Mitch McConnell

David Mann looking for endorsement

Maryanne Zeleznik — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:05:47 +0000

WVXU political reporter Howard Wilkinson talks about why Cincinnati Council Candidate David Mann is asking the Cincinnati Democratic committee again for an endorsement. He'll also talk about Mitch McConnell fighting for his Senate seat in Kentucky.

McConnell, GOP going after Grimes

Howard Wilkinson — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000

If you are an incumbent elected official and you are facing re-election, with dismal looking poll numbers and a potentially difficult challenger looming on the horizon, there is one thing you are likely to do.

Knock that challenger down a notch or two before he or she even gets in the race.

This is the situation where Kentucky’s senior senator, Republican Mitch McConnell, the U.S. Senate minority leader, finds himself.

Howard Wilkinson's morning chat

Maryanne Zeleznik — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:13:28 +0000

Howard Wilkinson talks about Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell's lack of popularity in his home state and what that could mean for his reelection bid.

Poll: McConnell no lock for re-election in Kentucky

Howard Wilkinson — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:25:49 +0000

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is going to have his hands full running for re-election in Kentucky next year, according to a poll released Tuesday.

And the same poll showed the junior senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul, is far more popular among Kentucky voters than McConnell, the leader of Senate Republicans.

No Ashley Judd for Senate? No big deal

Howard Wilkinson — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Ashley Judd, actress and activist, after months of speculation and a lot of conversations with political consultants and pollsters, tweeted out her intentions this week.

She will not be a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014. The Kentucky Democratic Party will have to find someone else to take on Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell.

So much for that. That political bubble burst pretty quickly.

Democratic party leaders in Kentucky did not appear to be shedding any tears.