Petite division chez les démocrates qui chercheront à prendre le siège du leader républicain au Sénat Mitch McConnell. Alors que l'actrice Ashley Judd serait sur le point de lancer sa campagne, plusieurs démocrates, dont Bill et Hillary Clinton, favoriseraient plutôt Alison Lundergan Grimes. Un choix difficile qui pourraient diviser les démocrates...
"Attending an event for former Kentucky Sen. Wendell Ford in Owensboro earlier this month, Clinton privately met with Grimes for about 35 minutes where they discussed her political future. Sources said Clinton made the case that the Senate bid would offer a bigger platform than the governor’s mansion or the U.S. House race in the 6th Congressional District, which covers Frankfort and Lexington and which the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had hoped she would pursue. Grimes has also met with officials from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to Kentucky Democratic sources. Both the DSCC and Clinton’s office declined to comment.
The behind-the-scenes jockeying underscores the divide in Democratic quarters over taking on McConnell, the party’s biggest target in 2014 when control of the Senate is at stake. There is a palpable fear among some key Kentucky Democrats that if they nominate the wrong candidate — or engage in a messy primary battle — they will squander their best chance to defeat McConnell since his first Senate win in 1984.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/kentucky-senate-2014-alison-lundergan-grimes-ashley-judd-89091.html?hp=t1_3
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