Kentucky GOP schedules "Unity Rally" for May 26th.

Our friends at Pol watchers are reporting that the state GOP has scheduled a "Unity Rally" for May 26th at the state headquarters at the Mitch McConnell building in Frankfort. The announcement letter, which came on stationery from U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Louisville office, signed by McConnell, U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning and U.S. Reps. Hal Rogers, Ron Lewis, Ed Whitfield and Geoff Davis, and paid for by the McConnell Senate Committee ‘08, provides:

"Together we wish to kick off the general election campaign by demonstrating that the Republican Party of Kentucky stands united and ready to carry its message forward to victory this fall."

"Some in the media have questioned if a competitive spring primary spells doom for the GOP in the fall election. We call such speculation ridiculous. Our candidates and our party will emerge from the May 22 election strengthened and better prepared to lead Kentucky forward."

"Together we will remind Kentuckians of the power of our ideas--our vision for improving education, health care and growing the economy. And working together -- all of us -- we will march to victory this fall."

I note that in 2003, a "Unity Rally" was also held AFTER the primary and yours truly was in attendance. So no one should read anything ominous into the idea of a "unity" rally as if there's an unusual disunity this year!