Monday, 25 January 2010

State Senate Election 2010 Update

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Kentucky Senate Minority Leader Ed Worley is stepping down at the end of this year. The seat has traditionally been a Republican seat which means the Republicans will probably extend their lead in the senate. Crushing any hope that Beshear and company have of regaining the Senate.

“It's a conservative district, and we know that a Republican can win it,” said Steve Robertson, chairman of the state GOP.
Robertson said the race already has two strong Republican candidates in it. No Democrat has filed yet.
Charlie Moore, the state Democratic Party chairman, predicted that voters would send a Democrat back to Frankfort “because of the fine leadership they've received” from Worley.

A Democrat will win because of the fine leadership they've received from Worley? That might be true if Worley was actually running for re-election. Unfortunately, logic is not Moore's strong suit. How is it a transitory property that the unnamed Democratic candidate will have the same "fine leadership" skills that Worley had? It is a ridiculous statement that makes little sense. The election won't be a referendum on Worley it will be an election about the direction of the state and which candidate will do the best job. With the coming Republican wave, I suspect the Republicans should easily pick up the seat.