ISLT.COLONELHORNETHEBESTCANDIDATETOBEATTHEMITCH?ONEREADERSAYSYESbyKentuckyElections

ANEWHERALD-LEADER/ACTIONNEWS36ELECTIONPollisoutandMcConnellcontinuestoslip. AmongtheworstnewsforMcConnellwasthat46percentofrespondentsdisapprovedofhisperformancecomparedto45percentwhosaidtheylikewhathe’sdone— thefirsttimeanindependentmediapollhasshownthesenatorwithahigherpercentageofdisapproval.

McConnell’snumbersareslippingandit’sbecauseofnationalsecurityandnationaldefense,Lt.Col.AndrewHorneisthebestcandidatetocountertheRepublican’sargumentsonthewarinIraq. WhoelsecanstandwithourDemocraticPresidentialcandidatesontheissuesotherthanLt.Col.AndrewHorne?

ThisPollisveryencouragingforLt.Col.Horne;apersonwhohasrunonlyoneraceisnowwithin11%ofMcConnell.ThisshowsthatthepeopleofKentuckyarereadyforchange.AlsoencouragingisHorne’slowdisapprovalratingofonly9%comparedtoa46%disapprovalforMcConnell’s. Infact,HornehasthelowestdisapprovalofanycandidatementionedinthepollthisshowsHorneisingreatpositiontoDitchMitch.

Thiselectionisahuge,tough,hardfight. ThisfightisforpeoplelikeLt.Col.AndrewHornewithanationalprofile,peoplelikeAndrewwhogivetheDemocraticresponsetoPresidentBush,peoplelikeAndrewwhohavebeentoIraqandhaveseenthesituationontheground.

WeneedanewfaceinKentuckypoliticsonewithoutbaggage,notthecareerpoliticianswhorunsforofficeeveryyear.WeneedaunifyingcandidateforallDemocratsacrossthestate.WeneedLt.Col.AndrewHorne