Kentucky Voters See Through Crashed Economy

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 7:55 PM PDT

2008/09/23 · 19:55

The rubber-stamping of every single failed policy of the Bush Administration by the last, Republican, failed, "Contract" Congress has succeeded in crashing our economy not in the ditch, but off a cliff. The Republican Senate and House delegations of Kentucky where right there, taking a lead in pushing through the failed Bush Adminstration economic policy. Men such as Mitch McConnell, Exxon Ed Whitfield, Ron Lewis, and Geoff Davis, along with Anne Northup were stumbling over each other to try and be the first Kentucky Legislator to give the Bush Administration anything they wanted, without oversight.

Well, it seems now that Kentucky voters are seeing through the facade. Since the crashed economy, they are placing blame where it truly belongs.

The most shameless enabler of failed policies was the "Leader" of the Kentucky GOP, Mitch McConnell. During the last failed Congress, he lovingly and blindly followed President Bush like a lost, starving puppy, and since the Democrats took over, has used his position to block any kind of change, or even oversight in the Senate.

Well, the good news is that Kentuckians, especially among Kentucky women are flocking to Lunsford, as they remember McConnell's leadership in the failed policies, and obstruction:

Dramatic Shift in McConnell's KY Senate Re-Elect; Women, Voters Focused on Economy, Move to Democrat Lunsford: 42 days until votes are counted in the race for United States Senator from Kentucky, incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell's once double-digit lead is eroding, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WHAS-TV Louisville, WLEX-TV Lexington, and WCPO-TV Cincinnati. Today, it's McConnell 49%, Lunsford 46%. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released six weeks ago, Lunsford is up 6 points, McConnell is down 3.
Interviews for this survey occurred at a time of economic turbulence. 6 in 10 voters tell SurveyUSA they are focused on the economy, ahead of all other issues. Among voters focused on the economy, McConnell went from a 6-point lead 6 weeks ago, to a 9-point deficit today, a 15-point swing to the Democrat. Lunsford, a Louisville businessman who ran in the Democratic primaries for Kentucky Governor in 2003 and 2007, also gained ground among women, where 6 weeks ago McConnell led by 11, but today the contest is tied. In Western KY, McConnell had led by 20 points, now leads by 11. In North Central KY, McConnell had led by 12, now leads by 2. In Eastern KY, McConnell had led by 26, now leads by 11. Among voters 50+, McConnell's lead has been cut by two-thirds. Among wealthier voters, McConnell's lead has been cut in half.

To put these numbers into context, it is critical to note that the identical survey that polled Kentucky voters on the US Senate race also asked about the Presidential contest. The same respondents rethinking McConnell are sticking with John McCain. McCain led by 18 points 6 weeks ago, leads by 19 points today. At a time when McConnell is struggling with women, McCain is gaining ground with women. Complete SurveyUSA results of McCain-Obama in Kentucky are here.

Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 900 Kentucky adults 09/21/08 through 09/22/08. Of the adults, 835 identified themselves as registered voters. Of them, 672 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the general election on 11/04/08.

http://www.surveyusa.com/...

Now, that is nothing more than music to my ears!! While many Progressives have an uneasy feeling about Lunsford, being in Kentucky and getting to maeet and speak with him, he realizes his past mistakes and wants to atone for them in the Senate. Lets Daschle Mitch McConnell!!

Here is a recent Lunsford ad:

And here is Hillary back in Kentucky to campaign for Bruce:

This race is back on the map folks. Mitch McConnell can't run from and lie about his record, the memory and anger is too fresh to Kentuckians. Help Bruce retire McConnell, you know you are tired of seeing his sneering face when Progress is blocked in this country:

http://www.actblue.com/...

Make no mistake about it. With the leader of the Kentucky Republicans in trouble, the whole Congressional ticket is vulnerable. From Top to Bottom, we can put every race in play here. John Yarmuth is most likely safe, but we must stay vigilant for that seat. He was one of the best pickups in 06. Ben Chandler will be re-elected.

That gives us three races to pick up seats with. According to Conventional wisdom, David Boswell has the best chance of winning. Here is his new ad, "Round Here":

Boswell has name recognition within his district, and is a more Conservative Democrat, which fits in with the electorate there. He has an ActBlue Page here:

http://www.actblue.com/...

Another vulnerable Republican that rubber-stamped over 90% of the Bush economic agenda is Exxon Ed Whitfield in Kentucky's First District. As his name implies he is beholden to Big Oil in the form of stock options, and never met Corporate Welfare he would not vote for. He was a "Contract" Republican, and is tied to every failure of that group.

As Mitch McConnell's number one lackey in Kentucky, he can be tied to all the failed policies that has wrecked our economy. He is facing a fiery newcomer, Heather Ryan, who has raised eyebrows and is fighting a hard, determined, grassroots campaign.