Primary News: Kentucky
They are calling the Republican Senate primary for Rand Paul, the son of tea-party godfather Ron Paul:
Political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to victory in Kentucky's Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, delivering a jolt to the GOP establishment and providing fresh evidence of widespread voter discontent in a turbulent midterm election season.Make no mistake about it: This is a major loss for McConnell and the Republican machine in Kentucky.
Paul had 59 percent of the vote — with returns counted from 29 percent of the precincts — to 37 percent for Secretary of State Trey Grayson, who had been recruited to run by the state's dominant Republican, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
This may make the seat more winnable for the Dems, though it is still a long shot, because the Republican establishment, led by McConnell, is not going to pull the lever for Paul, and might even pull the lever for a Dem.
And, at least in the preliminary numbers, it looks like the Dem won't be a blue dog type, as, at the time that I am typing this, "Attorney General Jack Conway led Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo, 49 percent to 39 percent."
Conway is pro choice, pro-union, etc.
I think that this improves the Dems' chances here, because people will vote for a real Democrat, Conway, ahead of a fake blue dog, Mongiardo.
Again, this may be a reaction to the party machine, which backed Mongiardo.
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