Conway Forecasts Throwing Hat
Speculation that Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway will enter the race for a US Senate seat is high. Recently he told Pat Crowley quite simply:
"There's a good chance I'll run for the Senate."
With the Kentucky legislative session over, we would expect an announcement soon, before the Commonwealth's attention turns to the Kentucky Derby. Conway confirms:
"I've been saying all along I owe Kentucky voters my best effort at attorney general ... so I'm going to get through the (legislative) session. And I'll say something in the coming weeks."
Conway is in many ways a candidate like President Obama: his personal beliefs lean hard to the left, but he has very little record to pin him down with. He is likely to be able to say just about anything in the campaign without fear of losing his admirers on the left.
He will face tough competition from Gov. Lt. Dan Mongiardo, who may be a weaker candidate, but has run before, has better name ID and is said to be a harder worker.
