The Races: Senate 18 - Weekend Headlines
The election is Tuesday. This weekend, a number of headlines and profiles were run regarding the candidates in the race for the 18th Senate district.
First, the state released a letter certifying that Dr. Jack Ditty was a Medicaid provider and exposing the lying advertisement supported by Robin Webb.
Ditty certified as Medicaid provider
On Thursday, Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson demanded an apology from his counterpart at the Democratic Party of Kentucky, Charles Moore and from Webb. Both declined, saying the ad "is factual."
Here's the original post on television stations pulling the libelous ad.
Other headlines:
Candidates gain fans with social Web sites - Ashland Independent
Candidates for Kentucky's 18th Senate district are using Web sites and the social networking site Facebook as campaigning tools.
Republican candidate Dr. Jack Ditty of Bellefonte is leading the charge with 1,008 supporters on his political page on Wednesday afternoon. Democrat Rep. Robin Webb of Grayson had 779 members on her Facebook group.
Guy E. Gibbons, an Independent candidate from Russell, doesn't have a Facebook page. He has a Web site and uses e-mail to get in contact with supporters.
Webb, Ditty, Gibbons vie for Senate - Ashland Independent
Ditty also has criticized Webb's voting record, claiming she has missed more votes than all by one other member of the House of Representatives. As a member of the Senate, Ditty, a dermatologist, said he will not miss votes.
"We're elected to represent the people of our district, and you can't do that if you are not there," Ditty said.
Webb said she is proud of her voting record...
4 former governors attend political rally - Ashland Independent
Patton said passing the slots bill could help Kentucky get some of the $600 million that's currently spent by its residents in neighboring states where casino-style gaming is legal.
"There's evils in gambling, sure," he said. "But, in Kentucky, we already have five forms of legal gambling, most of which we've voted for. Adding one more isn't going to make anymore addicted gamblers, just like putting another liquor store in Lexington isn't going to make anymore alcoholics."
State Senate race draws lots of attention - Lexington H-L
In the mad dash to control Borders' seat, numerous political heavyweights such as Beshear and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Louisville have visited the district to campaign for their party's candidates. Six former Democratic governors are to be in Raceland Saturday afternoon on behalf of Webb, a state representative since 1999.
Ditty: Multiple motivations to seek seat - Maysville Ledger
On a large scale, those goals have always been to be a good husband, a good father, and advance his career. Seeking an elected office was never part of the plan -- until recently.
"It's just an altered plan," said Ditty of his aspirations to the 18th district's senatorial seat. And sometimes, Ditty said, a person has to take a detour to achieve their ultimate goals.
"This is an unusual election," Ditty said, since the seat he is running for was vacated by Charlie Borders after Borders accepted an appointment by Gov. Steve Beshear to the Public Service Commission. Ditty said he believes Beshear engineered the appointment as part of a bigger plan to move people who support expanded gambling in Kentucky into the legislature.
"He just eliminated the opposition, essentially," Ditty said.
Webb: Seeking to serve on broader basis - Maysville Ledger
Webb is a constitutional lawyer whose interest in politics dates back to elementary school. She said she has worked in campaigns since she was in the third grade.
Webb decided to run for an elected office at a time when the district was not prospering the way she thought it should. She said with her relationships in politics, law background and love of district, she would have both the ability and the motivation to make a difference.
