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November 4, 2014
May 20, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
Cook Political Report: Toss Up[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely R[2]
|Candidate Filing Deadline
|Primary Election
|General Election
Primary: Kentucky has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in a primary election is limited to registered members of that party.
Voter registration: Pending
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2014
Incumbent: The election will fill the Senate seat currently held by Mitch McConnell (R). McConnell was first elected in 1984.
Kentucky is a solidly Republican state.[3]
Note: Prior to the signature filing deadline, candidates will be added when Ballotpedia writers come across declared candidates. If you see a name of a candidate who is missing, please email us and we will add that name. As the election draws closer, more information will be added to this page.
- Alison Lundergan Grimes: Kentucky Secretary of State[4][5]
- Bennie Smith[6][7][8]
- Greg Leichty: University of Louisville professor[8]
- Cecil Weldon Pearson, Jr.[9]
- Matt Bevin[10]
- Roger Thoney[11]
- Joshua Pike Mather[11]
- Mitch McConnell: Incumbent
- Ed Marksberry [4][12]
- David Patterson[13]
Potential candidates
- Bill Garmer - Attorney and former state Democratic Party Chairman[14]
- Tom Fitzgerald - Environmental attorney[14]
- Gurley Martin: Candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010[15]
Declined to run
- Heather French Henry - Former Miss America[16][8]
- Brett Guthrie: Representative from District 2[17]
- Thomas Massie: Representative from District 4[18]
Race background
In 2008, Mitch McConnell won re-election to a fifth term and became Kentucky's longest serving senator.[19] McConnell spent approximately $20 million on his last election, beating Democrat Bruce Lunsford, a Kentucky businessman, by 6 percentage points.[19]
McConnell served as the Republican Party Whip from 2005 to 2007, before he took on the role of Senate Minority Leader in 2007.[20]
Low approval ratings and a primary challenge from tea-party backed Matt Bevin make McConell a vulnerable incumbent in 2014.[21] McConnell was also troubled by the lack of backing from national GOP candidates.[22]
Since Republicans were able to pick up the necessary six seats for a majority in 2014, McConnell is likely to take over as the new Senate Majority Leader.
Primary to watch
The primary battle between Matt Bevin and incumbent Mitch McConnell was highlighted as one of the top five primaries to watch in 2014.[23]
Primary vulnerability
McConnell was named by National Journal as one of the top five incumbent senators at risk of losing his or her primary election. Four of the five most vulnerable senators were Republican.[24]
On April 18, 2013, McConnell's campaign released a new ad pointing to a series of "dirty" attacks by Democratic outside groups.[25] It was the second occasion McConnell's campaign launched an ad portraying him as the victim.[25] After the Progress Kentucky super PAC got in trouble for racially insensitive tweets about McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, his campaign launched another ad featuring Chao.[25]
In October 2013, Lundergan Grimes released an ad accusing McConnell of "light[ing] the house on fire and then claim[ing] credit for putting it out."[26]
Kentuckians for Strong Leadership
Kentuckians for Strong Leadership, a super PAC backing Mitch McConnell's re-election bid, launched a round of TV ads on June 25, 2013 aimed at dissuading Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes from entering the race.[27][28] Grimes announced her candidacy on July 1, 2013.[29]
On September 27, 2013, Kentuckians for Strong Leadership released another campaign ad attacking McConnell's general election challenger, Alison Lundergan Grimes. The ad, costing approximately $75,000, ran statewide.[30] It touts McConnell's opposition to Obamacare before making the connection between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Grimes.[30]
"That's why Harry Reid personally recruited liberal Alison Grimes to run against McConnell, and now Grimes is raising money with Harry Reid in Las Vegas," the ad's says. "The choice is clear: Grimes and Reid, pushing Obamacare on us, while members of Congress get a bailout; or Mitch McConnell, a fighter for Kentucky."[30]
Kentuckians for Strong Leadership released an ad in November 2013 tying Grimes to the President Barack Obama's controversial healthcare promise. The cost to air the ad on broadcast and cable television is $340,000.[31]
The ad begins with video of Obama vowing that under the Affordable Care Act, "If you like your private health insurance plan, you can keep your plan" — before citing an NBC News report suggesting the administration was aware all along that many Americans would have to transition to new insurance coverage.[31]
"And how about Obama supporter Alison Grimes?" the ad continues. "Her credibility's burned, too. Fact-checkers are smoking out her exaggerations … Grimes and Obama: When liberals don't tell the truth, Kentucky gets burned."[31]
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition, a 501(c)(4) group aligned with the super PAC Kentuckians for Strong Leadership, announced on December 16, 2013, a $382,000 ad buy tying McConnell to Rand Paul. The ad attempts to show the two "working together to stop Obamacare."[32]
"For Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, fighting Obamacare isn't about politics. It's a fight for the Kentucky families who are losing their health coverage," the ad said. "McConnell and Paul are working together to stop Obamacare — to stop the Washington liberals who are forcing families out of plans that include the doctors they trust."[32]
What rhymes with Alison Lundergan Grimes?
