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Alison Lundergan Grimes will challenge McConnell
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/07/01/alison-lundergan-grimes-will-challenge-mcconnell/<snip>
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) announced Monday that she will run for Senate, giving Democrats a top challenger against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2014
Grimes, 34, was one of the party’s last big-name options against McConnell, who many see as Senate Democrats’ top target next year.
“I’m here today to tell you that I’ve met with my supporters, we have had a great conversation and determined and decided that we can next make the best move, the best difference in the Commonwealth of Kentucky by running for the U.S. Senate,” Grimes said.
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