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Coming out of the woodwork…

Posted by Little Miss Know it All

December 30, 2006 |

littlemissknowitalld.jpgMy, my, the gang’s all here. 

The Kentucky Gubernatorial Race is beginning to shape up for next year.  And what a gaggle of entries we have!  I won’t comment on the GOP side, because I really don’t know much about the guy running against Ernie Fletcher.  However, I personally know many of the Democrats running for office.

 Steve Henry, the former Lt Governor of Ky, is a really nice guy.  Made a few stupid political mistakes (like aligning himself with Patton…), but a nice guy.  Jonathan Miller, another favorite of mine.  I’ve known him casually for about ten years, ever since his unsuccessful bid for Congress in 1998.  He’s been a behind the scenes player in Democrat politics both on Capitol Hill and in Frankfort for many years.   His work as Kentucky’s Treasurer is well known.  He’s polished, charming, a great speaker, and pretty popular.  A good choice for most voters.

Steve Beshear….what a blast from the past!  Beshear was my first real campaign–I interned as a Regional Volunteer Co-ordinator (meaning I was an unpaid field grunt) in 1996 during his Senate race against Mitch McConnell.  That was so much fun…but I have to say, his campaign was poorly funded, and even more poorly organised.  As a college student I knew more about the layout of KY than most of his campaign workers.   I’m not sure he’s got much going for him now–as far as I know, its been 10 years since anyone heard anything out of him.  Of course, I’m buried up here in Northern KY, so its possible I’ve missed something.

Well, that’s my rundown.  There are sure to be more throwing their hats into the ring…

 The political winds are a blowin….and making for some very strange bedfellows!


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