Financial crisis reshaping Senate race

McConnell's lead over Lunsford in polls almost gone By RONNIE ELLIS CNHI News Service FRANKFORT — Investors, home owners, blue collar workers and business people – they’re all uneasy about the financial crisis. So are political incumbents on the ballot. One example is Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race where incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell’s comfortable lead in polls over Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford has almost disappeared. Lunsford, whose strategy thus far had even some of his supporters scratching their heads, this week began airing an ad criticizing the emergency rescue package Congress passed to stabilize credit and banking systems. The ad opens talking about the “$700 billion bailout for Wall Street. How did we get into this mess? Career politicians like Mitch McConnell.” It says McConnell, who voted for the... [read full story]