Speculation Stirs Actress Ashley Judd Could Challenge (Senate Minority Leader) McConnell

The Hill ^ | 11/08/12 10:35 AM ET | By Daniel Strauss

[drewh]

Actress Ashley Judd's name is being thrown out as a Democratic challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2014.

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) listed her as a possibility.

"If you had an Ashley Judd-McConnell race, I think it would be as high profile a race as Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown," Yarmuth said in an interview with the Courier-Journal of Kentucky, referring to the Massachusetts Senate candidates.

Judd has been active in Democratic politics. She was a delegate at the Democratic National Committee and also taped campaign ads for President Obama.

McConnell has begun gearing up for his reelection bid. He has a war chest of about $7 million and also hired former Ron Paul aide Jesse Benton to run his campaign.

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, Lt. Gov Jerry Abramson and Obama campaign fundraiser Matthew Barzun, have also been mentioned as possible Democratic challengers to McConnell.

[secret garden]

She lives in Leiper’s Fork, TN and graduated from UK.

[llmc1]

Here she is mocking abortion and Santorum:

http://thehill.com/video/campaign/222769-ashley-judd-and-friends-spoof-santorum-campaign-suspension

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks drewh.

Actress Ashley Judd's name is being thrown out as a Democratic challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2014. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) listed her as a possibility.

[Defiant]

Idiocracy was not fiction.

[calex59]

Not sure who she is. Then again I’m not from Kentucky , so that may be it.

She is a movie actress who has never made any real block buster movies or even achieved super star status. She is most remembered for being the sister/daughter of the western singing team of Naomi and Wynonna Judd a very popular duo at one time until Mom, Naomi, re-married and ended the team. Her sister tried to carry on but never made it on her own. Ashly is much prettier than her sister, actually her mother was prettier than her sister.

[what's up]

Brilliant woman but she’s going to have a tough time

No, she appears dumb.

Sarah Palin bested her in 2 minutes when she made a stupid statement about wolves in Alaska.

[ICCtheWay]

And McConnell is useless in the overall ... I HATE and DESPISE CAREER POLITICIANS LIKE McCONNELL ... WHO CARE FOR NOTHING BUT THEIR OWN CAREERS FIRST ... and not for their Country First... same for Speaker Bohener...

[Morris70]

Thanks. I watch movies don’t really care about the actors.
I like steak but could care less about the personal life of the person who cut the piece. Though good hygiene is appreciated.

[StAnDeliver]

"Incitatus wasn’t available?"

Have you looked at her face?

[Lazamataz]

she’s going to have a tough time riding the coattails of Obama.

Incorrect. Read here for analysis on why.

[StAnDeliver]

"Uh, if they’re expecting us to rally behind Mitch McConnell they will be sorely mistaken."

Yeah, like someone from a state that gave us McCrisis knows sh-t...

[Lazamataz]

“This is what a feminist looks like”....so, a feminist has no breasts and has neck tendons from hell?

[Tax-chick]

Naomi and Ashley were both prettier than Wynonna, but Wynonna had one heck of a voice - power, range, and expression. I don’t know if hard living has ruined her voice now - haven’t heard anything from her lately - but once, she could really, really sing.