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33. She would be great

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 07:25 PM

Dec 2012

Intelligent, articulate, passionate. Has an MPA from Harvard, does a lot of international charity and UN work, and was a delegate for TN at the Dem Con in Charlotte this year.

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Ashley Judd exploring Senate run [View all] Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 OP

I like the idea. TDale313 Dec 2012 #1

I think she would be better fit against Rand Paul LynneSin Dec 2012 #9

Paul is more popular than McConnell Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 #11

That's my thinking - we would do better during a presidential election LynneSin Dec 2012 #14

Paul is also almost certain to run for President in 2016 Ter Dec 2012 #19

I think he's more wretched than Paul Ter Dec 2012 #18

Wow... sheshe2 Dec 2012 #2

Why not? Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #3

She cares about the environment and she's smart... I wish her lots of success... midnight Dec 2012 #4

I agreed, I think she would be welcome there, Volaris Dec 2012 #5

How soon would she have to re-establish Kentucky residency? Ken Burch Dec 2012 #6

Yep... CherokeeDem Dec 2012 #10

My family has a spare house in Ashland Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 #12

I think she still has a home there LynneSin Dec 2012 #13

Her current residency okaawhatever Dec 2012 #38

OK...but Tennessee still isn't Kentucky. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #39

Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Dec 2012 #45

Not far-fetched is right.... CherokeeDem Dec 2012 #7

Run Ashley, run! She's at least smarter than Ertl the Turtle. marble falls Dec 2012 #8

She's got the intellect, that's for sure, but Kentucky is one of the most Ol Boy states in the Union Texin Dec 2012 #15

As someone who just moved from KY loyalkydem Dec 2012 #16

Ashley would be a tremendous asset corneliamcgillicutty Dec 2012 #17

Do it! At the very least it would put the tutrle in the spotlight. savalez Dec 2012 #20

Her main problem is her immediate family Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #21

Turtleboy has no record to run on, so he's already outlining his smears-only strategy Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 #22

So Jesse Benton is saying.... blackspade Dec 2012 #24

I hope this is true. blackspade Dec 2012 #23

She can win this one rachel1 Dec 2012 #25

Cannon fodder BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #26

Me neither Warren Religion Dec 2012 #31

Her family isn't running. juajen Dec 2012 #43

What shape is the Dem party in Kentucky? BlueStreak Dec 2012 #27

She's not going to run. Been talked about extensively here. in Ky. Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #28

She lives in TN and wa a delegate this year obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #34

Someone needs to defeat Rand Paul graham4anything Dec 2012 #29

The Tortoise and The Hair Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #30

would her Republican mother support her ? she would usually be too liberal JI7 Dec 2012 #32

She would be great obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #33

Judd owns property in KY and is from there obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #35

Looks like she's already striking fear into the heart of the creepy Baby Ron Paul Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 #36

She's an 8th generation Kentuckian. She went to high school and college there. How 'bout you? n/t okaawhatever Dec 2012 #40

He was born in Pa, raised in Texas and didn't move to Ky. til he was 27 Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 #41

2014 or 2016, I'd be happy either way. nt BootinUp Dec 2012 #37

K&R ReRe Dec 2012 #42

I love the work she did in South Asia with sex slavery closeupready Dec 2012 #44