Ashley Judd might run against McConnell in 2014 KY Senate race

[Keystone Phil]

Please do. This whole "McConnell is vulnerable" talk is getting tiring. I'd love to put it to rest.

[Keystone Phil]

Please do. This whole "McConnell is vulnerable" talk is getting tiring. I'd love to put it to rest.

I respectfully disagree, especially when he's at the centerfold of the DC "gridlock".

I don't think Kentucky really minds that McConnell is seen as a roadblock to Barack Obama.

[Keystone Phil]

She does have a record of political activism and not the type that Kentucky will like. Plus, being personally liked doesn't necessarily make one a liked political figure as we've learned plenty of times in the past.

[Keystone Phil]

Please do. This whole "McConnell is vulnerable" talk is getting tiring. I'd love to put it to rest.

His approval rating is 35%. If that isn't vulnerable, I'm not quite sure what is.

Seriously. In comparison, Mark Pryor's rating is 53%, but every post I've seen has said his seat's up for grabs

McConnell has been through plenty of tough races. He's tested. He's running in a favorable state for his party in a midterm. Begich's one run was a nailbiter against a man facing federal charges (yes, a legend but obviously his legal problems were a huge issue. Otherwise, it wouldn't have even been close). He'll be running in a midterm in a state that doesn't have a favorable view of his party.

[Keystone Phil]

He said Pryor, not Begich.

But anyway yeah McConnell isn't as vulnerable as those numbers would show and he almost certainly wins here. But Judd isn't the type of sleazy Hollywood type who's always in legal trouble or adultery, and most of her activism is standard non-partisan humanitarian stuff. No she's probably not going to win, but if no prominent Democrats run why not have her?

Yikes. Not sure why I read that as Begich. My point stands though aside from the point about a nailbiter victory.

[Keystone Phil]

The hits on Judd begin: Rand said he thought Judd lived in Scotland and "was running for Parliament" when he heard the news.

[Keystone Phil]

The hits on Judd begin: Rand said he thought Judd lived in Scotland and "was running for Parliament" when he heard the news.

That's actually remarkably witty for Rand.

McConnell has underperformed before, but he SHOULD be safe---ish for a midterm race with Obama in the White House.

Expanding on that, it looks like I missed part of his statement: he claimed she'd "fit right in in the English Parliament" and that she's "damn too liberal" for Kentucky. Trying to European-ize Judd, I see. They aren't pulling any punches and it's not even 2013 yet!