McConnell's mocking ad, "What Rhymes with Alison Lundergan Grimes?"
In a Web video posted on July 2, 2013, McConnell's campaign took aim at Grimes by making her name the punchline of the video. The nearly two-minute video asks, "What rhymes with Alison Lundergan Grimes?"
McConnell's video responds to its own question with these zingers: "Not ready for prime time," "Sticks to the party line," and "Left wing mime."[33]
The video is a reminder of Grimes' own ad from her successful 2011 race in Kentucky that featured her two grandmothers, Elsie Case and Thelma Lundergan McHugh.[33] In that ad, the grandmas are seen typing away at laptops trying to come up with ads for the candidate. They introduce Grimes by her full name and joked, "It's a long name." At the end of the 2011 ad, Case — Grimes' maternal grandmother — asks, "What rhymes with Alison Lundergan Grimes?"[33]
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
It was announced on July 19, 2013 that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee made an online ad buy against McConnell.[34] The ads aimed at hitting McConnell as the "guardian of gridlock," pointing to the Senate GOP's frequent filibuster threats.[34]
That same day pro-McConnell Super PAC Kentuckians for Strong Leadership launched a new ad featuring a clip of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) saying she agrees with the national Democratic Party's platform.[34]
Republican challenger announces candidacy
The same day that McConnell's primary challenger Matt Bevin was set to officially announce his candidacy, McConnell's campaign announced a new ad buy labeling his primary opponent "Bailout Bevin" and noting that Bevin's business, which is based in Connecticut, accepted $200,000 in bailout funds.[35]
McConnell's July 24, 2013 ad, "Bailout Bevin"
Matt Bevin's first ad, released July 24, 2013, "Meet Matt Bevin"
In response to McConnell's ad, the Senate Conservatives Fund, which hasn't backed Bevin but has suggested McConnell should step aside in favor of a more electable candidate, went after McConnell saying, "It's the height of hypocrisy for Mitch McConnell to attack anyone on bailouts when he was the one who voted with Barack Obama to bail out the Wall Street banks."[35]
Bevin released his own ad on the day he announced his official candidacy. The ad, "Meet Matt Bevin," began by Bevin saying, "Mitch McConnell has had a long career in politics. But after 30 years in politics, is his leadership really the best that we can do? America deserves more than failed leadership. We can do better."[36]
A narrator chimes in, saying that "McConnell has voted for higher taxes, bailouts, debt ceiling increases, congressional pay raises, and liberal judges." Bevin, on the other hand, is described as a "successful businessman, father of nine, veteran, conservative, Republican."[36]
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC launched its second ad of the campaign, as part of its pledge to meet a pro-McConnell super-PAC ad-for-ad.[37] The 30-second ad titled "Guardian of Gridlock" started running across the state on July 23, 2013 at a cost of about $270,000. It is part of the Senate Majority PAC's "30 Years is Too Long Campaign" against McConnell that started in June 2013.[38] The ad hammers McConnell for calling himself "the guardian of gridlock," and closely echoes attacks from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which has launched its own ongoing campaign hitting McConnell for congressional inactivity.[37]
Alison Lundergan Grimes July 25, 2013, ad, "The Campaign Begins"
Senate Majority PAC's July 23, 2013 ad, "Guardian of Gridlock."
