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Ashley Judd Considering Senate Run

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Actress Ashley Judd is serious about a Senate run against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in 2014, Politico reports

In recent weeks, Judd has spoken with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) about the possibility of a run, has discussed a potential bid with a Democratic pollster and has begun to conduct opposition research on herself to see where she’s most vulnerable in the Bluegrass State, sources say. …

 

“She is doing all the things that a serious candidate exploring a race should do,” Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) told POLITICO after speaking with her. 

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