Bruce Lunsford's Repentance. Will Democrats Forgive?

The C-J does a good job of presenting Bruce Lunford to the public. Good, I said, NOT perfect. But then again, many Democrats will NOT use the term "perfect" to describe their prospective Senate nominee -- Greg Fischer's fans will at this point say: Not so fast, mister.

But for whatever it's worth, read "Favored in primary, Bruce Lunsford has few woes". As for why Bruce Lunsford has supported Republicans in the past, particularly Ernie Fletcher, who he supported against Ben Chandler, the Democratic nominee, Lunsford said Fletcher "misjudged him as a person" and noted that "nothing in his background, his education, that would lead one to believe that he would be as inept in day-to-day management as he was … (or) that he would be deceitful in the things that got him in trouble."

Lunsford has supported other Republican candidates, including his eventual opponent, Senator Mitch McConnell. He has contributed more than $54,000 to Republican causes and candidates since 1987. As for his explanation to Democrats for this, Lunsford suggests that he "pa[id] to play", though this is the sort of mentality he wants to work against in Washington.

Kinda makes you wanna say "hmmmmm". Whether Democrats will forgive him remains to be seen. My guess is that they won't, especially since his opponent is running ads for Mitch McConnell, urging voters to "say NO to Bruce Lunsford". Watch the ad below, and Stick with Mitch: