Many of my left-leaning friends expressed great astonishment at the midterm election results. In particular was the surprising defeat of Alison Lundergan Grimes. Some of my right-leaning friends thought Mitch might get ditched after all. Not even close. How could this be? I mean, when everybody you know says they’re voting for Grimes, how could Read More
Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, which was decided early Tuesday night, elicited mixed reactions from Murray State students. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell won his sixth term in resounding fashion with 56 percent of the vote, compared to less than 44 percent for Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes and 3 percent for Libertarian David Patterson. Tuesday, voting Read More
With the heated Nov. 4 Senate election two weeks away, Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes brought former President Bill Clinton to western Kentucky to a crowd of 1,750 Tuesday. Clinton reinforced many of the themes Grimes highlighted during her challenge to U.S. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, including bringing more jobs to Kentucky, raising Read More
PADUCAH — With the heated Nov. 4 Senate election only two weeks away, Alison Lundergan Grimes brought former President Bill Clinton to western Kentucky to a crowd of 1,750 on Tuesday. Clinton reinforced many of the themes Grimes has been highlighting during her challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, including bringing more jobs to Read More