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Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul lie low in Kentucky primary
Politico ^ | 5/16/15 | Kyle Cheney

Posted on 05/20/2015 4:38:37 AM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal

When James Comer’s phone buzzed Monday night, he had just finished tangling with the three Republicans angling to crush him in next week’s Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary. The campaign had hit its ugly zenith a week earlier, when Comer’s ex-girlfriend accused him of hitting her decades earlier when they were in college together.

(SNIP) Paul needs the state’s next governor to help drive legal changes that will allow him to run for his Senate seat next year while he seeks the White House. And McConnell is standing by as the man who tried to unseat him last year — conservative businessman Matt Bevin — inches closer to the nomination.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: mcconnell; mrsrandmcconnell; rand; randmesty

1 posted on 05/20/2015 4:38:37 AM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

Yeah, right.


2 posted on 05/20/2015 4:40:08 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: headstamp 2
Yeah, right.

I guess "laying low" is another term for "feverishly trying to find enough votes to keep the conservative guy out".....

3 posted on 05/20/2015 4:43:53 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

Both need to crawl into a deep hole!


4 posted on 05/20/2015 4:44:51 AM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

We need to raise around $10,000,000 to “Dump Mitch (rhymes with...)” in 2018. Primary him out.


5 posted on 05/20/2015 6:14:53 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Cruz2Victory!)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

Did Matt Bevin win??


6 posted on 05/20/2015 7:12:24 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: ExCTCitizen

83 vote differnce at last report.


7 posted on 05/20/2015 8:37:34 AM PDT by Steven Scharf
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