Matt Collins
07-30-2009, 04:29 PM
http://wfpltheedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/grayson-and-paul/
With Jim Bunning out of the Senate race, the likely successor to the candidacy is Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson.
I’ve been quick to dismiss (http://wfpltheedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/is-rand-paul-a-real-candidate/) Rand Paul’s internet popularity as just that, popularity that only exists on the internet. But while Grayson may have more active supporters who are actually in Kentucky, a giant money bomb could buy tons of ads all over the Commonwealth.
Let’s say the money bombs exeed all expectations. Grayson is still likely to have the support of party big-wigs, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Some supporters may not be pleased with how McConnell handled Bunning’s short-lived candidacy, but an endorsement from McConnell is unlikely to hurt Grayson, unless those DNC ads (http://wfpltheedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/media-blitz-begins-soon/) make an unexpectedly large splash. There’s also the fact that Grayson is a well-liked politician in a statewide office with supporters in both parties and across the Republican spectrum. Sure, he once supported Bill Clinton, but he’s in the GOP now, and since Kentucky once went to Clinton in the presidential election, Grayson’s preferences 17 years ago might not do as much damage as some people hope.
With Jim Bunning out of the Senate race, the likely successor to the candidacy is Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson.
I’ve been quick to dismiss (http://wfpltheedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/is-rand-paul-a-real-candidate/) Rand Paul’s internet popularity as just that, popularity that only exists on the internet. But while Grayson may have more active supporters who are actually in Kentucky, a giant money bomb could buy tons of ads all over the Commonwealth.
Let’s say the money bombs exeed all expectations. Grayson is still likely to have the support of party big-wigs, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Some supporters may not be pleased with how McConnell handled Bunning’s short-lived candidacy, but an endorsement from McConnell is unlikely to hurt Grayson, unless those DNC ads (http://wfpltheedit.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/media-blitz-begins-soon/) make an unexpectedly large splash. There’s also the fact that Grayson is a well-liked politician in a statewide office with supporters in both parties and across the Republican spectrum. Sure, he once supported Bill Clinton, but he’s in the GOP now, and since Kentucky once went to Clinton in the presidential election, Grayson’s preferences 17 years ago might not do as much damage as some people hope.