Kentucky could be key Senate race (BBC)

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

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Saturday, 25 October 2008 09:57 UK

Kentucky could be key Senate race

By James Coomarasamy
BBC News, Kentucky

A small crowd of onlookers began to clap as a couple
emerged from the large "Bluegrass tours" coach,
emblazoned with "McConnell can do more for Kentucky",
which had pulled up outside Pagliali's pizza restaurant
in the town of Henderson.

The pair - the top Republican in the Senate, Mitch
Mcconnell, and his wife, US Labour Secretary Elaine
Chao, the longest-serving member of the current Bush
Cabinet - are two of the most powerful people in the
Republican Party.

But the four-term Senator, who was comfortably re-
elected six years ago, with 65% of the vote, finds
himself criss-crossing the state, battling for his
political life.

Just a few weeks ago, he appeared to be coasting to
victory. But the man who was one of the bi-partisan
public faces of the $700bn financial bailout plan has
seen his race against local businessman, Bruce Lunsford,
tighten dramatically.

Opinion polls currently place the two in a statistical
tie.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7690282.stm

[BunkerHill24]

1. Tom Daschle would probably have smile on his face after McConnell loses..LOL

[obiwan]

2. I hope not.

My brother lives there and I visited him a while back.

The phone book for the town of about 600 he lived near had about five surnames in it.

Jesus Mary and Joseph!