Dems Lack ‘Firepower’ to Defeat Sen. McConnell [View all]

One of the biggest goals of the year for Democrats has been trying to find a candidate in Kentucky who is willing to run against Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader. But the last man who tried to defeat him has new words of advice for his party: good luck.

Bruce Lunsford, a wealthy Louisville businessman who challenged McConnell in 2008, said Democrats face an uphill battle trying to win the seat. He said it would be a high-risk move for anyone with a political future, considering most of the rivals who have tried knocking off McConnell have never run for office again.

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First they pressure Ashley Judd to drop out and now seem to be warning anyone else away. Democrats in Kentucky are their own worst enemies.