cookpolitical.com/… Cook Political Report has changed the ratings on five US Senate races. In their opinion, the odds now favor Democrats making a net gain of five to seven Senate seats, enough to control the upper house. July Ratings Changes: Arizona: Martha McSally (R) — Toss Up → Lean D Iowa: Joni Ernst (R) — Lean R → Toss Up…
Category: Kentucky
Circuit Court Judge In KY Strikes Down ALL Of Governor Andy Beshear's Orders To Deal With COVID-19.
Circuit Court Judge Richard Brueggemann showed his true pro-COVID-19 colors today with his ruling that all of Governor Andy Beshear’s actions against the coronavirus are unconstitutional. For those not in the know, a group of businessmen and Republican State Attorney General Daniel Cameron went forum shopping for a judge who would rule against Beshear, and…
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Mandates Wearing Masks in Public.
There are no real details on how this is executive order is to be enforced, but Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is mandating that you must wear a mask if you are out in public. Amid “an explosion of COVID,” all Kentuckians must wear masks in public starting Friday at 5 p.m., Gov. Andy Beshear announced…
One Of The Cops Involved With Killing Breonna Taylor To be FIRED.
The Louisville Courier-Journal is reporting today that one of the police officers involved in the Breonna Taylor killing will be terminated. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday that Louisville Metro Police is initiating termination of Officer Brett Hankison, one of three LMPD officers to fire weapons on March 13 at Breonna Taylor's apartment, killing…
State Poll Summary: Trump Slump Continues
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/… The two major national polls released today are Quinnipiac which shows Biden with an 8% lead and the Fox News Poll which has Biden with a 12% lead. An average of 10% seems about right and mostly agrees with the state polls. Website 538 shows Trump’s average approval looking at many polls is 41.4% versus…
New Poll Shows Progressive Charles Booker Surging Past Amy McGrath in Democratic Primary.
Something is definitely going on in Kentucky’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. The latest sign is a poll that shows progressive Charles Booker surging past Amy McGrath. A new poll shows Charles Booker surging past Amy McGrath in Kentucky’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, with Election Day rapidly approaching on Tuesday. The survey, conducted by Oakland-based…
Further Data On Absentee Ballot Requests in KY For Upcoming June Primary.
According to the Lexington-Herald Leader, requests for absentee ballots for the June 23rd Primary indicate a higher voter turnout statewide since the 2008 Primary. Nearly 27 percent of registered voters in Kentucky have requested an absentee ballot or already cast their vote a week out from the June 23 primary, according to the Kentucky State…
325 Thousand Absentee Ballots Requested in Jefferson County, KY For Upcoming Primary.
Spectrum News reported that at the end of closing tonight there were 325,596 application requests for absentee ballots in Jefferson County, Kentucky for the June 23rd Primary. Today was the last day to apply for an absentee ballot. The largest city in the state of Kentucky, Louisville, is in Jefferson County. The total number of…
State Poll Summary: Consensus to Fire Trump Is Building
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/… Donald Trump can’t get no respect these days. The coronavirus won’t disappear as he said it would, and CNN won’t retract their national poll saying he’s 14 points behind Biden. To top that off, the Dow Jones Industrial stock index dropped 1861 (-6.9%) points today when Wall Street suddenly discovered we are in a recession….
State Polling Summary: Hitting the Fan Edition
This week pollsters have fed us a fair size helping of state polls. Most of which should give Republicans heartburn. The only good poll for Trump is a Hodas and Associates poll showing Trump four points ahead in Pennsylvania, but you can explain that by the breakdown, 43.2% Republican to 36.7% Democratic, in that particular survey. Six other polls…
Moscow Mitch's “Shut Up” to Obama Was A Foghorn To Kentucky Racists.
Moscow Mitch’s attack on Obama’s criticism of Trump’s criminal negligence when dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is pure Trumpism — blatant racism aimed at the former president. The Republican base, especially in Kentucky, is filled with bigots and racists, and one of their favorite punching bags is that uppity black man Obama. Moscow Mitch knows this,…
White Guy Arrested For Threatening Gov. Beshear AND Kentucky State Troopers.
Seems that Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police earned the ire of Jeremiah “Protect Going To Church During a Pandemic” Wooley. Seems that Wooley made threats about killing Gov. Beshear and Kentucky State Troopers. And it appears those threats were not idle. CNN)A 25-year-old man is facing federal charges for possession of…
Another Amy McGrath Ad Hitting Moscow Mitch Hard. And My Speculation on Mitch's Recent Stupidity.
The odds are very high that Amy McGrath will win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate to take on Moscow Mitch this year in Kentucky. In fact, you can tell that she is going to be the nominee because she outraised Moscow Mitch in fundraising. The Democratic Establishment and some other grassroot sources have decided…
About Time! Man Arrested For Threatening Gov Beshear Over Shelter In Place Order.
Finally! The cops have arrested a man, James Troutman, who made threatening remarks on a Facebook page against Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. Seems Troutman is one of those who is protesting Governor Beshear’s shelter in place order over the coronavirus pandemic. Kentucky State Police officials were contacted last week, court documents show, after a Facebook account…
Procoronavirus Rally Organized By Matt Bevin Crony Tries To Disrupt Governor Beshear's Update.
The Louisville Courier-Journal editorial board called it a “procoronavirus” protest rally that occured yesterday in Frankfort. Joseph Gerth just called them “idiots.” I think both are correct, and it was an “idiotic procoronavirus” rally. Approximately 100 of the worst in humanity showed up to chant and try to disrupt Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s 5 P.M….
In Kentucky, 521,592 People Have Applied For Unemployment Since March 16th.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s Administration announced today that 521,592 people have filed for unemployment since March 16th. Doing the math, it means that the unemployment rate in Kentucky is approximately 29.6% (87,900 plus 521,592/2,058,000 in workforce x 100). As for how many have gotten unemployment compensation so far: Almost 157,000 Kentuckians have received unemployment insurance…
Kentucky Republicans Continue To Politicize A Viral Pandemic.
I shoudn’t let it surprise, shock, or bother me, but the fact that Kentucky Republicans are politicizing the coronavirus pandemic makes me very angry. We have already lost 23,000 people nationally, and we are most likely going to break a total of 100 deaths today in Kentucky. But never let it be said that Kentucky…
Kentucky Governor Beshear To Quarantine Churchgoers. Guess Who Throws Hissy Fits?
Rule of thumb: If Rand Paul and Congressman Thomas Massie are screaming, you are doing something right. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has been pleading for weeks with churches, synagogues, mosques and and other sites of worship to shut their doors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Beshear has issued another executive order that police…
Rural Counties In Kentucky Are Also Hotspots For COVID-19.
For all those people in rural Kentucky that thought they were immune to COVID-19 or didn’t take it seriously, some of the other hotspots for the coronavirus are in western Kentucky. And yes, it only took one revival meeting to make one rural county — Hopkins — the number one hotspot for COVID-19 based upon population…
BS Alert: Iowa Public Health Department Claiming That Coronavirus Curve Is Flattening There.
The Iowa Public Health Department has made the following announcement: Although the number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Iowa hit a one-day high of 125, state health officials said Thursday they are beginning to see an overall flattening of the curve. With the deaths of two Linn County residents, 29 Iowans now have died…
