LOUISVILLE, KY.
With his sights set on unseating freshman U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray’s campaign gets its first test in Tuesday’s primary election as Kentucky Democrats look for a comeback after last year’s drubbing.
Facing six underfunded primary opponents, Gray cast himself as a problem-solving leader of Kentucky’s second-largest city. He also played up his business pedigree in helping build his family’s successful construction company. During the campaign, he looked past his Democratic foes to focus criticism on Paul, Kentucky’s Republican junior senator.
“I don’t know if Rand Paul’s ever created a job in his life,” Gray said. “So there’s a big difference in our experiences.”
Paul juggled dual campaigns for the presidency and Senate until ending his White House bid. He faces two primary challengers — James Gould and Steve Slaughter, neither of whom is regarded as a serious threat.
Last November, Republicans solidified their political power in Kentucky by winning all but two statewide constitutional offices, including governor. Paul looks poised to use an effective strategy for other Kentucky Republicans by trying to tie Gray to national Democrats — namely President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton. For the full article click here
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