Sharp Elbows as Republican Primary Candidates for Governor Face Off in KET Debate
During the Kentucky Derby week, for the first and last time in the race for the Republican primary for governor, the top five candidates participated in a 90-minute debate on statewide television. Attorney General Daniel Cameron, former Ambassador Kelly Craft, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, Somerset Mayor Alan Keck, and former lawyer Eric Deters debated issues...
Ethics Complaint Filed Against GOP Governor Primary Frontrunner Daniel Cameron
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for governor, is facing an ethics complaint over donations to a political action committee supporting his election. The complaint from Steven Megerle, a contributor to Kelly Craft’s campaign, alleges Pace-O-Matic, a software company which develops so-called “gray machines,” donated $100,000 to an unaffiliated PAC...
Quarles Releases Introductory Ad in GOP Primary for Governor
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles released his first ad of the Republican primary for governor on Wednesday, less than three weeks before the election. In his first ad, Quarles introduces himself to voters as the common man, raised in Kentucky, who is strong in faith, backs the blue, is pro-life, and has an A rating from...
Alan Keck Releases First Ad Decrying Negative Attack Ads
With his first ad of the Republican primary for governor Alan Keck, the mayor of Somerset, is positioning himself as the adult in the room. His ad is airing across the state, and features Keck switching off a television playing clips of attack ads from political action committees supporting the frontrunners in the race, Kelly...
Back on the Attack: Craft Keeps Up Negative Ads Against Cameron
Days after Attorney General Daniel Cameron named himself the law enforcement candidate in the Republican primary for governor his rival released an ad claiming he “failed Kentucky’s law enforcement.” Former Ambassador Kelly Craft released a statewide ad on Monday, saying she will “fight the big government takeover and support our local police.” “The more we...
Al Cross: Can money and misinformation buy a nomination for governor?
Ever since the Republican primary for governor shaped up, the big question has been: Can personal wealth buy a GOP nomination for the state’s highest office? Now we ask, can money and misinformation win the May 16 election? Perhaps. The fabulously funded, falsehood-flaunting campaign of former ambassador Kelly Craft is catching up to Attorney General Daniel Cameron,...
Cameron Ad: “I am the Law Enforcement Candidate”
With his second ad of the Kentucky Republican primary for governor, Attorney General Daniel Cameron is leaning into the Breonna Taylor controversy with an ad calling himself the law enforcement candidate. The ad, which will run on broadcast, digital, and cable platforms, backed with a six-figure buy, shows protestors at Cameron’s home in July of...
Craft Digs Deep; Quarles and Cameron both raise over $1M for GOP Gubernatorial Primary
In the scramble to the finish line that is the Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary two of the top three candidates have raised virtually the same amount of money for their direct campaigns. One candidate is an outlier donating more than $5 million to her campaign. Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles and Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s 1st...
Craft Discusses Mass Shooting, Trump endorsement for Cameron in Interview with Bill Bryant
In a wide ranging interview with WKYT’s Bill Bryant GOP gubernatorial primary candidate and former Ambassador Kelly Craft discussed why she thinks President Trump endorsed Daniel Cameron, and what she would do to protect Kentuckians from mass shootings. Craft, who is currently in second place of a dozen candidates in public polling, defended her decision...