http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/po...70162.html

The Republican party in Kentucky has never seen anything like it.

Bowling Green eye doctor Rand Paul has no political experience, but with the support of the same people who backed his Dad, Texas Congressman Ron Paul, when he ran for president. Rand Paul has now at least pulled even with Secretary of State Trey Grayon in the GOP U.S. Senate primary.

35% Paul
32% Grayson
18% Undecided
10% Other
3% Thoney
2% Johnson
1% Oerther

In fact, the WHAS11/Survey USA poll has Paul ahead of Grayson by three percentage points, with a 4.1 percent margin of error. While Grayson is down five from our last poll 11 weeks ago, Paul has gained nine points since then.

Is Trey Grayson any relation to Fla's Alan Grayson?

(11-05-2009 09:52 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  Is Trey Grayson any relation to Fla's Alan Grayson?

No ... he's the top establishment Republican in Kentucky. He forced Bunting to resign by sapping his ability to raise money.

he'll have to prove he's not a lunatic like his father to get elected statewide after going through the political grinder, unless the entire race came down to only fiscal conservatism being discussed and he doesn't have a nutter past on tape to replay). . which hasn't happened yet. His father has his own 2010 problem, an actual reagan conservative(and Tea Party Organizer is running against him and initially got alot of funds. If he gets funds to compete, I'd say he easily gets over 50% primary vote, Peden got 30% with $100k last year in that primary.

(11-05-2009 10:01 AM)GGniner Wrote:  he'll have to prove he's not a lunatic like his father to get elected statewide after going through the political grinder, unless the entire race came down to only fiscal conservatism being discussed and he doesn't have a nutter past on tape to replay). . which hasn't happened yet. His father has his own 2010 problem, an actual reagan conservative(and Tea Party Organizer is running against him and initially got alot of funds. If he gets funds to compete, I'd say he easily gets over 50% primary vote, Peden got 30% with $100k last year in that primary.

Peden had alot more than 100K. The neo-cons were pumping cash into his campaign... and he got taken to the woodshed. You keep that pipe dream of defeating Paul in a primary alive!

Peden had $100k tops, Paul refused to debate the guy. Grainey is another story.


and Rand has zero chance: http://www.tookookyforkentucky.com/

The Senate is the Big Leagues, the stuff above and alot more will destroy him.

Well -- we have ourselves the first confirmed case of GGniner coming out of the closet and supporting a Democrat.

Rand Paul: "I've been a Kentuckian longer than Grayson's been a Republican!"
(For those who don't remember, Mr. Grayson was actively campaigning for Bill Clinton way back in the 90's when Trey was a Democrat.)