffin, Knott and Pike counties remain under a...
Al Cross: As Beshear largely shuns Booker, Republicans prepare for first face-off at Fancy Farm
As we look forward (well, I do) to the political speaking at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Graves County on Saturday, Aug. 6, I think about the 1994 picnic, which helped set the stage for Republicans’ takeover of the region once known as the Gibraltar of Democracy, with a capital D (as told in George...
Gov. Beshear Declares State of Emergency Due to Severe Flooding in Eastern Kentucky
NEWS RELEASE: FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 28, 2022) – Gov. Andy Beshear declared a State of Emergency today due to severe flooding in Eastern Kentucky. “This was a tough night and maybe an even tougher morning for so many of our residents,” Gov. Beshear said. “We are currently experiencing one of the worst, most devastating flooding events in Kentucky’s...
KY Democratic Party Chair to Speak on Behalf of Dems at Fancy Farm
With Gov. Andy Beshear scheduled to be out of the country, Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Colmon Elridge will take the Fancy Farm stage on behalf of Kentucky’s Democrats. Elridge is the latest addition to the speaking list for the annual Fancy Farm Picnic political speaking event that benefits St. Jerome Catholic Church. Event organizers have...
Ryan Quarles Endorsed by 150+ KY Elected Officials
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner and GOP gubernatorial primary candidate Ryan Quarles has been endorsed by another 50 elected Kentucky officials. Quarles 150+ endorsements include state Representatives, state Senators, County Judge Executives, County Clerks, Magistrates, Mayors, and City Council Members. “We are very grateful for their support because like Ryan, we believe it’s time we have a...
Will Censure of McConnell Push Primary Candidates Away from Party Boss and Further to the Right?
U.S. Sen. Leader Mitch McConnell’s work to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act cost him the Republican base at home and could push other Republicans further towards the right in primaries. Last week, the Jessamine County Republican Party censured McConnell and called on him to resign from his post as the Senate Republican Leader for...