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February 14, 2013
Kentucky Democrats Fret: Is the Public Ready for the Nation's First Puffy-Face Senator?
Testing the limits of tolerance.
Actress Ashley Judd’s movement toward a Senate run against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell makes Democrats in Washington, D.C., happy.
But back in Kentucky, for many Bluegrass State Democrats, a potential Judd run brings a different feeling: heartburn.
“If she runs, I think that it would be a catastrophe for a lot of downballot races in Kentucky,” said Jimmy Cauley, a longtime Kentucky Democratic strategist who doesn’t believe Judd can win a general election. Among Democratic state legislators, he said, “there is significant worry about Ashley being on the ballot. And what the hell is going on with her face?"
I added that last bit, but I think the subtext of his words was pretty clear.