| I read the blog by the SLY OLD FOX Jim Pence, from Hillbilly Report this morning. Great one, good discujssion. If my memory serves me properly this is the first real, open discussion we have seen about this subject.
The Hiillbilly wrote: Could it be that's why Governor Steve Beshear endorsed Mongiardo as the Democratic Candidate for the US Senate that if Bunning resigns that call will go to Beshear. This has been part of the plan from the very beginning. The Governor did suppport Mongiardo. The Governor endorsed Dr. Dan, under questionable support, at the last minute.
The word around a BUSY WATER COOLER at the Capitol ...
Greg Stumbo is very likely to be the one that challenges Beshear in the next run for Governor. And that is probably why Stumbo did not throw is hat into the US Senator's Race and why he endorsed AG Jack Conway, along with those listed above. This was a complimentary split to at trying to keep the Mongiardo votes in Eastern Kentucky.
When I turn around . . . I heard CRIT LUALLEN will be appointed Lt. Governor should Beshear have an opportunity to appoint the next Senator from Kentucy. Appointing Luallen. Beshears handlers feel Beshears chances for re-election will be much better with a popular political figure like Auditor Luallen. That may be.
However, Beshear'spopularity is dropping. According to the lastest public polling. In the low forties.
Why?
It could be people are just getting tired of our Governor finding THE POLITICAL SOLUTION to our problems . . .not the REAL SOLUTION.
Beshaer's ratings have dropped to the low forties, making him vulnerable to re-election. Stumbo sees this and sitting on his powder for now.
While Greg Stumbo continues to enjoy reasonable popularity among his Eastern Kentucky constituents . . . he has one big hurdle to jump and that jump just might land him in the muddy water. VIDEO TEMINAL LOTTERIES. That is the new TECHNICAL- dignified- WORD for SLOT MACHINES. Stumbo knows if he is elected he will need this money. NOW if he can make that look like it was the Governor who pushed this issue and it wins, then perhaps he can be somewhat insulated by the dissatisfaction of his back dooring THE SLOTS BILL. WHOMEVER THE NEXT GOVERNOR, if the GAMBLE ISSUE passed then there will be more money in the KITTY for vote influence with PORK just in time for the next Governors race.
Where does this leave Dan Mongiardo?
Right now the polling indicates Dr. Dan has a lead of approximately seven points, but the campaign has a long way to go.
( See the story in the Herald Leader today about Lt. Governor Mongiardo working with Flordia legislators to contain the flow of pain relief drugs, mostly oxy . . . from round trips starting in Eastern and Souteastern Kentucky from Florida.) Why didn't our Governor think of this? He was too busy trying to print a dollar menu for the Derby Breakfast.
Will Stumbo be ready to challenge Steve Beshear?
And what additional split is that going to make in Democratic Party?
After all, in the end it is the sitting Governor who has the hammer at the Kentucky Democratic Party.
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