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Did Democrats Just Waste $88 Million? Or Is the Real Problem That They Are Relying On A “Magical Message Unicorn” To Reach Voters?
In Tennessee’s U.S. Senate race in November, Democratic candidate Marquita Bradshaw, a black woman who supports Medicare for All and the Green Deal…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Dec 3, 2020
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Did Democrats Just Waste $88 Million? Or Is the Real Problem That They Are Relying On A “Magical Message Unicorn” To Reach Voters?
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How "Cities Make Democrats"
I tend to assume that elected officials generally know more about electoral politics than I do. After all, many of them have large teams of campaign…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Dec 13, 2020
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How "Cities Make Democrats"
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How A Charles Booker Senate Campaign Could Reshape Kentucky's Democratic Party
Charles Booker is well-positioned to launch a campaign sometime early next year to try to defeat incumbent Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul in 2022. His…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Dec 15, 2020
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How A Charles Booker Senate Campaign Could Reshape Kentucky's Democratic Party
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Beyond Left and Right--An Intriguing Way To Think About Policy
I have been working in mainstream journalism my entire adult life, a field that prioritizes neutrality, seeing things from both sides, being unbiased…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Dec 8, 2020
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Beyond Left and Right--An Intriguing Way To Think About Policy
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Racist Policies and Racist Systems
I have received a lot of messages from friends/readers asking what I think about what’s happened in Minneapolis, Louisville and across the country over…
Perry Bacon Jr.
May 31, 2020
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Racist Policies and Racist Systems
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Come Write for the Bluegrass Beat
I’m looking for people who want to contribute guest posts to the Bluegrass Beat. The bad news is that I can’t pay you -- at least not yet. I’m looking…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Jan 2, 2021
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“I’m a Democratic Socialist, Like Martin Luther King."
Robert LeVertis Bell is a public school teacher here in Louisville (8th grade English) who is running for a seat in the Kentucky House of…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Feb 13
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“I’m a Democratic Socialist, Like Martin Luther King."
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What The Establishment's Consolidation Around Greenberg and McGarvey Tells Us About Louisville Politics
Louisville’s Democratic political class (campaign donors, former and current officials) mobilized behind Craig Greenberg’s mayoral campaign early last…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Mar 9
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What The Establishment's Consolidation Around Greenberg and McGarvey Tells Us About Louisville Politics
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The Kentucky Republican Primary for Governor Is Ramping Up---And The Early Signs Are Bad
In the wake of Gov. Andy Beshear mandating that state workers wear masks indoors, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, Treasurer Allison Ball and…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Jul 30, 2021
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The Kentucky Republican Primary for Governor Is Ramping Up---And The Early Signs Are Bad
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How Kentucky's State House Got So Red--And Why Democrats Are Positioned To Reverse Some of the GOP Gains Next Year
Trent Garrison attended Kentucky State University, where he studied public administration, and then earned a PHD in geoscience from University of…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Jan 17, 2021
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How Kentucky's State House Got So Red--And Why Democrats Are Positioned To Reverse Some of the GOP Gains Next Year
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The Kentucky Democratic Primaries of 2022 and the GOP Primary of 2023
We have primaries coming up in Kentucky on May 17. (Early voting is May 12-14.) Here are some thoughts on the upcoming races, from the perspective of a…
Perry Bacon Jr.
May 9
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The Kentucky Democratic Primaries of 2022 and the GOP Primary of 2023
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Thanks for Reading
This has been one of the hardest years of my life and I assume yours as well. But one of the bright spots for me has been trying to grapple with some of…
Perry Bacon Jr.
Dec 17, 2020
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