SHE WON'T GO!
Joe went over the fundraising overalls yesterday — Steve’s $6mil, Dave’s $1, Woody’s $0.1, and on down the ticket including Big Bill Johnson’s $62k.
Also of interest, this report from the AP:
Coal operators with a reputation of using their money to influence elections have been keeping their wallets closed this year in Kentucky, even though mining has been an overriding issue in the governor’s race.
Pro-mining Republican David Williams has received about $24,000 from employees of the state’s largest coal companies, according to reports filed Wednesday with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear, a coal advocate who is seeking re-election to a second term, picked up about $14,000.
….Phil Osborne, executive director of the mining advocacy group Faces of Coal, said Kentucky miners and coal operators haven’t been as financially engaged this year because they consider both of the major candidates friendly to their industry…. Osborne said most coalfield voters see Beshear as “a staunch advocate for the industry” because he has stood against federal regulations that he says are costing jobs in the coal industry, which now employs about 18,000 Kentuckians.
Steve’s such a great friend of the coal industry, he’s saving them money in campaign contributions!
So the next time someone tells you Steve Beshear’s bought and paid for by King Coal, you can tell them that’s not true at all… he’s just pointlessly sold out to King Coal because he doesn’t care about the environment or the whiny Democrats who keep voting for him.
Go Steve, go!
KentuckyElection.org
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