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[KY] Fischer hopes to be the people’s candidate in Lunsford challenge
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Apr 30, 2008 08:27am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Aaron Blake
Posted: 04/29/08 06:56 PM [ET]
Businessman Bruce Lunsford is the choice of national Democrats in next month’s Kentucky Senate primary, but his opponent and fellow entrepreneur Greg Fischer is making a late charge at the Democrats who will vote on May 20.
Hoping to create a two-man race in a crowded field, Fischer launched his first hard-hitting television ad against Lunsford in recent days. In it, he rehashes business issues that have plagued Lunsford, a two-time gubernatorial candidate, in his previous campaigns.
Both men have plenty of resources. The winner gets to challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the general election.
Fischer has largely assumed the mantle of the alternative, netroots candidate since retired Marine Lt. Col. Andrew Horne (D) withdrew from the race and, to the surprise of many, backed Lunsford.
A smattering of unions that opposed Lunsford in past elections have also jumped on board — a testament to Lunsford’s newfound institutional support in the Democratic Party. The state’s largest labor coalition, Change to Win Kentucky, campaigned against Lunsford in the 2007 governor’s race even though it hadn’t endorsed any of his opponents. |
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