"In Ky. race, Tea Partier tones it down; Democrats try to paint Rand Paul as extreme" by Matt Viser, Globe Staff | September 20, 2010
OWENSBORO, Ky. — “Rand Paul’s extremist views are out of touch and would hurt Kentuckians!’’ warned Crit Luallen, the state auditor....
I actually agree with the Democrat.
Of course, if we send on of them there is no difference.
Paul is ahead in most polls in the Kentucky race for US Senate....
“He is crazy,’’ his opponent, Attorney General Jack Conway, said of Paul, speaking to hundreds of union workers in Gilbertsville last week. “He is crazy, and we have to beat him back.’’
Then so must be the Kentucky voters. Not a good way to win 'em back.
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In Kentucky, which last elected a Democrat to the US Senate in 1992, some polls indicate Paul has a double-digit lead, while others suggest it is a dead heat.
I'll let you decide what you believe to be the true margin.
He is the son of Republican Ron Paul, a Texas congressman who has made two runs for president and is a champion of libertarian philosophy....
Yeah, but: Not Like Father Like Son
How come Ron doesn't get more press from you guys?
“The national image of the Tea Party, especially among people who don’t like it, is that they’re stupid,’’ said Stephen Voss, a University of Kentucky political science professor.
And most of them work at MSNBC.
“But Paul’s speeches are somewhat dull and intellectual. Unlike a lot of these other Tea Party folks, Paul’s got this bookish manner that doesn’t make him feel terribly extreme. He doesn’t feel like a Koran-burning lunatic.’’
And yet Democrats are howling what?
This seat stays Republican, sorry.
On the stump lately, Paul has been trying to channel the anger brewing in the electorate without getting into specific proposals. He rarely raises his voice. He appears so uncomfortable with the usual scrum of politics that he often arrives at events after they’ve started and leaves before they’ve ended.
“He’s a reluctant rock star here,’’ said Laurie Rhodebeck, political scientist at the University of Louisville. “He isn’t schmoozing around with some of the opinion leaders who could help him.’’
That can ONLY HELP HIM and give people HOPE!
His statements have gotten him into trouble....
With who?
Of less ideological significance, but damaging to his credibility with Kentucky voters, he derided the annual Fancy Farm picnic — a traditional kickoff of the political season — as a raucous party “where you worry about people throwing beer on you.’’ The event is held in a dry county. It is sponsored by a church. (Paul later apologized.)
That's the best the Globe can do?
Paul’s supporters overlook his blunders, chalking them up to inexperience on the stump....
And the MORE the ESTABLISHMENT attacks him the better!
Democrats actually hold an advantage in Kentucky elections: About 56 percent of voters are registered Democrats, while 37 percent are registered Republicans. And Democrats hold most statewide elected offices. Still, the state’s Democrats often vote for Republicans running for Congress, and they are more aligned with the GOP on issues such as gun rights and abortion.
Conway has been targeting those voters, touting an “A’’ rating from the National Rifle Association and passing out “Sportsmen for Conway’’ bumper stickers.
That should help with Democrats , huh?
Also see: Gunning For Congress
He acknowledges Tea Party movement anger.
“I don’t disparage the Tea Party,’’ he said in an interview. “I disparage Rand Paul.’’
Why do you have to make it personal?
Conway, who was elected attorney general in 2007, is a more polished politician than Paul.
That's why he loses come November.
At a retreat last week held for trade unions and management from across the state, he shook hands, slapped backs, and stayed until most everyone had left.
So he has special interests on his side, so what?
Paul is more tightly controlled, with an aide constantly trailing him.
Bodyguard?
At events last week, he declined to speak with journalists from Japan and Canada, as well as the Globe....
And that couldn't have gone over well -- thus the HE'S CRAZY lead!
Yeah, the Globe makes me crazy.
Also see: (You Drive Me) Crazy
So does she.
