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On the night he won the Republican Senate primary, Rand Paul declared he was delivering "a message from the tea party." The movement embraced the first-time candidate because of the libertarian, limited-government views he shares with his father, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. Tea party support helped Rand Paul defeat GOP establishment candidate Trey Grayson in the May primary and advance to face Democrat Jack Conway in November. The winner will succeed Republican Jim Bunning, who is retiring after two terms in the Senate.All six House members from Kentucky are favored to win re-election. There is no governor's race in the Bluegrass State this year. McCain won Kentucky in 2008.

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Latest Kentucky elections News

The Democratic Debacle -- and What It Means

By Walter Shapiro

America has seen tidal wave off-year elections before (three, in fact, in the past 16 years). But what was epic about the glub-glub election of 2010 is that even with months of warning most imperiled ...

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Rand Paul Wins in Kentucky and Gives the Tea Party Its First Senator

By Walter Shapiro

Little more than an hour after the polls closed in Kentucky, Republican Rand Paul became the first candidate to arise out of the anti-big government tea party movement to be elected to the Senate. ...

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Countdown to Election Day: Senate Races to Watch

By Andrea Stone

Republicans will edge close toward control of the Senate Tuesday but are unlikely to be able to seal the deal. While the GOP is widely favored to win back the House, it faces a narrower path to ...

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Campaign Ads 2010: The Good, the Bad and the Funny

By Carl M. Cannon and Andrea Stone

More than $4 billion will be spent on the 2010 midterm elections -- the lion's share of it on advertising on television, radio, and even a bit on the Internet. But what are we getting for all that ...

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Latest Polls on Key Governor and Senate Races

By Bruce Drake

Our weekend roundup of polls on key governor and Senate races updates Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington and ...

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Latest Roundup of Polls for Key Senate and Governor Races

By Bruce Drake

Our Friday roundup of polls and key governor and Senate races updates California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington ...

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Rand Paul Supporter Who Roughed Up Woman Wants HER to Apologize

By Christopher Weber

Even though Tim Profitt has admitted wrestling a liberal activist to the ground and stomping on her head in Kentucky, the Rand Paul supporter says he wants an apology from the victim. Profitt played ...

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Senate, Governor Polls: Updating California, Colorado, Kentucky, Nevada and Pennsylvania

By Bruce Drake

Our latest roundup of polls on key governor and Senate races includes Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia ...

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Woman Roughed Up by Rand Paul Supporters Vows Legal Action

By Tom Diemer

A woman who was wrestled to the ground and then stepped on by a supporter of Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul says she was "traumatized" and injured in the incident and intends to take legal ...

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Poll: 'Aqua Buddha' Ad Backfires Against Jack Conway in Race Against Rand Paul

By Bruce Drake

Republican Rand Paul has opened a 53 percent to 40 percent lead over Democrat Jack Conway in the Senate race, with 7 percent undecided, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Oct. ...

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May 27, 2012

Democrats vow aggressive campaign for Fourth District

Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH

The large sums of money spent on the Republican primary and the large tea party presence in Northern Kentucky donât faze the Democratic nominee for Kentuckyâs Fourth Congressional District.

May 27, 2012

Think Congress is sophomoric? A study says you're right (Los Angeles Times)

Source: Mountain Home News - Elmore County ID

If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved into those of teenagers, it's because they have.

May 25, 2012

Republican Senate primary in Texas

Source: The Weekly Standard - Washington DC

As lieutenant governor, Dewhurst is also president of the state senate, and his reputation in Austin is that of an able operator and, for a very conservative party in a very conservative state, a moderating influence.

May 25, 2012

Cissna running to unseat Representative Young

Source: Wrangell Sentinel - Wrangell AL

A member of the Alaska Legislature who is vying for the Democratic nomination to face off against Republican incumbent Representative Don Young in November was in Wrangell last week to meet citizens and discuss topics important to residents in Southeast Alaska.

May 24, 2012

Armed Bureaucrats May Be A Sign That The Federal Government Is Simply Too Large

Source: Say Anything

"I think we have bigger problems in our country than sending armed FDA agents into peaceful farmers' land and telling them they can't sell milk directly from the cow," said Senator Rand Paul during a speech on the floor of the Senate questioning why so many federal bureaucracies have armed agents.