I know he did. But it was well within the “Perot margin.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky,_1992
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky,_1996
In contrast, in my home state, New York, Bill Clinton defeated the GOP candidate and Perot combined both times, though one was by less than ten thousand votes.
And look at the last Presidential elections going back to 1996 here:
http://www.270towin.com/states/Kentucky
The senators are also GOP, which, I know the criticisms of McConnell especially, but he is still some distance from Hillary Clinton, Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
I know what you mean that it does go for Dems, though. It seem to elect many at the state and lower levels, including governor.
Yet despite that, I just cannot see, if they are actually polling adequately and accurately outside of Louisville and Lexington, how Paul would be in a toss-up with Hillary Clinton. Paul won his Senate seat handily and Hillary Clinton is still Hillary Clinton. Look at this headline from the Herald-Leader: “Uh-oh: Bluegrass Poll shows Rand Paul and Hillary Clinton tied ... in Kentucky!” That’s the tone of the coverage on it.
I hope if Hillary remains in the race she will get attacked, too, on her claims of the wonderful Clinton economy.
KY has long been a low-wage state, and people there think Clinton will bring higher wages.