Until I See You Again…
Saturday marked the 10th Fancy Farm I have personally attended… a decade of BBQ and political tradition is something to feel good about and a good place to hit pause, again. A likely record attendance of 15,000 people gathered in the village of Fancy Farm on Saturday afternoon to once again water the political speaking...
Beshear Ad: Attacks on Child Gender Reassignment Surgery “Not True”
Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign has launched a counter as he takes hits from the Republican Party of Kentucky and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Daniel Cameron saying he supports gender reassignment surgery for kids. “These attacks on me by Daniel Cameron are not true,” Beshear said directly to the camera in his latest 30-second ad. “I have...
Op-Ed: I Understand Why Many Kentuckians Have Left the Democratic Party, Because So Have I
OPINION EDITORIAL FROM TJ HENSLEY: When I was younger, and first started to learn and talk of politics and history, the refrain I heard from my parents, grandparents, and many others was the same: ‘the Democrats are the party of working folks’. I suspect that many others who grew up in eastern Kentucky heard just...
Latest Polling In Governor’s Race Shows Gov. Beshear with Advantage
Updated: Gov. Andy Beshear has a polling advantage against Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron, according to new polling. Public Opinion Strategies released a poll this week taken on behalf of the Prichard Committee which shows the incumbent Democratic governor leading his Republican rival 52% to 42%, with cross-party appeal. Robert Blizzard of Public Opinion Strategies...
Republicans Bring Audit Into Beshear’s W. KY Tornado Relief & E. KY Flood Relief Funds
A relief fund set up by the Beshear Administration to help those affected by the 2021 tornadoes will undergo a special examination as the 2023 gubernatorial election heats up. The audit was announced on Thursday from the office of former Republican gubernatorial primary candidate and two-term state Auditor Mike Harmon. The Auditor’s Office is conducting...
Daniel Cameron Taps State Sen. Robby Mills to be his Running Mate
More than two months after the Republican primary the GOP gubernatorial nominee has found a running-mate in state Sen. Robby Mills, of Henderson. Daniel Cameron announced his pick on Wednesday morning, after months of speculation – tapping the 57-year-old western Kentucky business owner and former city commissioner. “I was looking for a true conservative with...
Al Cross: Beshear, Cameron feckless with political money
This is mainly about political money, and a little bit about taxpayers’ money getting political. Most of the recent action in the governor’s race has been about campaign contributions, and both Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron have some ‘splainin’ to do. On June 20, my old friend and colleague Tom Loftus reported...
SOS Candidates Trade Jabs Over Potential Debate
In the statewide race for Secretary of State, the incumbent recently went to war with his challenger in what could be described as a Fancy Farm level cutdown. Former state Rep. Buddy Wheatley, a Democrat from Kenton County, issued a challenge last week to Secretary of State Mike Adams, R-Kentucky, calling on the incumbent to...
Group Supporting Daniel Cameron Drops First Anti-Beshear Ad of Campaign
An independent-expenditure organization supporting the candidacy of Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron has joined a cacophony of voices on TV. Bluegrass Freedom Action is further trying to nationalize the governor’s race by tying Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear to President Joe Biden and highlighting areas where Beshear has faltered in Kentucky. Medium Buying reported the...