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Title: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Meeker on March 15, 2009, 09:36:20 PM How did Gatewood Galbraith do so well? The man is a nutcase.
Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: JohnnyLongtorso on March 15, 2009, 09:43:33 PM Looks like the Republican nominee was a nutcase too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppy_Martin Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Lunar on March 16, 2009, 02:29:48 AM Looks like the Republican nominee was a nutcase too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppy_Martin Quote 2007 candidacy for Governor of Kentucky In late August, 2006 Peppy Martin purchased a surplused toilet that had been used by governors of Tennessee. what Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Lunar on March 16, 2009, 02:33:25 AM also, that wikipedia article looks like it was written by one of her fourteen year old staffers and/or sons
Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Meeker on March 16, 2009, 02:38:13 AM also, that wikipedia article looks like it was written by one of her fourteen year old staffers and/or sons I was thinking either that or even herself. Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Lunar on March 16, 2009, 02:45:49 AM I was thinking that too but I wanted to take it down a notch
Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Meeker on March 16, 2009, 02:52:24 AM ()
I was hoping she'd look like a red-haired Barbara Mikulski. Oh well. Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: minionofmidas on March 16, 2009, 08:17:23 AM 1999
() 2000 () That's one effing weird map... Although one should probably also point out... swing 2004-8 () Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on March 16, 2009, 10:22:25 AM Trying to remember what media markets in Kentucky look like; there's a link there, not sure how strong (Harlan and Bell, maybe Letcher as well, are actually in a TN-centered one IIRC). One reason why Patton did badly in Eastern Kentucky (despite being from there) because of cuts to a miners compensation programme.
Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Meeker on March 16, 2009, 12:07:39 PM One reason why Patton did badly in Eastern Kentucky (despite being from there) because of cuts to a miners compensation programme. Wikipedia sez: Quote Patton won 114 of Kentucky's 120 counties; the only counties Martin carried (Clay, Harlan, Jackson (by 1 vote), Leslie, Letcher, Martin, and Perry) were coal-mining counties in the eastern part of the state where voters were livid at Patton over the workers compensation reforms that ended what had been a costly and easily-abused program. Those counties had very high numbers of former coal miners and their families living on disability due black lung claims under the old workers compensation program. Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Nym90 on March 16, 2009, 01:48:06 PM Trying to remember what media markets in Kentucky look like; there's a link there, not sure how strong (Harlan and Bell, maybe Letcher as well, are actually in a TN-centered one IIRC). One reason why Patton did badly in Eastern Kentucky (despite being from there) because of cuts to a miners compensation programme. http://www.truckads.com/licensed_affiliates1.asp#usamap You can click on each media market to get a map. Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Bandit3 the Worker on March 17, 2009, 09:22:57 PM How did Gatewood Galbraith do so well? The man is a nutcase. Uh, I voted for Galbraith. Title: Re: Kentucky, 1999 Post by: Nixon in '80 on March 18, 2009, 02:23:55 AM also, that wikipedia article looks like it was written by one of her fourteen year old staffers and/or sons Actual quote: Quote On election night Martin wore a 1950s style formal dress and was defeated by Patton. |