Alison Grimes shows Democrats how to expose hypocrisy.

[kentuck]

The truth of the matter is that Mitch McConnell doesn't know how to shoot a gun. He could give a shit about the coal miners of Eastern Kentucky. But he will say he is if that will get their support.

Alison Grimes is a good Democratic candidate. Look at the issues she is running on. Don't be confused by the "counter" issues she is running to expose the hypocrisy of Mitch McConnell.

Not only has Bill Clinton campaigned for her but so has Elizabeth Warren. Her issues are raising the minimum wage, womens issues - including equal pay for equal work, preserving Social Security and Medicare, and stopping corporations from shipping jobs overseas. That is what she is running on.

But she is a political realist. She knows that Barack Obama is not popular in most of the state of Kentucky. She understands the power of the coal lobby in the state and the way they have been able to badmouth the EPA. Mitch McConnell wants to ride these issues to another victory. He could care less. He knows how powerful the NRA is in the state. He is not even from the state of Kentucky. He is from Alabama. He has had thirty years in the Senate to help coal miners and to help the state of Kentucky. He has done neither.

If this is what Alison Grimes has to do to expose this fraud, then more power to her.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Big K and R.

Someone posted this video earlier today with a completely different take.

Probably has never been to Kentucky, which has some of the nicest people I've met.

Thank you for posting an intelligent and sane commentary to go with the video.

[Dawson Leery]

2. k/r

[Stuart G]

3. I need to send at least ten dollars more.

Everything we send will help...

[arcane1]

4. She seems to be kicking him where it hurts him the most.

More power to her!!

[Dawgs]

5. WTF!! Pro-gun and pro-coal does not make you a good Democratic candidate.

If Democrats can't win without doing shit like this then I want no part of them.

[kentuck]

6. It doesn't mean...

...that she supports assault weapons or that she is "pro-pollution". Or that she is anti-Obama. She is more progressive than most Democrats on most of the issues. But the reality is that McConnell and the Repubs have distorted the issues to hoodwink the voters in the state. She is setting the record straight.

Anyway, if she were in the Senate, she would have only one vote. There is no evidence that she could persuade the rest of the Senate to vote against the EPA or for gun control or the issues that you are most concerned about. But she could vote to raise the minimum wage and to give equal pay to women. She could vote to stop sending jobs overseas and, instead, send them to Eastern Kentucky.

[justiceischeap]

7. It does if you're running in Kentucky

or West Virginia... there's this thing called reality and the reality is, if a Democratic candidate wants a bit of a chance to win in some states, then he or she must support some things progressive Democrats don't support like being pro-coal or pro-gun.

[kentuck]

8. "Pro-coal" is usually "pro-jobs"...

in states that have very few jobs. It is important if that is how you put food on the table. And "pro-gun" doesn't mean you support assault weapons or no restrictions on guns whatsoever. There is a lot of gray area on these issues.

[justiceischeap]

11. I totally agree with you kentuck

For some reason it gets under my skin when some Democrat from some other state declares, "They're not MY kinda Democrat!" Too many progressives (of which I consider myself to be a part of) don't understand what it takes to win in some states.

I lived in Missouri until I was twelve and kept up on politics there for some time. You will not get a Democrat elected in that state (on a National level) unless they are a Blue Dog...just isn't going to happen because even if there are Democrats in rural areas, you better believe they are Conservative Democrats.

Grimes not only has to win over Democrats to be successful in Kentucky but she has to pull from a pool of Independents and moderate Republicans and a progressive anti-coal, anti-gun Democrat is not going to do that in Kentucky.

[aikoaiko]

9. Anti-gun is anti-Democrat

[kentuck]

10. Dangerous ground...

whenever we make a list of issues that disqualify a person from the Party.

What other issues can you think of that would be "anti-Democrat"?

Is there any way that someone might be right on nine out of ten but still not be eligible to be in the Party?

[aikoaiko]

13. I agree kentuck. I was just counterbalancing.

[kentuck]

16. I really like Alison.

I don't think she has hurt herself with the voters of Kentucky, especially the women.

[BrotherIvan]

18. HaHa!

[jmowreader]

14. Maybe not, but in Kentucky it makes you an electable one

Mitch McConnell seems to be running on a "Alison Grimes is going to take away your guns and destroy your jobs." Alison's response: "Wrong, mother fucker!"

[phleshdef]

15. You are delusional if you think an anti-coal, anti-gun Democrat can win in Kentucky.

This is reality.

Join another party, that's great. At the end of the day, you will NEVER find a party that can actually win majorities, actually obtain enough power to govern AND has pure progressive candidates that agree with every element of the typical liberal platform... or in other words, you will never vote for anyone of consequence.

[A Little Weird]

12. This is her worst ad

She is allowing him to define her rather than attacking his lack of accomplishment over 30 years in office. Her ads have been good up until now so I hope this is just a hiccup.

[kentuck]

17. I think she may be paying too much attention to the polls...

that show Mitch up by 6-8 points. Personally, I don't think the polls are correct. There are more Democrats in KY than Repubs and Alison has traveled all over the state and she is stirring up a lot of support. I think the pollsters are missing a large. silent majority. I actually believe she is ahead but the only poll that will count will be on election day.