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shaayecanaan

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74. Sixty percent of Kentuckians are registered Democrats
Thu May 14, 2015, 08:28 PM
May 2015

The last Democrat to truly run on an economic justice platform was LBJ, and he absolutely smashed Goldwater in Kentucky, (65 to 25) although he smashed him pretty much anywhere.

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Well... SoapBox May 2015 #1
Nuts is to kind, He's batshit crazy. :-) OverBurn May 2015 #18
He's their Senator.. they would know. Cha May 2015 #84
Nuts here! Nuts here! Get your Republinuts here! Kevin from WI May 2015 #92
Wait until the find out Hillary is a woman. Buzz Clik May 2015 #2
Bwahahahaha! At least, she's post-menopausal, if that helps the misogynists any. nt valerief May 2015 #73
Uhm... kenfrequed May 2015 #3
What is this "pushing"? brooklynite May 2015 #21
Exactly, brooklynite. Thinkingabout May 2015 #34
Well.. kenfrequed May 2015 #36
"Since nobody thinks Sanders would be competitive"? - That's pushing demwing May 2015 #52
No, I'm interpreting the decision of the Lexington Herald-Leader, which commissioned the Study brooklynite May 2015 #60
Right... kenfrequed May 2015 #78
So you CAN'T (or won't) answer.. brooklynite May 2015 #79
Tell me this... kenfrequed May 2015 #80
We're not talking about national voting; we're talking about Kentucky... brooklynite May 2015 #81
No, you convince me. kenfrequed May 2015 #82
"the poll is absurd" brooklynite May 2015 #95
That is a load of bovine fecal material RoccoR5955 May 2015 #66
There are dozens of Democrats running. I am sure you haven't thought this through. stevenleser May 2015 #96
Well, Rand is Kentucky's Junior Senator ... staggerleem May 2015 #4
Is that good or bad?? kentuck May 2015 #5
I'm not a big fan of Hillary NewJeffCT May 2015 #9
That's how I read it. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #55
I find that bad PatrynXX May 2015 #11
As if Bernie would even have a chance in KY......... Beacool May 2015 #16
IKR? Bernie winning KY... workinclasszero May 2015 #20
Not in a million freeking years! leftofcool May 2015 #26
Why not? Heck it's 18 months out. We don't know how the primary campaign will shake out. totodeinhere May 2015 #24
Thinking that Bernie would have a chance in KY just proves that DU Beacool May 2015 #33
Bill did take Kentucky in the general, so there is hope. leftofcool May 2015 #37
I see it as a long shot. Beacool May 2015 #39
Yes, KY is definitely more red than it was. leftofcool May 2015 #43
Sixty percent of Kentuckians are registered Democrats shaayecanaan May 2015 #74
The poll was between Hillary and Paul, the Kentucky Senator. Thinkingabout May 2015 #38
True, but KY is quite red. Beacool May 2015 #40
I think the Kynect helped the Democrats, was Thinkingabout May 2015 #45
I'm just saying lets not jump to any hard and fast conclusions yet. totodeinhere May 2015 #49
I'm not saying that Bernie shouldn't run. Beacool May 2015 #50
Well you and I are basically in agreement. I guess I am a bit sensitive over the totodeinhere May 2015 #53
Truthfully... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #58
I have higher hopes for Texas. Beacool May 2015 #68
I know it has been turning more purple... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #69
I have been well, thank you for asking. Beacool May 2015 #71
For the most part awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #72
It's good to hear. Beacool May 2015 #75
And golly--Rand's got that "Two For One" thing going, too! MADem May 2015 #6
It's just as we thought... BlueJazz May 2015 #7
K & R SunSeeker May 2015 #8
Take that, Rand! leftofcool May 2015 #10
Well, Allison Grimes was polling well against McConnnell, too. SpankMe May 2015 #12
Allison Grimes was running against McConnell & Obama at the same time. Apples & oranges. nt Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #13
She also ran a horrible campaign. leftofcool May 2015 #28
No wonder Rand is so obsessed with Hillary!!! Beacool May 2015 #14
He's a republican... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #59
funny how the republicans use elder paul. Now paul2nd lets himself be owned for an easy paycheck. Sunlei May 2015 #15
That is not in Hillary's favor. Daemonaquila May 2015 #17
Actually it is in very much her favor. leftofcool May 2015 #32
As a Hillary supporter I do not share your feelings of very very Thinkingabout May 2015 #42
She was also losing to Paul in this late March Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania. A Simple Game May 2015 #63
I gues this scares the hell out of some folks Thinkingabout May 2015 #65
Yet we hear all the time on DU how Sanders can win Republican votes because NYC Liberal May 2015 #57
No republican will vote for Bernie or HRC Kevin from WI May 2015 #86
I do hope I am wrong about Kentucky Kevin from WI May 2015 #94
Nah, This is great! Cha May 2015 #83
And bushy can't hear straight. lonestarnot May 2015 #19
Credit the Obamacare rollout in KY? spooky3 May 2015 #22
Shhhhhhhhhh, they don't know its Obamacare Iliyah May 2015 #27
Shhhhhhh! It's called KYnect! leftofcool May 2015 #29
KYnect is way better than Obamacare IronLionZion May 2015 #77
This is more of an indictment of Rand Paul than anything about HRC. totodeinhere May 2015 #23
No way! leftofcool May 2015 #30
That's not the point. I'm sure that Hillary is loved there. totodeinhere May 2015 #48
Heh heh ananda May 2015 #25
17 months out, folks. Polls don't mean shit. n/t Dawgs May 2015 #31
We all know that, but it proves that Rand is not so popular in his own state. Beacool May 2015 #35
If it were a Republican poll Rand would be WAY ahead.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #41
LMAO! leftofcool May 2015 #47
I wonder how Unknown Democrat would do in that poll. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #44
More than likely better than this. n/t RoccoR5955 May 2015 #67
Crazy talk libodem May 2015 #46
All I see is a poll between Budlight and Budweiser d_legendary1 May 2015 #51
Hopefully Kentucky will flush this turd down the drain soon! Initech May 2015 #54
As much as I dislike Hillary Clinton, I'm shocked that she could even be tied with this nutbag. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2015 #56
H 2016! Gamecock Lefty May 2015 #61
Ditto Iliyah May 2015 #70
Rand looks "appauled" C Moon May 2015 #62
The election is a year and a half away. RoccoR5955 May 2015 #64
This is sweet candy Trajan May 2015 #76
The fact that she does so well, against even a home stater, while Obama did so badly... Adenoid_Hynkel May 2015 #85
Monsanto's newest creation Kevin from WI May 2015 #87
The new Rand Paul Kevin from WI May 2015 #88
I wish they would do a head to head poll with Cryptoad May 2015 #89
You really believe on election day that HRC will win Kentucky? Kevin from WI May 2015 #91
I do hope I am wrong about Kentucky Kevin from WI May 2015 #93
I never said HRC will win KY Cryptoad May 2015 #97
More obsession about how Hillary Clinton is going to win red states davidpdx May 2015 #90
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