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  Kentucky Democrats Fear Judd May Drag Down Ticket
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Last EditedCOSDem  Feb 13, 2013 10:54pm
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News DateThursday, February 14, 2013 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionActress Ashley Judd’s movement toward a Senate run against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell makes Democrats in Washington, D.C., happy.

But back in Kentucky, for many Bluegrass State Democrats, a potential Judd run brings a different feeling: heartburn.

“If she runs, I think that it would be a catastrophe for a lot of downballot races in Kentucky,” said Jimmy Cauley, a longtime Kentucky Democratic strategist who doesn’t believe Judd can win a general election. Among Democratic state legislators, he said, “there is significant worry about Ashley being on the ballot.”
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