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kentuck

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3. Under the conditions in last election..

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 01:06 PM

Nov 2014

It would have been hard for any Democrat to win. McConnell had spent years demonizing Obama. Coal miners were losing jobs by the thousands. Mitch outspent opponent 5 to 1. Obama's ratings were at 29% favorable. It was a difficult row to hoe for Democrats.

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Kentucky: Obama/2012 - 37% Lundergan-Grimes/2014 - 41% [View all] jberryhill Nov 2014 OP

The turnout was identical in both races, right? jeff47 Nov 2014 #1

She needed conservatives to vote for her. upaloopa Nov 2014 #2

Under the conditions in last election.. kentuck Nov 2014 #3