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The race between Rep. Geoff Davis, a conservative Republican and former Army Ranger with the 82nd Airborne Division, and former congressman Ken Lucas is considered one of the closest in the nation, and the stream of dollars and big-name campaigners who have visited the district has flowed faster than...
Kentucky voted for Bill Clinton twice, but has been trending Republicans since at least May of 1994, when Rep. Ron Lewis shocked the state's Democratic establishment to win a special election in central Kentucky that many say helped presage the GOP sweep that fall. And this Northern Kentucky district...
"I think Lucas is in a tremendously strong position," said Keene, noting waning support for the President as well as the lingering effects of a patronage scandal in the administration of GOP Gov. Ernie Fletcher. "We have a governor that has done everything wrong that you can do wrong. People...
Both campaigns have squabbled over competing poll numbers, but a Reuters/Zogby poll released two weeks ago put Davis ahead 42-36, with a margin of error of 4.5% (The Lucas campaign insists its own internal polling from over the summer shows him ahead by double-digits). Poll numbers aside, Davis...
That may be in part because Lucas entered the race late, having been drafted in January by local Democrats concerned that this year may be the party's best chance to win back the seat. One of those who helped lead public calls for Lucas to come out of retirement...