POWER OF PALIN UPSETS BARACK OBAMA
In case you missed it… Big news in the US Senate race as a new poll shows Sen. Mitch McConnell with a 17 point lead over his Democratic opponent. It is clear the strong support for Sen. McConnell – as well as McCain-Palin – is having a positive impact on down ticket races. Just ask Senate President David Williams who told Bill Bartleman with the Paducah Sun he believes Republicans will increase their majority in the Kentucky State Senate this year. Finally, the Jefferson Co. GOP is spearheading an effort to send 1,000 tubes of lipstick to Barack Obama in response to the Democratic candidate’s absurd insinuation that having Sarah Palin on the ticket was like “putting lipstick on a pig.”
Barack Obama’s feeble attempt to tear down Sarah Palin has only added fuel to the already raging fire of support in Kentucky! We are so excited about the explosion of requests received from across the state for McCain-Palin materials. As a reminder, we have placed an initial order for yard signs and bumper stickers. We expect delivery within the next week. However, we desperately need your help to make sure we can continue to meet the high demand from our supporters. Your contribution will ensure we are able to place a second order. It is extremely important that we cover this state with McCain-Palin materials. Click here to donate to this effort! Thank you in advance for your support during this historic election!
PolWatchers: McConnell releases internal poll showing wider lead
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign pollster says the four-term senator has a 17-point lead over Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford. To read the full post, click here.
Washington Post: McCain Camp Hits Obama On More Than One Front
Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign launched a broadside against Sen. Barack Obama yesterday, accusing him of a sexist smear, comparing his campaign to a pack of wolves on the prowl against the GOP vice presidential pick, charging that the Democratic nominee favored sex education for kindergartners, and resurrecting the comments of the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. To read the full story, click here.
PolitickerKy: Jefferson Co. GOP collecting lipstick after Obama’s remark
Local Republicans are vowing to send 1,000 tubes of lipstick to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in an effort to criticize him for recent comments the campaign of Republican nominee John McCain claim were a sexist attack on their vice presidential candidate. To read the full story, click here.
To help with the effort, please send all lipstick tubes to: Jefferson County Republican Party; 232 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.; Louisville, KY 40202.
Paducah Sun: Williams Sees Gains in KY Senate
Senate President David Williams predicts Republicans will increase their majority in the state Senate this year.
“This is not going to be a good year for Democrats in Kentucky,” Williams said Tuesday. “There’s going to be a coattail effect from the presidential race with John McCain and the (U.S.) Senate race with Mitch McConnell.”
He predicted that Republicans will hold on to all their seats, including Sen. Ken Winters in the 1st District, and pick up one or two seats from Democrats.
The current makeup of the Senate is 22 Republicans, 15 Democrats and one independent.
Williams was in Paducah Tuesday night to attend a fundraising reception in Paducah for Winters, who faces former U.S. Rep. Carroll Hubbard of Mayfield.
The district encompasses Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, Graves, Calloway, Trigg and Lyon counties.
Williams presented Winters with a $25,000 contribution from the Senate Republican Caucus. He said more will be donated if Winters needs it.
The race is expected to be close because registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 2 to 1.
Williams said Winters also will receive help from the Republican Party of Kentucky in the form of advertising. He said Winters will use his campaign funds to talk about his Senate record while the party will focus on Hubbard’s record as a congressman.
Hubbard in recent speeches and in an interview on Wednesday predicted he will be the subject of negative ads similar to attacks the state Republican Party made four years ago against Dennis Null, who challenged Winters.
“Sen. Winters in speeches at Republican meetings in Cadiz, Murray and Mayfield said he’d run a positive campaign,” Hubbard said. “But in private meetings he assured people the Republican Party is coming with ads that are very negative.”
Winters said he hasn’t assured supporters that the state party will offer negative advertising. “I don’t know what they have planned, but it will be my suggestion that they do not come down hard and not be negative,” Winters said. “There’s no reason to do that.”
Hubbard said the state Republican Party four years ago sent out fliers portraying Null as supporting abortion, favoring stricter gun control and supporting child molesters. “None of those were true,” Hubbard said.
Williams said the party’s ads won’t be negative but will remind voters of Hubbard’s past. One likely target is that Hubbard served three years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of official misconduct, conspiracy and theft of government property. They were related to campaign activities in 1992 when he was a congressman.
Williams said potential gains for Republicans are in the 3rd District, where Tom Jones challenges incumbent Sen. Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville; in the open 13th District, where state Rep. Kathy Stein, D-Lexington, faces Chuck Ellinger; and in the 19th District, where former state Rep. Bob Heleringer faces incumbent Sen. Tim Shaughnessy, D-Louisville.
