The SURPRISE
yes, and I really mean SURPRISE
IS
WHERE !
over the fold with me. . .
to Kentucky.
yes, I said KENTUCKY !
According to the Herald Leader:
Although polls show that Democratic candidate Barack Obama would need a political miracle to win the Bluegrass State on Nov. 4, he has collected nearly twice the cash from Kentuckians as Republican rival John McCain.
http://www.kentucky.com/...
And from our great Congressman and friend Ben:
"I think it means that Obama has more support than people would like to admit in Kentucky ... particularly, I think in the urban areas," said U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, who endorsed Obama before Kentucky's May 20 primary.
And we can't overlook this encouraging bit of news:
Overall, Kentuckians have shelled out nearly $18.3 million during the 2008 election cycle to all political causes. Among all states Kentucky ranks 26th for its rate of giving, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
That's roughly around the same amount and rank Kentucky has received over the last four election cycles. But the percentage of Kentucky donations going to Democrats is up sharply to 43 percent compared to 57 percent for Republicans. That reverses a six-year slide for Democrats receiving a low of 31 percent of Kentucky donations in 2006.
So tell me, are you surprised ???