While Alison Lundergan Grimes Speaks to 16,000 Only 250 Show Up For McConnell Rally

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/30/alison-lundergan-grimes-speaks-16000-300-show-mcconnell-rally.html

While Alison Lundergan Grimes Speaks to 16,000 Only 250 Show Up For McConnell Rally
By: Jason Easley
Thursday, October, 30th, 2014, 1:39 pm


While Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes was addressing 16,000 Kentuckians last night, Sen. Mitch McConnell spoke to a virtually empty room of 250 people while campaigning with Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA).

Here was the scene at Sen. McConnell’s big Restore America rally with Bobby Jindal:



In front of a crowd that The Courier-Journal estimated to be 250 people, McConnell continued to campaign against President Obama and Harry Reid, “If you only remember one thing we say tonight between now and next Tuesday, we have got to re-elect Mitch McConnell so that we can finally retire Harry Reid.”

Sen. McConnell was so disinterested in the rally that he left before Gov. Jindal spoke.

While McConnell was talking to hundreds, according to her campaign Alison Lundergan Grimes was speaking to thousands, “Meanwhile, Alison concluded another full day on the campaign trail with a tele-town hall meeting where she spoke to more than 16,000 Kentuckians about her plans to raise the minimum wage, end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas, help students earn degrees instead of debt, and fight for equal pay for women in the workplace.”

Republicans have had trouble turning out their supporters for almost a decade. In hindsight, the Republican wave of 2010 is looking more and more like an anomaly that was caused by Democrats not showing up.

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Sen. McConnell has no momentum. It’s less than a week before Election Day, and his supporters aren’t showing up. There may be an upset brewing in Kentucky, and Alison Lundergan Grimes pushing hard for the win.

[Politicalboi]

1. Their bus was probably late

Thanks Obama!

You would have thought Jindal should of shipped some of his supporters out to McTurtle.

[RoverSuswade]

2. Oh please, please let the upset happen.

C'mon Kentucky women - VOTE

[Glimmer of Hope]

3. Please let it happen!

[longship]

4. OMG! The empty chairs listening to the empty suit.

It's a perfect conjunction. Alert the media!

[ashling]

16. Foretold at the Republican convention in Tampa

Dirty Harry talking to an empty chair

[lastlib]

19. The Chair doesn't recognize Mitch McConnell.

[Thinkingabout]

5. He probably paid 248 to come the other two is Mitch's wife and Jindal.

Now if he could scored Big Dog Clinton he probably would have matched Alison, pick your friends better next time Mitch.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Turtles move slowly you know

That said I hope that POS does not become the Senate Majority leader.

[Fred Sanders]

7. Seal the deal. Bring in President Obama and proudly declare, " I did vote for the man that

brought you your beloved Kynect medical coverage website. This is him."

Do it.

[Cha]

8. The Excitement is Mounting for the Mitch Campaign..

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/29/the-presidents-day-23/

Mahalo babylonsistah! GO Alison Grimes!

[freshwest]

9. Make it so, Kentucky!

[NCjack]

10. Maybe the Turtle knows something we don't -- such as, the Karl Rove

"fix is in".

[Initech]

11. They should have bought some Ha Ha insurance.

[asiliveandbreathe]

12. Get out the voye Kentucky - the future of your country, and your state

depends on you turning out the vote for Alison - this news, is good news...

On another front - just received call from hubby , who works on a campus in Colorado - they have set up RVs with information for the students to interact with in an effort to educate those who are just starting to pay attention.

..get out the vote folks - many people are working in many arenas to do just that!

[loudsue]

13. Why in the HELL don't the democrats make ads out of this stuff????

If the freepers only knew how hollow all the bluster is, maybe they'd switch sides. Fox, and the rest of the corporate media, has them all believing they're on the "winning" team....that their side is "popular".

IT FUCKING IS NOT POPULAR!!!!!

[Blue Owl]

22. No fucking shit!

With you 100% on this -- deliver the knockout punch already!!!

[LiberalArkie]

14. The only thing that matters is : Who counts the votes?

[WhiteTara]

15. bu bu but The Turtle is up in the polls!

It said so on the Internet.

[Skarbrowe]

17. I worry that these low attended campaign events for Mcturtle

might not mean very much. The Republicans that are going to vote for him already know what the man has to say. He's been around forever. I would love to be so very wrong and hope that ALG pulls it out. Don't think it was wise of her to not tell who she voted for in the Presidential election. Yes, I believe we have a right to NOT say who we voted for, but it gave off some seriously bad optics and some might wonder if she actually did vote for Obama.(Possibly losing some votes from Democrats). The opposition eats stuff like this up - whether it's truly important or not.

I want so badly for him to be voted out. She can't afford any mistakes.

[mackerel]

18. I'm still see polls giving McConnell 4-6 pts lead. I hope we see a big

surprise in election night tally.

[Cha]

20. KICK

[Major Hogwash]

21. If Bobby Jindal was speaking at my rally, I'd leave early too!