"He calls himself the 'guardian of gridlock,' grinding the Senate to a halt even when it hurts Kentucky," a narrator says in the ad.[37]
On September 30, 2013, the Senate Majority PAC announced its radio ad as part of its ongoing "30 Years Is Too Long Campaign." The ad highlights the disastrous record of failure and gridlock that Mitch McConnell has racked up in his 10,000 days as a U.S. Senator. The ad also fights back against the latest misleading advertising from "Kentuckians for Strong Leadership."[39]
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes signaled the beginning of her campaign on July 25, 2013, releasing a video that invited voters to a rally in Lexington and warning Sen. Mitch McConnell that "I don't scare easy."[40][41][42][43]
The video, which runs nearly 4 minutes, is filmed in the same room where Grimes recorded an ad during her 2011 Secretary of State race that featured her two grandmothers writing a "commercial" for her campaign and brought her national attention. In that ad, one of her grandmothers asks, "What rhymes with Alison Lundergan Grimes?"[40] Since her July 1 announcement, McConnell's campaign and the Kentucky GOP have accused her of going into hiding and repeatedly asked, "Where's Alison?"[40] Grimes responds in the ad saying, "Your campaign wants to play silly games about where I am and where I stand. Well I'm right here in Kentucky senator, where I'll be holding you accountable."[44]
McConnell v. Bevin
McConnell's campaign launched its second ad against primary challenger Matt Bevin on August 5, 2013.[45] The ad hits Bevin for tax issues and labels him "Bailout Bevin."[45][46][47][48]
Matt Bevin's August 7, 2013, ad, "Finest"
McConnell's second ad against Matt Bevin, "Delinquent"
Bevin's campaign was dismissive of the ad, characterizing it as an attempt to distract from McConnell's record. Bevin spokeswoman Sarah Durand said that the attacks on Bevin's work with his company reflected that McConnell was "out of touch" with Americans.[46]
"If Mitch McConnell had ever run a business or worked in the private sector, he would recognize what a commendable thing Matt did: He took a nearly bankrupt company, turned it around, saved American jobs and kept a historic bell manufacturing company in America. Sadly, Mitch McConnell is so out of touch, he doesn't even understand that saving American jobs is a good thing," Durand said.[46]
McConnell's campaign began running ads against Bevin before he even launched his campaign.[45]
In response, Bevin launched his own attack ad on August 7, 2013, calling McConnell's attacks towards him hypocritical in light of McConnell's support of taxpayer bailouts for Wall Street.[49][50]
The 30-second TV spot will run statewide, according to Bevin's campaign. The amount of the ad buy was not disclosed. The ad's narrator says that after voting for bailouts over his 30 years in the Senate, "slinging mud is all Sen. McConnell has left."[49][50]
On August 12, 2013, McConnell released a 75-second YouTube video built around footage of Matt Bevin telling Democrats during the Fancy Farm picnic in early August 2013, "We're on the same team here, I'll tell you that much."[51]
The video has no narrator. The only voice that appears is Bevin's, telling Democrats on a loop that "we're on the same team" as a series of text appears on screen.[51]
The video also highlights a story noting that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has been highlighting Bevin's candidacy, "trying to make trouble" for McConnell.[51]
The McConnell campaign again highlights Bevin working with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, saying, "When Bevin's Connecticut company needed help, he turned to Washington's most liberal senator…And then, Bevin's companies got $200,000 in taxpayer bailouts."[51]
American Chemistry Council's August 2013 ad, "Support for Sen. Mitch McConnell"
McConnell's Youtube ad against Matt Bevin, "Unreliable"
The video, which McConnell's campaign officials have said they might turn into a television ad, ends by saying that "Bailout Bevin [is] not a Kentucky conservative."[51]
Bevin's campaign said McConnell is trying to distract from his own record. "Mitch McConnell can make all the misleading web videos in the world, but it doesn't change the fact that he voted for amnesty three times, the Wall Street bailout, the Fannie and Freddie bailout, debt limit increases, massive tax increases, and pay raises for himself, and now, he's refusing to defund Obamacare," Bevin spokeswoman Sarah Durand said.[51]
American Chemistry Council
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced on August 13, 2013, that the group is spending $400,000 on commercials boosting Mitch McConnell.[52]
A spokeswoman for the Washington-based association of chemical companies confirms that they are making a six-figure buy in August 2013 to run issue ads highlighting the Republican's "work to promote economic growth and policies that are important to American manufacturers."[52] In the ads, McConnell is presented as a strong supporter of new energy production, small business and family farms.[52]
"These days in Washington, there are people who like to talk, and leaders like Mitch McConnell who know how to get results," the narrator says. "Less government, more jobs. Call and tell Mitch McConnell his leadership in Washington is making a difference here at home."[52]
The group, led by former Rep. Cal Dooley, is running similar ads this summer in support of Sen. Kay Hagan, Sen. Tom Udall, Rep. Fred Upton and Rep. Mike Simpson.[52]
The McConnell spot is running in the Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green markets.[52]
Senate Conservatives Fund
The Senate Conservatives Fund ad, "Stop Amnesty."
The Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF), founded by former Sen. Jim DeMint, joined the primary campaign against Mitch McConnell.[53] On August 16, 2013, SCF announced they were planning a "statewide media campaign in Kentucky" to make McConnell "feel the heat" and support a conservative effort to defund Obamacare.[53]
"Mitch McConnell is telling people he opposes Obamacare while he refuses to oppose its funding. We can't let him have it both ways. If he funds it, he's for it," said Matt Hoskins, the executive director of the Senate Conservatives Fund, in an email seeking funds for the campaign.[53]
SCF reportedly also purchased $50,000 of national radio and television ad time to attack McConnell for his lack of fortitude on border security and for supporting "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants. The ad asks viewers to call McConnell and urge him him to kill the legislation. "We don't want excuses," reads a statement from the group. "We want results."[54] It has also launched a petition at StopAmnestyMitch.com.[54]
The SCF announced on August 26, 2013, that it is spending nearly $50,000 on a 60-second commercial that will begin airing on August 27, 2013, in Kentucky, where McConnell is locked in a tough race for a sixth term.[55]
"Republicans in Congress can stop Obamacare by refusing to fund it, but Senator Mitch McConnell refuses to lead the fight," says the ad.[55][56]
"The Obamacare bill stinks, and holding your nose won't make it any better," the commercial says, referring to an incident earlier in August 2013.[55][56]
In August 2013 the audio of a January 9, 2013 telephone conversation revealed that Jesse Benton, McConnell's campaign manager, said he was "holding my nose" while working for the candidate. Benton later said in a statement that he believes in McConnell and is 100 percent committed to his re-election.[55]
The Senate Conservatives Fund ad, "Nothing."
