Three Things to Watch for on Tuesday’s Primary Election
Some Kentuckians will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots to select nominees for the fall election. There are three things I’ll be watching for that could decide the GOP primary race for governor, and predict the outcome of future elections. Turnout. Secretary of State Michael Adams is predicting low voter turnout...
Rep. Lamin Swann Dies Days After Being Hospitalized
Weeks after his first legislative session in Frankfort, Lexington Democratic state Rep. Lamin Swann has died, according to his family. Swann suffered a “medical emergency” requiring hospitalization on May 10, at the time his family requested prayers and privacy. “There are no words to fully describe the grief and impossible loss that others and I...
Ted Cruz: ‘Kelly Craft is a Velvet Hammer’
LOUISVILLE – Republican candidate for governor Kelly Craft touted support from beyond the bluegrass the weekend before all the votes are cast in the GOP primary with an in-person endorsement from Sen. Ted Cruz. The Texas Republican minced few words in his support for Craft in Kentucky’s Republican primary to take on presumptive Democratic nominee...
Early Voting Underway in Kentucky
Kentuckians eager to cast their ballots in this year’s primary contests can now cast their ballots. The polls will be open from Thursday to Saturday for in-person voting. Citizens who wish to cast their ballot before Tuesday’s primary race can find their early voting location at http://govote.ky.gov. A majority of the high-profile contests are on...
Craft Struggles in FOX News Interview; Cameron Still ‘Honored’ to Have Trump Endorsement Despite Sexual Assault Verdict
As time winds down the candidates in the Republican primary for Kentucky governor are zooming to make their last minute pitch to voters before Tuesday, and some are finding speed bumps along the way. On Tuesday evening, Daniel Cameron, Ryan Quarles, and Eric Deters met for the final debate of the campaign. Kelly Craft skipped...
The Final Countdown: GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Hit the Road for the Final Week of Primary Campaign
With one week to go candidates vying for the Republican nomination for governor canvass the state in the final days of the primary election. Attorney General Daniel Cameron is wrapping up his race with an eight-county swing through Shelby, Oldham, Barren, Franklin, Hardin, Warren, Kenton, and Fayette counties beginning on Wednesday. Cameron dubbed his campaign...
Ryan Quarles Seeks to Shoot up the Gap in GOP Gubernatorial Primary
With a week left in the Republican primary for governor, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is on the air with an ad seeking to split the frontrunners. Quarles released “Mud Slingin,” on Monday, which tacitly calls out some of the other candidates in the race for negative campaign tactics. “My Momma used to say watch how...
Al Cross: GOP gubernatorial primary has national themes and players
Welcome, Derby visitors! Kentucky’s annual turn on the national stage is our chance to look at the state’s politics with a national perspective. This year we’re electing a governor and other state constitutional officers, and messages in the May 16 Republican primary are dominated by the national themes of identity politics and the culture war;...
GOP Primary for KY State Treasurer Turns Ugly
A three-way Republican primary for state Treasurer is taking a negative turn with just two weeks until election day. With a governor’s race stealing most of the oxygen in the room, Republican candidates for state Treasurer OJ Oleka, Mark Metcalf, and Andrew Cooperrider are making their cases, and in one case going negative to gain...