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Kentucky Dems Hope to Ride Blue Wave

Backlash may win them governor's office, Senate seat

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 30, 2007 7:34 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Kentucky Dems are confident that they'll win the governor's office next week and grab a Senate seat in 2008, the Guardian reports. Polls put Steve Beshear up by 11 points in next week's gubernatorial contest, and Dems say Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is now beatable. "We are going to turn Kentucky blue," claims one Dem. "The biggest reason is that the Republicans had their chance to lead and they blew it."

Why are they so sure? McConnell's stands on Iraq and health care have turned off some voters. One survey has 55% of Kentuckians clashing with him on the war. Yet no Dem has stepped up to declare a candidacy yet. "I don't know why they are so confident," says one Republican committee member, "when they can't even find an opponent for him."

Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, left, and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell embrace during a Republican rally at the state party headquarters in Frankfort, Ky., Saturday, May 26, 2007. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, left, and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell embrace during a Republican rally at the state party headquarters in Frankfort, Ky., Saturday, May 26, 2007. (AP Photo/James Crisp)   (Associated Press)
Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher, left, and his Democratic challenger Steve Beshear shake hands prior to their televised debate in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher, left, and his Democratic challenger Steve Beshear shake hands prior to their televised debate in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)   (Associated Press)
*FILE** Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear is interviewed by The Associated Press in Louisville, Ky., in this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo. Two news organization polls in recent weeks showed Gov. Ernie Fletcher, a first-term Republican, trailing the Democratic challenger Beshear by as many as 20 percentage points in...
*FILE** Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear is interviewed by The Associated Press in Louisville, Ky., in this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo. Two news organization polls in recent weeks...   (Associated Press)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 20, 2007 file photo. Every day for a week, as Myanmar's military killed and arrested Buddhist monks and pro-democracy demonstrators, the mild-mannered, bespectacled U.S. lawmaker walked to the Senate floor...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 20, 2007 file photo. Every day for a week, as Myanmar's military killed and arrested...   (Associated Press)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, confers with Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss., left, and House Minority Whip Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., as they wait for the Democratic congressional leadership to finish talking to reporters after their meeting with President Bush regarding Iraq at the White house in...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, confers with Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss., left, and House Minority Whip Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., as they wait for the Democratic congressional...   (Associated Press)
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