Pretty much like West Virginia. Both states will vote GOP for President, but the Dems hold sway in most state and local elections. In my opinion, McConnell faces an uphill battle be it the primary or general election because Tea Party types will no longer support him. Standing on purity of principle is the right thing for conservatives to do, but too often is the wrong thing to do politically in trying to win elections. Kentucky may be a pick up in the Senate for the Rats come 2014.
Exactly. You nailed it.
“Kentucky may be a pick up in the Senate for the Rats come 2014.”
If this is in fact the case, then we’ll have to make up the loss elswhere, in AR, AK, SD, NJ, WV, NH, MT, LA, IA, VA, NC or MN.
And even if this is the case, at least the senate repulicans will have a new, better leader (unless Cornyn is reelected and moves up, which will essentially be the same old thing).