Early Voting Underway in Kentucky
Kentuckians eager to cast their ballots in this year’s primary contests can now cast their ballots. The polls will be open from Thursday to Saturday for in-person voting. Citizens who wish to cast their ballot before Tuesday’s primary race can find their early voting location at http://govote.ky.gov. A majority of the high-profile contests are on...
Craft Struggles in FOX News Interview; Cameron Still ‘Honored’ to Have Trump Endorsement Despite Sexual Assault Verdict
As time winds down the candidates in the Republican primary for Kentucky governor are zooming to make their last minute pitch to voters before Tuesday, and some are finding speed bumps along the way. On Tuesday evening, Daniel Cameron, Ryan Quarles, and Eric Deters met for the final debate of the campaign. Kelly Craft skipped...
The Final Countdown: GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Hit the Road for the Final Week of Primary Campaign
With one week to go candidates vying for the Republican nomination for governor canvass the state in the final days of the primary election. Attorney General Daniel Cameron is wrapping up his race with an eight-county swing through Shelby, Oldham, Barren, Franklin, Hardin, Warren, Kenton, and Fayette counties beginning on Wednesday. Cameron dubbed his campaign...
Ryan Quarles Seeks to Shoot up the Gap in GOP Gubernatorial Primary
With a week left in the Republican primary for governor, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is on the air with an ad seeking to split the frontrunners. Quarles released “Mud Slingin,” on Monday, which tacitly calls out some of the other candidates in the race for negative campaign tactics. “My Momma used to say watch how...
Al Cross: GOP gubernatorial primary has national themes and players
Welcome, Derby visitors! Kentucky’s annual turn on the national stage is our chance to look at the state’s politics with a national perspective. This year we’re electing a governor and other state constitutional officers, and messages in the May 16 Republican primary are dominated by the national themes of identity politics and the culture war;...
GOP Primary for KY State Treasurer Turns Ugly
A three-way Republican primary for state Treasurer is taking a negative turn with just two weeks until election day. With a governor’s race stealing most of the oxygen in the room, Republican candidates for state Treasurer OJ Oleka, Mark Metcalf, and Andrew Cooperrider are making their cases, and in one case going negative to gain...
Kelly Craft Plans to Close Out Primary Election Campaigning with Ted Cruz
With time winding down before the Republican primary for governor, Kelly Craft is announcing a special guest will join her on the campaign trail. On May 13, the Saturday before the May 16 primary election, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will join her at get-out-the-vote (GOTV) rallies in Louisville and Richmond, Kentucky. “Kelly Craft is...
Op-Ed: Faith in the Public Arena; A Response to Al Cross
Op-Ed by Republican Strategist David Harris I am writing a response to Al Cross’s column in part regarding his statement regarding Ambassador Craft’s campaign, “Christian imagery in mailers that make it seem like she’s running for Sunday-school superintendent, not governor. What does evangelist Franklin Graham know about who should be our governor?” Full disclosure: I...
Democratic Memo: Noise and No Leadership at GOP Debate
The chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party wants to continue to stir up Republicans as they face a gubernatorial primary turning divisive and expensive. Kentucky Democratic Party Chair Colmon Elridge released a memo on Tuesday, the day after the GOP primary debate for governor on KET. “We saw them compete to be more extreme than...