Politico.com is reporting that Secretary of State Trey Grayson has formed an exploratory committee for a U.S. Senate race in case Sen. Jim Bunning changes his mind and decides not to seek re-election. Asked about the report, Grayson’s spokesman Les Fugate released the following statement from Grayson:
“I have formed an exploratory committee to allow me to formally raise and spend funds as I seek support for a bid for U.S. Senate. I have no plans to run against Senator Bunning. This exploratory committee will allow me to travel the Commonwealth, meet with potential supporters and lay the foundation for a campaign.”
According to the report on Politico.com, Grayson has hired Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s pollster Jan von Lohuizen to handle polling. The report quoted von Lohuison as saying, “Trey did this with Bunning’s blessing.”
Larry Dale Keeling, a columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader, has spent most of his 35-plus years in journalism reporting on or writing editorials and columns about Kentucky’s politics and political issues. He now brings his experience and expertise on those topics to the KyKurmudgeon blog.
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