Thomas Massie (KY-4) has an opponent

[Bandit3 the Worker]

This should silence all the people saying, "HA HA, THE LIBS IN COVINGTON IS STUCK WITH VOTING FOR A TEE PARTY GUY!"

[Keystone Phil]

Got it.

[Joe Republic]

D+1

[publicunofficial]

D+1

[Vosem]

Massie is 2016 Senate candidate material.

[RogueBeaver]

Massie is 2016 Senate candidate material.

Hear hear.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Massie is 2016 Senate candidate material.

Along with Steven Maynard?

[Vosem]

Massie is 2016 Senate candidate material.

Along with Steven Maynard?

The only reference to a 'Steven Maynard' I could find on Wikipedia was a Democrat who ran for Governor in 1995 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_gubernatorial_election,_1995#Democratic_primary ), and since I think it's a clear that a Republican will win all Senate elections in Kentucky because of the strength of the KYGOP in the immediate future I have to say Maynard isn't.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The only reference to a 'Steven Maynard' I could find on Wikipedia was a Democrat who ran for Governor in 1995 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_gubernatorial_election,_1995#Democratic_primary ), and since I think it's a clear that a Republican will win all Senate elections in Kentucky because of the strength of the KYGOP in the immediate future I have to say Maynard isn't.

Maynard is running in 2016 as a Republican.

Also, McConnell has a very good chance of losing to Grimes this year.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Massie is 2016 Senate candidate material.

Along with Steven Maynard?

The only reference to a 'Steven Maynard' I could find on Wikipedia was a Democrat who ran for Governor in 1995 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_gubernatorial_election,_1995#Democratic_primary ), and since I think it's a clear that a Republican will win all Senate elections in Kentucky because of the strength of the KYGOP in the immediate future I have to say Maynard isn't.

Steven Maynard is some no-name politician in Kentucky who might run for Senate in 2016 if Paul doesn't run again. He has a conviction for abusing his stepson on his record.

Bandit is obsessed with him. He apparently represents all Republicans now, because reasons.

[Vosem]

The only reference to a 'Steven Maynard' I could find on Wikipedia was a Democrat who ran for Governor in 1995 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_gubernatorial_election,_1995#Democratic_primary ), and since I think it's a clear that a Republican will win all Senate elections in Kentucky because of the strength of the KYGOP in the immediate future I have to say Maynard isn't.

Maynard is running in 2016 as a Republican.

We don't take too kindly too party switchers. A Democrat like Maynard will go down in flames in the Republican primary, even if he faces a weaker candidate than Massie.

Also, McConnell has a very good chance of losing to Grimes this year.

I suppose Grimes' chances of beating McConnell are much higher than Maynard's chances of winning the Republican primary, but that's not saying much. McConnell has the money, the experience, the poll lead, and the better-run campaign; I find it difficult to imagine him losing.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

We don't take too kindly too party switchers. A Democrat like Maynard will go down in flames in the Republican primary, even if he faces a weaker candidate than Massie.

Maynard is a Republican, and was the most conservative candidate in the 1995 primary.

[Vosem]

We don't take too kindly too party switchers. A Democrat like Maynard will go down in flames in the Republican primary, even if he faces a weaker candidate than Massie.

Maynard is a Republican, and was the most conservative candidate in the 1995 primary.

Our Campaigns also lists him as a Democrat: http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=70101

But let's play devil's advocate and just assume he's a Republican. In any case, he has no successful electoral experience, he's a recent party-switcher, and he will be facing opponents with proven electoral and fundraising success (like national rising star Thomas Massie). So I don't think there's any chance of him winning a Republican or a Democratic primary, whichever he may choose to run in.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Our Campaigns also lists him as a Democrat: http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=70101

He is a Republican, by his own admission.

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I don't think the Republicans have any national rising stars.

The local media seriously believed Massie would run unopposed. I know they're absolutely livid that anyone dared to run against him.

[Vosem]

I don't think the Republicans have any national rising stars.

Aren't you referring to the Democrats, whose backup to running a 69-year-old for President in 2016 will be 73 years old? By contrast, Republicans are brimming with young talent and leadership.

The local media seriously believed Massie would run unopposed. I know they're absolutely livid that anyone dared to run against him.

I haven't been able to find anything about an opponent to Massie in 2014 except for news about Steve Stevens deciding not to run. Whoever it is is keeping such a low profile that Massie may as well be unopposed (as he basically was in the general election in 2012, winning by massive 27-point margin, clearly demonstrating the support the Republican party, and perhaps especially its right wing, has from the population of northern Kentucky).

[Bandit3 the Worker]

I haven't been able to find anything about an opponent to Massie in 2014 except for news about Steve Stevens deciding not to run.

Peter Newberry filed to run as a Democrat today.

[Vosem]

I haven't been able to find anything about an opponent to Massie in 2014 except for news about Steve Stevens deciding not to run.

Peter Newberry filed to run as a Democrat today.

I googled that name. Would that be the University of Wisconsin economics professor named Peter Newberry, the Pennsylvania State University economics professor named Peter Newberry, or the Boston, Massachusetts doctor named Peter Newberry? No other Peter Newberries are prominent enough to make the front page. I don't think northern Kentucky would like to vote for a carpetbagger, never even mind that he's a Democrat.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Massie is a Tea Party follower.

[Vosem]

Massie is a Tea Party follower.

Which certainly can be only an advantage in Kentucky as a whole, not just northern Kentucky!

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Massie is a Tea Party follower.

Which certainly can be only an advantage in Kentucky as a whole, not just northern Kentucky!

Tell that to Todd P'Pool and friends.

[Vosem]

Massie is a Tea Party follower.

Which certainly can be only an advantage in Kentucky as a whole, not just northern Kentucky!

Tell that to Todd P'Pool and friends.

Todd P'Pool ran in a statewide election; Democrats do still have some strength in the state executive elections, though that looks set to fall apart in 2015. But at the federal level, this is an area that has voted for Massie, Romney, Paul, and McConnell in landslides. (And I'm eyeballing, but from the county map on Our Campaigns I think P'Pool may have won KY-4, though he obviously lost the state as a whole).

[publicunofficial]

Just to rain on Bandit's parade:

Massie's opponent is running against him from the RIGHT, saying he isn't conservative enough

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[Bandit3 the Worker]

Massie's opponent is running against him from the RIGHT, saying he isn't conservative enough

If he's the Mark Pryor of Kentucky, maybe the Greens can find a candidate.

[publicunofficial]

Massie's opponent is running against him from the RIGHT, saying he isn't conservative enough

If he's the Mark Pryor of Kentucky, maybe the Greens can find a candidate.

Why don't you run? You'd do about as well as any other Green candidate.