The SCF has not endorsed in the Kentucky GOP primary, but in a statement in July 2013, executive director Matt Hoskins said the group was open to backing Bevin.[56][55] The group said it was "waiting to see if the grassroots in Kentucky unite" behind Bevin.[55]
In early September 2013 the SCF launched $340,000 in television ads attacking McConnell for not taking a hardline stance on defunding the health care law.[57]The television ad will air from September 6-17, 2013.[57] It comes after nearly $47,000 was spent in August 2013 attacking McConnell in radio ads.[57]
"Obamacare starts in October but Congress can stop its funding," the ad says. "What's Mitch McConnell doing? Nothing. McConnell is the Senate Republican leader, but he refuses to lead on defunding Obamacare. What good is a leader like that?"
The group has been pressuring members of Congress not to vote for any spending bills this fall that include funding for the Affordable Care Act.[57] McConnell has not signed a letter by Mike Lee that pledges to oppose any continuing resolution that funds the law.[57] More than a dozen Republican senators have signed on.[57]
"If there was ever a time when Kentucky needed Mitch McConnell to deliver, it is now," SCF Director Matt Hoskins said in a statement. "We hope he listens to the voters and finds the courage to lead."[57]
Senate Conservatives Action October 2013 ad, "Kentucky."
Senate Conservatives Action, an arm of Senate Conservatives Fund, which endorsed Matt Bevin over McConnell in the Republican primary, released an ad costing $330,000 on October 29, 2013, attacking McConnell's vote for the compromise bill he helped craft to reopen the federal government and raise the debt ceiling.[58] Some conservatives were dissatisfied with the final compromise bill because it made no major changes to the health-care law known as "Obamacare."
"Conservatives asked Mitch McConnell to lead the fight against Obamacare. He didn't listen," said the narrator of the ad. "Instead, McConnell helped Barack Obama and Harry Reid fund Obamacare."[58]
McConnell's campaign responded by saying, "When Mitch McConnell was rallying conservatives to fight Obamacare the fundraising group responsible for these ads was working day and night to ensure Barack Obama's majority in the Senate. You get an idea of what team the Senate Conservatives Fund is on when you realize that there are scores of Democrats who actually voted for Obamacare up for re-election and this group, purporting to support conservative causes, is investing their well-intentioned donors money into attacking the man responsible for leading the opposition to the law."[58]
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee began running a new television ad on August 15, 2013, attacking Mitch McConnell's stance on Social Security.[59]
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee August 2013 ad, "Tell Mitch McConnell: ExpandSocialSecurity.com."
The ad features Kirk Gillenwaters, a Kentucky labor activist who previously appeared in a radio ad against McConnell in 2008.[59]
"I started working at the Ford plant in Louisville when I was 18 years old. After decades of hard work, I have some injuries. We work hard for these companies, and we're promised a secure retirement in return," Gillenwaters says. "Retirement is supposed to be promises made, promises kept. But our pensions are being cut and we need Social Security. When Senator Mitch McConnell supports cutting Social Security, he's breaking a promise -- and he's hurting our families. Senator McConnell -- if anything, we need to expand Social Security benefits, not cut them."[59]
The group spent just $21,000 on airtime, and the ad ran for approximately one week on all major Louisville broadcast stations, according to PCCC spokesman Matt Wall.[59]
McConnell, like President Barack Obama, has voiced support for a proposal called chained CPI, which would reduce the cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security, effectively cutting benefits for future retirees.[59]
"I think a place to talk is on things like chained CPI," McConnell said in an interview in July 2013.[59]
MIT controversy
McConnell launched a TV ad buy against primary challenger Matt Bevin that "will be in the six-figure range," according to his campaign on August 20, 2013. Back in March 2013, reports circulated that Bevin had "come under scrutiny for claiming educational ties to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Bevin's LinkedIn page indicated he was an MIT graduate or graduate of an MIT-affiliated program but school officials say the three-week seminar he attended has no formal link to the school."[60][61]The 30-second ad references the report as a female narrator asks, "Can you believe Bailout Bevin on anything?"[60] Bevin's LinkedIn page has been revised to clarify that he did not graduate from MIT or an MIT-affiliated program.[61]
