GOP Senate leader in tough battle for re-election...

[liberal N proud]

Kentucky emerges as surprise Senate battleground

Reported from Washington -- Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, has out-raised his Democratic challenger by more than 2 to 1 in his reelection campaign. A 23-year veteran, he's a mainstay of politics in Kentucky, a state that President Bush easily won and that GOP presidential nominee John McCain is expected to carry.

Yet two weeks before the election, McConnell's reelection is in question. In a political environment that some say is the worst for Republicans since Watergate, Kentucky has emerged as an improbable Senate battleground -- perhaps the biggest surprise of this year's campaign.

<snip>

In Kentucky, even McConnell's supporters concede that the senator is in a tough contest.

"It's going to be a closer race than anyone would have thought six months ago," said H. Lawson Walker II, a Kentucky attorney and McConnell supporter. But he believes McConnell will win, expressing doubt that voters would choose a "rookie" over the Senate minority leader.


http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/campaign08/newsletter/la-na-senate22-2008oct22,0,4440381.story

[KharmaTrain]

1. Here's Hoping Pruneface Gets "Dascheled"...

This would be the cherry atop the great big float (and gloat for that matter). This goon has been one of the biggest obstructionists and it'd be great to see this scumbag dispatched in November. His loss would be a big blow to the GOOP as he's been the archetect of many of the worst schemes they've played in the Senate for a long time and there'd be a real scramble to try to figure who'd replace him.

[Stuart G]

2. Guess who is coming to Kentucky...to help try to defeat Mc Connell

Someone, who can give quite a speech when he wants....Bill Clinton



President Bill Clinton will be coming to Kentucky this Friday, October 24 to join Bruce Lunsford's campaign for change!

President Clinton will appear with Bruce in Paducah and Bowling Green, to show his support for our fight to Ditch Mitch.

We'll have the specific details of the events shortly. In the meantime, please join us in giving President Clinton a Bluegrass welcome he won't forget by signing up to volunteer with Bruce, or by making a secure online contribution

http://www.Bruce2008.com/contribute

[liberal N proud]

3. That should help Lunsford