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Three Guesses on Who the KY GOP is Supporting so Far

Posted on July 2, 2009 by fooser

Two candidate descriptions, and you can guess which one the GOP establishment is supporting for the primary, for the seat Jim Bunning is most likely vacating:

Trey Grayson will certainly win a lot of Democrats as he was a Clinton delegate in 1992 and a lot of the state still sees him as a Democrat.  However, Grayson has not been clear on his positions on many issues and this may become a problem as Kentuckian’s begin to explore those positions.

and ..

Dr. Rand Paul is the latest to throw his hat in the ring and may actually be one of the strongest contenders.With a full card of professional politicians Dr. Paul comes to the ticket with business experience and a proven track record of caring about Kentucky issues from the perspective of citizen of the commonwealth. Founder and chairman of the Kentucky Taxpayer United, Paul is known for presenting awards to those in the Kentucky legislature who have done a great job at not increasing our taxes, and some recognition of those who did. Paul is accustomed to hardcore campaigning as he was instrumental in his father’s 2008 Presidential Campaign.

If you guessed Mr. Democrat Lite, then you are correct:

Rumors of Paul’s candidacy have been circulating for months.  Paul’s anti-tax and fiscal restraint would make him a strong candidate versus the GOP’s preferred nominee, state senate president David Williams.  In the last legislative session, Williams passed four new tax increases, raided the state retirement fund, passed mandatory registration for ATV owners, and helped kill gun rights legislation.

Such a record could never work against a principled opponent of government like Paul, so they now have gotten the secretary of state (a former delegate for Bill Clinton in ‘92—turned Republican) to run for the senate seat.  Since the secretary of state has no voting record, they hope to make him appear to be everything a voter can ever want (conservative, moderate, libertarian, etc.)

Of course, him being a former Democrat does not bother the establishment Republicans.  The state Republican Party’s web site has a positive article on their man.  In fact the district chair has taken a swipe at Paul and said he will support his party’s chosen candidate.

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5 Responses

  1. Mike O, on July 2, 2009 at 2:59 pm Said:

    This is what the Tea Party organizations must do; take out Grayson in the primary and run with Paul. The enemy- at this point- is the GOP establishment (since they don’t get close to representing the rank and file).

    These challenges need to occur at every level; right down to precinct chairmen.

  2. Truth, on July 3, 2009 at 8:43 am Said:

    KT? Do you mean KY?

  3. fooser, on July 3, 2009 at 9:08 am Said:

    Sort of, I just meant to shorten the title, not necessarily use the address code

  4. Benjamin Rush, on July 3, 2009 at 4:24 pm Said:

    Mike O: I agree with you. But a Hyena doesn’t give up his bone without a fight.

    I say further that most Republicans would be just as happy being Democrats!

  5. DaveNate, on July 6, 2009 at 3:02 pm Said:

    I agree with Benjamin. This is why serious legislation when a majority is in power is never really accomplished. If you get what you want then how can you pander to future voters? You need those perpetual issues that never get resolved to lure in the voters.

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