Senate 14: Higdon Officially The Republican Nominee
The Republican Committees of the counties of Kentucky's 14th Senate district have met and made Rep. Jimmy Higdon's nomination official:
Higdon said Tuesday he is ready for what promises to be an expensive election that focuses heavily on the expansion of gambling at horse racetracks.
"I think I will be outspent," Higdon said. "I am the underdog going in, but I will win. I like being the underdog."
Comrade of the Month nominee Ed Worley thinks the district is a Democratic district.
Senate Minority Leader Ed Worley, D-Richmond, said his caucus would support whoever is nominated by Democratic leaders in the district, which has voted for Republican state lawmakers in recent years even though a majority of voters are registered as Democrats.
"We're going to contest that seat as aggressively as we possible can," Worley said. "It's really a Democrat district, but we're not taking anything for granted."
But our analysis shows a divided electorate.
This district voted overwhelmingly for McCain, and gave about a 6% edge to McConnell. On the other hand, the four counties that lie in the 2nd US congressional district gave a slight edge to losing Democratic candidate David Boswell over US Representative Brett Guthrie in that race.
Regardless, the race will most likely be made into another referendum on casinos
