Reactions to Obama’s address

Here are a couple of official statements from Kentucky’s elected officials following President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.
From U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell -
“Tonight Kentuckians and all Americans were proud eyewitnesses to history as an African-American president addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time.
“Over the years, there [...]

State’s top Republicans in Bowling Green tonight

Some of the state’s top Republicans will be in Bowling Green tonight for the Warren County GOP’s Lincoln Day dinner. 
Among the elected officials attending are Bowling Green’s U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, who began his first term in Congress last month, and both of Kentucky’s U.S. senators – Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning. 
Given that there has [...]

“Trading cards” from last Bunning-Mongiardo matchup

The Rothenberg Political Report has a set of “trading cards” on display today from the 2004 U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Jim Bunning and Democrat Daniel Mongiardo produced by Mongiardo’s campaign. 
The set of nine “beanball cards” peg Mongiardo as  a “relief pitcher” while calling Bunning, a baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, a “special interest designated hitter” [...]

Mongiardo announces run for U.S. Senate

Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo announced today that he will be running for the U.S. Senate seat next year, his second attempt at the office.
In a statement issued Monday, Mongiardo, a surgeon from Hazard, cites his “passion to improve health care for all Kentuckians” as a driving force in his decision to run for the Senate [...]

2010 Senate race ratings

For those already looking ahead to next year’s election season, the Rothenberg Political Report already has its ratings for the 2010 U.S. Senate races.
The seat of U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Republican from Southgate in northern Kentucky, is one of four races listed as a toss-up by Rothenberg. 
Speculation about who might challenge Bunning was rampant [...]

C-J: Bunning not filling coffers for re-election effort

Joe Gerth with the Courier-Journal has a piece today looking at the fundraising efforts of U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, the northern Kentucky Republican whose seat has been a hot topic of conversation for months. 
According to Gerth, Bunning reiterated during an interview last week that he plans to run for re-election in 2010, but only has [...]