Madison Project radio ad against McConnell
The conservative group, the Madison Project, launched its first radio ad criticizing Mitch McConnell for his voting record on August 26, 2013.[62][63]
Led by former Rep. Jim Ryun (R), the Madison Project endorsed McConnell's primary challenger Matt Bevin in July 2013, and is running what they say will be the first of many statewide ads against the incumbent.[62]
The ad is a relatively small $30,000 ad buy, but the 60-second radio ad slams McConnell's votes on immigration reform, Wall Street bailouts and the debt ceiling.[62]
"For years, McConnell has succeeded in playing the old Washington double-game of talking the conservative talk at home, while undermining conservatives in the Senate," the Madison Project's Drew Ryun said in a statement.[62]
In response, McConnell's released a statement.[64] "All you need to know about this group is that they're supporting a tax delinquent bailout artist who lies on his resume over the most conservative Republican Leader in modern history," says McConnell campaign spokeswoman Allison Moore. "Apparently Matt Bailout Bevin has a small cadre of fringe friends in Washington who have concluded that conservative governance isn't half as important as making money off his quixotic Senate campaign even though polling shows Mitch winning by a staggering 68-21 margin."[64]
Patriot Majority PAC
The Patriot Majority PAC announced an ad buy targeting Mitch McConnell on October 30, 2013.[65] The ad notes that the government shutdown cost the country $24 billion and puts the blame for the shutdown on the GOP leaders.[65] The group spent $260,000 on the ad in Kentucky.[65]
Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce released an ad on December 2, 2013, about coal, a key issue in the race.[66]
"Coal means jobs in Kentucky. While the EPA and bureaucrats try to kill Kentucky's coal industry, Mitch McConnell is fighting back, fighting hard," the narrator said in the ad.[66]
The ad also added that McConnell was "working to block the EPA and shut down the bureaucrats," and "making sure our coal industry remains strong."
In response, Lundergan Grimes wrote an op-ed piece for a local paper stating that McConnell "has accomplished next to nothing for the coal industry.He talks the game, but the game he plays is about as dangerous for coal miners as a rotten mine timber."[66]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funds the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[67] The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from Republican members. McConnell voted with the Democratic Party for the bill.[68]
Statement on government shutdown
In a statement McConnell said, "the effects of this completely unnecessary shutdown will have a real impact on my constituents. And I will donate my paycheck to charity for as long as Senate Democrats deprive hardworking Americans of their paychecks during this completely unnecessary shutdown." An aide added that McConnell plans to donate compensation earned during the shutdown to Wayside Christian Mission in Louisville.[69]
Post-shutdown fundraiser
At a National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser in October 2013, McConnell said that the shutdown was "not conservative policy" and reiterated that he always believed that "this strategy could not and would not work." He attended the fundraiser with over a dozen Senate Republicans.[70]
Kentucky's coal industry
Green-minded groups and donors may face a difficult decision in 2014 over whether to support Alison Lundergan Grimes, stemming from her controversial views on environmental issues.[71]
Lundergan Grimes has criticized President Barack Obama for taking "direct aim at Kentucky's coal industry" and faulted proposed EPA carbon dioxide controls of existing power plants.[71] Kentucky is the nation's third top coal producing state, and one that derives nearly all its electricity from the fuel.[71]
Despite her viewpoints, many top Democratic donors are choosing to still support her 2014 campaign.[71]
"It is far better to win the Senate than have every senator on the same page," Susie Tompkins Buell, a top Democratic donor, said in an email after an October 2013 fundraiser she and her husband, Mark, held for Grimes at their California home. "We can't always be idealistic. Practicality is the political reality."[71]
Chamber of Commerce ad
The Chamber of Commerce released an ad on December 2, 2013, about coal, a key issue in the 2014 race.[66]
"Coal means jobs in Kentucky. While the EPA and bureaucrats try to kill Kentucky's coal industry, Mitch McConnell is fighting back, fighting hard," the narrator said in the ad.[66]
The ad also added that McConnell was "working to block the EPA and shut down the bureaucrats," and "making sure our coal industry remains strong."
