Immigration Battle Shows McConnell Can't Lead and Campaign
By Matt Gunterman (Cross Posted at DitchMitchKY.com)So, we're all digesting the fallout from last week's failure of the compromise immigration reform bill in the Senate.The spin on Senator Mitch...
View ArticleSmall Kentucky Town Needs Your Help!
You’ve done it! A little over a week ago I asked for your help in the competition that allows users of the Eventful.com website to bring John Edwards to their hometown. Your support for my rural town...
View ArticleMcConnell Flip-Flopping on Iraq, Again
(Cross posted at (DitchMitchKY.com)First it was the war in Iraq. Then, immigration. Now, it’s the war in Iraq again. No matter the issue, Mitch McConnell can’t seem to make up his mind on important...
View ArticleDSCC Now Targeting McConnell!
(Cross Posted at DitchMitchKY.com)K, folks, what does this tell you about the polling data that the DSCC is getting? They're lumping our very own Senator Mitch McConnell in with Sens. Collins, Sununu,...
View ArticleHelp Create a New Dialogue in Rural America
Vote for Columbus and help create a new dialogue around the issues plaguing rural America! www.whynotcolumbusky.comTwo weeks ago I entered my town, Columbus, KY, pop. 229, in a contest that allows...
View ArticleThe Case for Columbus
Columbus, Kentucky is a quaint town set on the banks of the Mississippi river that has a surplus of charm, natural beauty and a strong sense of community. I’m from Columbus, as are my parents, and my...
View ArticleNational Fundraising for KY Senate '08
Ryan Alessi at the Lexington Herald Leader is going to run an interview on Monday with potential Kentucky Senate candidate Greg Stumbo, who announced this week he is creating an exploratory committee...
View ArticleKentucky MSM: McConnell in Trouble
(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY.com)As we pointed out here earlier this week, the main stream media has begun to pick up on the fact that Mitch McConnell is vulnerable, very vulnerable, in next year's...
View ArticleIraq War Protesters in KY Trap McConnell In His Home! (w/video)
(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY. Written and filmed by Jim Pence who runs the Hillbilly Report.)Context: Mitch McConnell had protesters at his house on Saturday and Sunday of this weekend to show their...
View ArticleMcConnell to Campaign for his Second Choice for KY Governor
(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY.com)After watching his first choice for governor Anne Northup get crushed in the Republican primary, Mitch McConnell, who has an all-time-high disapproval rate and an...
View ArticleMitch McConnell Should Apologize to Our Troops!
(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY.com)When I first read this blog, I was overwhelmed by trying to determine the most outrageous part of Mitch McConnell’s behavior today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticleColumbus, KY, Rural America Thanks You!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!I was moved by the nearly 2000 people who drove to Columbus, KY -- in some cases people drove more than 50, 60 and even 70 miles -- to participate in the political...
View ArticleKY Senate: Time to Fight
Over the past few days there have been some significant changes in the dynamic of the coming senate race in Kentucky. Most notably, Andrew Horne has decided not to continue with his bid for the...
View ArticleMcConnell More Vulnerable Than You Think!
I just want to take a little time today and reflect on the great hand that the Kentucky grassroots is being dealt this election cycle. While I’m the first to admit that beating Mitch McConnell this...
View ArticleGWB and McConnell's Failed Leadership Has Never Been Clearer
(Cross posted at DitchMitchKy.com)With the announcement of a nearly $1 trillion bailout for Wall Street banks, the disastrous effects of misguided Republican economic policies under the leadership of...
View ArticleMcConnell Trying to Scare Americans Into Writing Another Blank Check!
During the course of his career Mitch McConnell has taken over $3.6 Million from the banking industry. Now McConnell owes his banker friends a favor and he is asking Kentuckians to pull out their...
View ArticleKY-Sen: McConnell Suspending Senate Campaign?!?!?
Mitch McConnell, who from here on out will never miss an opportunity to tie himself to John McCain who out polls him in Kentucky, has painted himself into a corner. This afternoon Mitch McConnell...
View ArticleMcCain Adviser, At work on TV, Applauds Suspended Campaign
I just walked in from class and switched the TV on to MSNBC to hear McCain policy adviser and talking head Nancy Pfotenhauer spouting off the campaign talking points about how brave it was for McCain...
View ArticleKY-01: Ed Whitfield on Jobs: "We're Moving In The Right Direction."
This screenshot show that Congressman Ed Whitfield of Kentucky shows that Ed Whitfield is completely delusional about the current economic situation ! (Cross posted at DitchMitchKY.com)
View ArticleKY-Sen: McConnell Runs Ad in KY Against Chuck Schumer
Mitch McConnell lost his political mind! McConnell apparently has just spent money to buy the ad below to run in Kentucky against Senator Charles Schumer of New York. I have no idea what McConnell...
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