Larry Sabato looks into his "crystal ball" to tell us what we already knew about Mitch McConnell!
Here's the info we already knew:
Kentucky
Outlook: Solid Republican
March 5, 2008 Update:
As of now, all signs point to Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell being able to right the Republican ship come November. After Democrat Steve Beshear won the state house last November, hopes were high among Democrats that they could field a strong opponent to McConnell. Unfortunately, top-tier Democratic candidates have walked away from the race one by one. The leading candidate for the Democratic nomination appears to be businessman and two-time gubernatorial candidate Bruce Lunsford, who has garnered support from New York Senator Chuck Schumer and the DSCC. Greg Fischer, the other main contender for the nomination, has opened up with several salvos against Fischer’s string of electoral defeats, claiming that the only chance Kentucky Democrats have for a victory is someone without Fischer’s baggage. The reality is that whichever of them wins the nomination will be soundly defeated by McConnell, who has the triple threat of incumbency, a huge war chest, and the argument that his position as Senate Minority Leader benefits the people of Kentucky in a way that no freshman Senator can.
But we already knew that, didn't we?
Stick with Mitch.
Kentucky
Outlook: Solid Republican
March 5, 2008 Update:
As of now, all signs point to Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell being able to right the Republican ship come November. After Democrat Steve Beshear won the state house last November, hopes were high among Democrats that they could field a strong opponent to McConnell. Unfortunately, top-tier Democratic candidates have walked away from the race one by one. The leading candidate for the Democratic nomination appears to be businessman and two-time gubernatorial candidate Bruce Lunsford, who has garnered support from New York Senator Chuck Schumer and the DSCC. Greg Fischer, the other main contender for the nomination, has opened up with several salvos against Fischer’s string of electoral defeats, claiming that the only chance Kentucky Democrats have for a victory is someone without Fischer’s baggage. The reality is that whichever of them wins the nomination will be soundly defeated by McConnell, who has the triple threat of incumbency, a huge war chest, and the argument that his position as Senate Minority Leader benefits the people of Kentucky in a way that no freshman Senator can.
But we already knew that, didn't we?
Stick with Mitch.
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