Dem challenger: GOP Sen. McConnell close to big oil

usatoday.com     Aug 7, 2008            

Lunsford by Daniel Patmore, AP; McConnell by Heather Wines, Gannett News Service Bruce Lunsford, left, who is challenging Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, for his senate seat, says his rival is in league with big oil companies. FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford is running a new TV ad accusing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of being cozy with big oil companies. It's the latest shot in a back-and-forth fight between the rivals over high gas prices. In the ad debuting Thursday, Lunsford says McConnell is "master" of the Washington insider system in which big oil companies get tax breaks while politicians get campaign contributions. Lunsford says that's how consumers get stuck with $4 a gallon gas. McConnell's campaign did not immediately respond to the ad. McConnell has been running... [read full story]                    

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Lunsford hired new media consultant for campaign

courier-journal.com     Aug 6, 2008          

Candidate replaces media consultant Democrat Bruce Lunsford has hired a new media consultant after disagreements with his old one and is getting help from a top Democratic operative three months before the Nov. 4 election. The...                    

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Lunsford Campaign Shaken Up

beloblog.com     Aug 6, 2008          

The C-J's Joe Gerth is reporting that Bruce Lunsford's Senate campaign is undergoing more shake ups. Gerth's story seems to imply that the shake ups are a sign the National Democratic Party is serious about taking on Mitch...                    

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Am I Missing Something With Lunsford Campaign?

beloblog.com     Aug 8, 2008          

Bruce Lunsford has new TV ad out that blasts Mitch McConnell's acceptance of millions of dollars in donations from the oil industry and special interests groups. I know the repubs are focusing solely on oil and gas prices. So...                    

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Lunsford sharpens TV ad attacks

courier-journal.com     Aug 8, 2008          

Democrat Bruce Lunsford is broadening his attack on U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a new television ad that says McConnell's a "master" of the political culture in Washington that has produced high gas prices, a...                    

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What Women Want....Mitch McConnell Can't Give

kywomen.typepad.com     Aug 5, 2008          

One of the main reasons Rep. Joni Jenkins and I decided to launch Lunsford '08 KY Women's Outreach Program was because of Mitch McConnell's 24 years of anti-women legislation. Business growth is the number one concern of...                    

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Lunsford claims GOP senator close to oil companies

usatoday.com     Aug 7, 2008          

Lunsford by Daniel Patmore, AP; McConnell by Heather Wines, Gannett News Service FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford is running a new TV ad accusing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of being...                    

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Vencor Ties Muddy McConnell As Well As Lunsford

beloblog.com     Aug 8, 2008          

A story by John Cheves of the Lexington Herald-Leader makes the point that Mitch McConnell may have a tough time making alot of hay about Bruce Lunsford's ties to the troubled Vencor company. McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, was...                    

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