National Democrats Swoop Back Into Kentucky With $650,000 TV Ad Money

U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes gave her victory speech at her primary election night celebration at the Carrick House in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/The Lexington Herald-Leader, Pablo Alcala)
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Seeing hope for victory, national Democrats are jumping back into Kentucky with a $650,000 investment in television ad money in the final two weeks of the closely-watched Senate race.

After pulling their resources from the air in Kentucky last week, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will lend Alison Lundergan Grimes $650,000, a DSCC official confirmed to TPM on Wednesday.

“Race tightening. Undecideds breaking her way,” the official said.

The move was mocked on Twitter by Brad Dayspring, a spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “LOL, DSCC back throwing spaghetti at the wall again today, this time in Kentucky,” he wrote.

Two recent polls have found Grimes narrowly behind Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), but within the margin of error.

The news was first reported by Manu Raju of Politico.

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  1. Let’s win this thing!! GOTV!!

  2. LibTARds WILL plAY EVERY iLLEGAL triCK in the BOOK, inCLUDING UncONSTITUTIONALLY funding LIbtard AsSPOts WHicH are CLEarLY MEndAcious LIEs.

  3. So was the recent withdrawal just a feint? Or did they find some change behind sofa cushions and decide to spend it in Kentucky?

  4. What’s the scoop with early voting in KY? Does it exist? Does it start this week?

    If I lived there I would drop everything to GOTV.

  5. Back in the fray, huh?

    “Now, just get out there and win one for the Zipper…”

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