In response, Lundergan Grimes wrote an op-ed piece for a local paper stating that McConnell "has accomplished next to nothing for the coal industry.He talks the game, but the game he plays is about as dangerous for coal miners as a rotten mine timber."[66]
Second amendment
On November 8, 2013, Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) invited Mitch McConnell (R) to go shooting with her. The invitation came after McConnell announced the launch of a coalition of gun rights supporters, "Sportsmen for Team Mitch."[72]
The NRA also indicated that same day that it plans to engage heavily in the race on behalf of McConnell and presented him a "Defender of Freedom" award.[72]
"As an NRA member, my strong support for the Second Amendment is unquestioned. I am proud of Kentucky's long-held gun ownership, sporting and hunting traditions," Lundergan Grimes said in her invitation to McConnell.[72]
"In the Senate, I will protect my fellow Kentuckians' right to keep and bear arms. Whenever he's not busy pandering to Washington lobbyists, I welcome Senator McConnell to come shoot with me at the range any day," she added.[72]
According to a report by The Hill in September 2013, challenger Matt Bevin was among four Republican senate candidates who had come out against intervening in Syria while the incumbent challenger, in this case McConnell, remained undecided.[73] Following the report, McConnell announced that he would vote against a resolution authorizing the use of force against Syrian President Bashar Assad.[74]
"I will be voting against this resolution -- a vital national security risk is clearly not at play," McConnell said on September 10, 2013, in a Senate floor speech after laying out in detail how he thought Obama had botched the issue. "There are just too many unanswered questions about our long-term strategy in Syria, including the fact that this proposal is utterly detached from a wider strategy to end the civil war there, and on the specific question of deterring the use of chemical weapons, the president's proposal appears to be based on a contradiction...Either we will strike targets that threaten the stability of the regime — something the president says he does not intend to do — or we will execute a strike so narrow as to be a mere demonstration," McConnell said, saying the lack of a clear plan was a serious problem.[74]
"We cannot ignore the unintended consequences of our actions," he added.[74]
Fair pay
Lundergan Grimes criticized Mitch McConnell for claiming in November 2013 he has worked for fair pay for women throughout his career.[75]
In a November 2013 interview with the Associated Press, a McConnell aide said he was a longtime advocate for equal pay.[75]
"As the father of three daughters, fair pay for women is more than a talking point for Sen. McConnell," campaign spokeswoman Allison Moore said. "It's something he's worked to achieve his entire career by setting an example for others and promoting thoughtful policies to ensure talent overcomes bias."[75]
However, McConnell twice voted against both the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act before Congress ultimately passed the Fair Pay Act.[75]
"As Kentucky's first woman Senator, Alison Lundergan Grimes will continue being a staunch advocate for women and their families," Grimes spokeswoman Charly Norton wrote a memo on November 26, 2013. "She will seek common ground and work across the aisle for solutions that put Kentucky and our country back on the right track. The contrast with Mitch McConnell could not be starker."
On November 26, 2013, Lilly Ledbetter, the namesake of the fair pay legislation, announced her support for Grimes in the 2014 Senate race.[75]
"After my lengthy battle with pay inequity, I was honored and humbled to lend my name to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act—landmark legislation that makes it easier for women to file pay discrimination lawsuits," she wrote in a fundraising email for the Grimes campaign. "But this is only an important first step in closing the gender wage gap. Yet, Senator McConnell voted against it. Time and again, McConnell has made clear where he stands on issues important to women and their families: in the wrong."[75]
Violence Against Women Act
McConnell's re-election campaign touted his support for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), despite his consistent record of voting against the anti-domestic violence legislation.[76]
A press packet that McConnell's spokeswoman distributed to reporters at an event on August 30, 2013, titled "Women For Team Mitch" features testimonials from Kentucky women.[76] A quote, attributed to a woman named Angela Leet in Jefferson County, read, "Mitch was the co-sponsor of the original Violence Against Women Act- and continues to advocate for stronger policies to protect women. I am proud to call him my senator."[76]
McConnell did cosponsor a version of the Violence Against Woman Act in 1991, which never received a Senate vote.[76] By the time the measure came up again in 1993, McConnell was no longer a cosponsor, and in fact voted against final passage of the bill. In 2005, it was renewed by an unrecorded voice vote. In 2012, McConnell voted against the Senate-passed VAWA, which died in the House. Then early in 2013, he again voted against VAWA re-authorization, which passed the Senate by a vote of 78-22, and eventually passed the House and was signed into law.[76] McConnell has supported a scaled-back GOP alternative to VAWA which excludes protections for gays, Native Americans and undocumented immigrants who suffer from domestic abuse.[76]
Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes accused McConnell of deception. "The women of Kentucky will not be fooled by Senator McConnell's failed leadership and deception when it comes to issues important to women and their families," Grimes spokeswoman Charly Norton said. "His actions read loud and clear: McConnell repeatedly voted against equal pay for equal work, the Violence Against Women Act and now turns to lies to cover his shameful record."[76]
Republican Primary
|Republican primary
|Mitch McConnell
|Matt Bevin
|Margin of Error
|Sample Size
|Wenzel Strategies
July 23-24, 2013
|Voter/Consumer Research
August 18-20, 2013
|Lake Research
Ocotber 24-29, 2013
|Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
General election
|McConnell v. Grimes (May 2014 - Present)
|Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)
|Ed Marksberry (I)
|Mitch McConnell (R)
|David Patterson (L)
|Margin of Error
|Sample Size
October 15-19, 2014
September 30 - October 2, 2014
|Mellman Group
September 4-7, 2014
|Public Opinion Strategies
September 1-3, 2014
|Public Policy Polling
August 7-10, 2014
July 5-24, 2014
July 18-23, 2014
|Gravis/Human Events
July 17-20, 2014
|Voter/Consumer Research
June 22-25, 2014
|Public Policy Polling
June 20-22, 2014
|Public Opinion Strategies
June 14-17, 2014
|Magellan Strategies
June 4-5, 2014
|Rasmussen Reports
May 28-29, 2014
|Wenzel Strategies
May 23-24, 2014
May 14-16, 2014
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|McConnell v. Grimes (December 2013 - April 2014)
|Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)
|Ed Marksberry (I)
|Mitch McConnell (R)
|Someone else
|Margin of Error
|Sample Size
|Hickman Analytics
April 24-30, 2014
|Gravis Marketing/Human Events
April 15-17, 2014
|Kaiser Foundation
April 8-15, 2014
|Public Policy Polling
April 1-2, 2014
|Wenzel Strategies
February 8-11, 2014
|Survey USA
January 30-February 4, 2014
|Rasmussen Reports
January 29-30, 2014
|Public Policy Polling
January 24-26, 2014
|Gravis Marketing/Human Events
January 2, 2014
|Public Policy Polling
December 12-15, 2013
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was tied with Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes according to a poll conducted by Public Policy Polling on behalf of Senate Majority PAC, the super PAC backing Democratic Senate candidates. The poll found McConnell and Grimes tied at 45 percent each.[77][78]
A poll from Wenzel Strategies conducted June 1-2, 2013 polled 623 people and found Mitch McConnell (R) ahead of Secretary of State Grimes 47 percent to 40 percent. McConnell beat former Miss America Heather French Henry 45 percent to 40 percent and beat Louisville environmental lawyer Tom Fitzgerald 46 percent to 29 percent according to the poll.[79][80]
Campaign forums
Sen. Mitch McConnell faced off against Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes at the heavily anticipated 133rd Fancy Farm political forum on August 3, 2013.[81] The candidates both spoke at the political forum that was broadcast nationwide on C-SPAN and online by Kentucky Education Television.[81]
McConnell, who spoke first, avoided direct attacks on his opponent, instead speaking in broad strokes saying, "Over the next 15 months, we are going to decide what kind of America we want … Barack Obama's vision for America or Kentucky's. Kentucky's voice is the voice of opposition to the Obama agenda, and I'm proud of that. That's why every liberal in America is out to beat us next year."[81]
Grimes, who followed Rep. Ed Whitfield (R) on stage, took aim at McConnell, saying, "Sen. McConnell is the most unpopular Senator among Democrats but Republicans, as well...There's a reason he's so disliked. There is a disease of dysfunction in Washington, D.C., and after 30 years, Sen. McConnell is in the center of it. As long as he remains in D.C., D.C. will stand for dysfunctional capitol."[81]
The event was the first public encounter between incumbent and challenger in the high-profile race and thrust the annual Fancy Farm picnic into the national spotlight.[81]
Campaign donors
Candidates for Congress are required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season.
|Alison Lundergan Grimes (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|October Quarterly[82]
|October 13, 2013
|January 31, 2014
|April Quarterly[84]
|April 15, 2014
|May 8, 2014
|July Quarterly[86]
|July 15, 2014
|October Quarterly[87]
|October 15, 2014
|Running totals
|Mitch McConnell (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[88]
|April 15, 2013
|July Quarterly[89]
|July 15, 2013
|October Quarterly[90]
|October 13, 2013
|January 31, 2014
|April Quarterly[92]
|April 15, 2014
|May 8, 2014
|July Quarterly[94]
|July 15, 2014
|October Quarterly[95]
|October 15, 2014
|Running totals
|Matt Bevin (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|October Quarterly[96]
|October 15, 2013
|Running totals
|Roger Thoney (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[97]
|April 15, 2013
|July Quarterly[98]
|July 15, 2013
|October Quarterly[99]
|October 15, 2013
|Running totals
Alison Lundergan Grimes
On October 23, 2013, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and his wife announced that they will host a fundraising reception for Lundergan Grimes on October 27, 2013.[100]
"Michael and I are proud to support Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate who are ready to work hard and bring common sense solutions to Washington, D.C." Bennet's wife, Susan Daggett, wrote in a message about the event, adding Lundergan Grimes is "as exciting a candidate as Kentucky has seen in years."[100]
In the third quarter of 2013, her first three months in the race, she slightly outraised McConnell, bringing in $2.5 million to his $2.3 million.[100] Despite the third quarter fundraising McConnell still had more campaign funds overall, with $10 million cash on hand to her $2 million.[100]
Matt Bevin
Third quarter 2013
Matt Bevin raised $222,000 in the third quarter of 2013, in addition to a $600,000 personal loan.[101]
