http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/ There is no such thing as an off-year for political campaigns. The parties are busy strategizing which races to target in the 2010 midterm elections; potential challengers are figuring out if they have what it takes to run, and fundraising is a never-ending pursuit. CQ Politics' "The Eye" keeps you current on developments in the key upcoming contests. en Copyright 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:11:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and his four fellow Republicans in the Bluegrass State's House delegation have sent out invitations for a post-primary unity rally. It should be a busy day, because with the way things are shaping up... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/mcconnell-invites-kentucky-sen.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/mcconnell-invites-kentucky-sen.html Kentucky Senate Grayson McArdle McConnell Paul Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:11:02 -0500 Eye surgeon Rand Paul has topped $2 million in fundraising for his Kentucky Senate bid. The contribution that put Paul over the top, according to a release from his campaign, came from a property value administrator who resides in the... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/rand-paul-breaks-2-million-in.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/rand-paul-breaks-2-million-in.html Kentucky Money Senate Grayson McArdle Paul Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:25:35 -0500 In campaign years, journalists like to look for a single candidate or race with attributes that represent something larger. The Lexington Herald-Leader may have found the perfect emblem of 2010 in its own back yard. From Sunday's paper: Retired... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/this-candidate-could-be-the-pe.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/this-candidate-could-be-the-pe.html House Kentucky Chandler Templeman Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:49:08 -0500 Worth a look this morning: Chris Cillizza's preview of the de facto Super Tuesday of the midterm elections. It's kind of a clip-and-save summary of the contested Senate primaries in Arkansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania on May 18.... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/super-tuesday-closer-than-you.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/super-tuesday-closer-than-you.html Arkansas Kentucky Pennsylvania Senate Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:57:25 -0500 Looking for a good example of the political call and response that keeps campaign ad buyers busy during election years? Today's example comes from Kentucky's GOP Senate primary in which Secretary of State Trey Grayson continues to duke it out... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/bluegrass-call-and-response.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/bluegrass-call-and-response.html Kentucky Senate Grayson McArdle Paul Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:10:40 -0500 Kentucky voters looking ahead to November say they're just as likley to choose a Democrat as they are a Republican to replace GOP Sen. Jim Bunning, according to the latest Bluegrass Poll conducted for the Courier-Journal and WHAS. The poll,... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/poll-rand-pauls-the-man-to-bea.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/poll-rand-pauls-the-man-to-bea.html Kentucky Polling Senate SurveyUSA Conway Grayson Mongiardo Paul Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:42:32 -0500 The air war in Kentucky's hotly contested Senate race is starting to get expensive, at least on the Republican side. Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R) spent $140,000 to air three different television ads from March 3 to 8.... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/kentucky-senate-candidates-rat.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/kentucky-senate-candidates-rat.html Kentucky Senate Conway Grayson McArdle Mongiardo Paul Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:34:03 -0500 Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo (D) on Thursday went up with his first TV spot of the Kentucky Senate race, seeking to capitalize on this week's publicity surrounding Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky), the man he hopes to succeed next year. Mongiardo's... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/kentucky-mongiardo-joins-ad-wa.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/kentucky-mongiardo-joins-ad-wa.html Kentucky Senate Bunning Conway Grayson Mongiardo Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:01:13 -0500 With less than three months to go before the Kentucky primary, state Attorney General Jack Conway released the first television ad of his Senate campaign on Wednesday. In it, he targets Republican candidates in the race rather than his Democratic... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/conway-launches-first-ad.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/conway-launches-first-ad.html Kentucky Senate Bunning Conway Grayson McArdle Mongiardo Paul Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:57:35 -0500 Kentucky's Senate candidate on both sides of the aisle are using Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) one-man filibuster of a package to extend unemployment and health benefits and highway programs to score political points on one another in the Bluegrass State.... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/bunning.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/bunning.html Kentucky Senate Conway Grayson McArdle Mongiardo Paul Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:17:35 -0500 The subscription walls have been lowered this week at our sister site, RollCall.com, so you can follow the hot drama on Capitol Hill -- Sen. Jim Bunning and his one-man legislative blockade -- as it happens.. The latest: John Stanton... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/latest-from-the-bunning-beat.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/latest-from-the-bunning-beat.html Kentucky Senate Bunning Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:51:14 -0500 Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson (R) launched his first television ad of the Senate primary on Monday with a 30-second ad that seeks to dig into conservative activist Rand Paul's support in the coal mining communities of Eastern Kentucky.... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/grayson-drops-coal-ad-in-easte.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/grayson-drops-coal-ad-in-easte.html Kentucky Senate Grayson McArdle Paul Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:19:50 -0500 The campaign manager for the Senate campaign of Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway (D) took to YouTube on Friday to offer supporters a "video briefing" on the state of the race in the Bluegrass State. The video was released two... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/conway-camp-offers-state-of-th.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/conway-camp-offers-state-of-th.html Kentucky Senate Conway Grayson McArdle Mongiardo Paul Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:17:04 -0500 Senate candidate Rand Paul is continuing his February ad blitz this week with his first radio spot of the cycle. The one-minute ad, which highlight's Paul's anti-abortion beliefs, is set to go up statewide on Christian radio stations in Kentucky... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/paul-set-to-launch-radio-ad-in.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/paul-set-to-launch-radio-ad-in.html Kentucky Senate Conway Grayson McArdle Mongiardo Paul Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:07:03 -0500 With three month's to go before Kentucky's high-profile Senate primary, Democratic Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo (D) released an internal campaign poll on Wednesday that showed him with an 18-point lead over his top primary opponent, state Attorney General Jack Conway... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/internal-poll-shows-18-point-l.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/internal-poll-shows-18-point-l.html Kentucky Senate Conway Grayson McArdle Mongiardo Paul Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:30:22 -0500