Spencer County Kentucky, traditionally a dyed-in-the-wool Democratic strong hold, received a visit from Senator Mitch McConnell today.
Senator McConnell was in the county to campaign for local candidates as well as to give the loyal Republicans in attendance a bit of pep talk leading up to the mid-term elections on Tuesday, November 2nd. Many of those local candidates were on hand and were recognized by the Senator.
Senator McConnell’s talk was punctuated with humor and many times was interrupted with applause. He reminded everyone the importance of the mid-term elections and with help from voters across the country, reversing the bad policies of the last two years was possible.
Senator McConnell predicted a Republican majority for the House of Representatives. However, he said that since only one-third of the Senate was up for re-election, the chance the Republicans could regain Senate majority was a long shot. With the Republicans in charge of the House, massive spending bills like we have seen in the past two years would be more difficult to push through. Also, House oversight on Presidential appointments would actually take place as opposed to what has been the recent norm.
Senator McConnell was accompanied by his wife, Elaine Chao. Ms. Chao was Secretary of Labor in President George W. Bush’s cabinet, the only person on the cabinet to serve the full eight years of Bush’s presidency. Senator McConnell is the Minority Leader of the Senate and would like to return to his former position as Senate Majority Leader.
The Republican Party of Spencer County has been working hard through the years to spread their message and try to elect candidates to county positions. Although voters in the county have voted for Republicans for national and state offices, they have yet to vote in Republicans to offices on the local level. This year is looking very promising. Stay tuned for an update!
~ Patty