Personal financial wealth report
Bevin filed his personal financial wealth report in November 2013.[102] The reported showed millions in cash and assets that were ready to be loaned or contributed to his campaign, and included $1 million to $5 million in a Bank of America checking account and $500,0001 to $1 million in a Commonwealth Bank & Trust money market account.[102] In total, the report found that Bevin had between roughly $10 million and $50 million.[102]
Mitch McConnell
Third quarter 2013
McConnell raised $2.3 million for his re-election bid in the third quarter of 2013, bringing his grand total for the cycle to $17.7 million.[103]
The 2013 third quarter is McConnell's strongest quarter to date, with him ending the quarter with about $10 million cash on hand from nearly 6,000 donors.[103]
"We are running a presidential-level campaign designed to withstand the millions of dollars in attack ads coming from out-of-state groups and deliver Senator McConnell's message directly to Kentucky voters," campaign manager Jesse Benton said in the statement on October 11, 2013.[103]
Second quarter 2013
Incumbent Mitch McConnell raised $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2013, growing his 2014 campaign account to $9.6 million, as of July 11, 2013.[104][34]
According to reports, in 2014 Mitch McConnell's re-election bid may result in the first Senate contest to pass the $100 million mark.[105]
In 2008, McConnell spent slightly more than $21 million — including a $2 million personal loan — to beat Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford, who pumped nearly $8.6 million of his own money into the race.[105]
In August 2013, McConnell was already ahead of his 2008 fundraising pace, having collected nearly $14 million for the 2014 election, and with $9.6 million cash-on-hand.[105] Unlike in 2008, McConnell will face a primary challenge from wealthy businessman Matt Bevin.[105] While it's unclear how much of his own money Bevin will spend, those who have done some digging into his wealth — he had yet to file financial disclosure statements for his Senate bid as of August 2013 — believe that he has the capacity to put several million dollars into the race.[105]
McConnell allies and other Republican observers well versed in fundraising estimate that Sen. McConnell will end up raising and spending somewhere between $30 million and $35 million battling Bevin in the primary and Grimes in the general election.[105]
Pro McConnell super PAC
Kentuckians for Strong Leadership, a pro-Mitch McConnell super PAC, raised $1.2 million between the time it was created in April 2013 through July 2013, bringing in donations from big names such as Donald Trump and deceased megadonor Bob Perry.[106]
Trump contributed $50,000 and Perry, who died in April 2013, gave $100,000, according to reports filed July 28, 2013, with the Federal Election Commission. "We looked into this and found a clerical error in the report," Caleb Crosby, treasurer for the group, said. "Our records reflect that we actually received the check on April 12. We have amended the report to reflect the correct information."
Other major Republican donors who gave to the super PAC include John Childs, a private-equity investor who gave $4.2 million in the 2012 election cycle, and Philip Geier, who gave nearly $2 million in 2012.[106]
The super PAC, as of July 2013, spent $370,000, most of which went toward media placement to benefit McConnell. At the end of July 2013, it had more than $800,000 in the bank.[106]
Progress Kentucky super PAC shuts down
The controversial super PAC Progress Kentucky, whose officials are being investigated for bugging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office, announced in August 2013 that the Federal Election Commission approved its request to shut down.[107]
The group — which attracted plenty of national media attention — ultimately failed to raise enough campaign cash to be a viable force in the Kentucky Senate race.[107]
One of the group's officials came under investigation after reportedly bragging to a local Democratic official that the group had bugged McConnell's office.[107] A tape of a secret strategy session where McConnell and his operatives discussed potential opponents was published in Mother Jones in early 2013.[107]
The bugging was only the latest controversy from the group. The super PAC first attracted national attention for a racially charged tweet about McConnell's wife Elaine Chao.[107] The tweet alleged that Chao, who is Chinese-American, was advising McConnell on the outsourcing of jobs to China.[107] After the McConnell campaign accused the PAC of race-bating, the PAC apologized and erased the offending tweet.[107]
As of their last campaign finance report from the second quarter of 2013, Progress Kentucky raised just over $14,000. As a super PAC it was allowed to collect unlimited sums of campaign cash.[107] The group had just over $1,000 in the bank at the end of June 2013.[107]
Democratic primary
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Gov. Steve Beshear pledged his support for Alison Lundergan Grimes on July 9, 2013. In a press conference he stated, "I'm going to support Alison Lundergan Grimes for the U.S. Senate in every way that I can and whatever they want me to do, I'm going to be there to do. It is time to bring Mitch McConnell home. You know, after 30 years of obstruction and 30 years of do-nothing in the United States Senate, we need somebody up there that is going to represent Kentucky."[108]
In a statement released August 21, 2013, EMILY's List released its endorsement for Lundergan Grimes.[109] "Alison Lundergan Grimes is an energetic rising star, and her candidacy gives Kentuckians a chance to finally send a leader to Washington who puts families ahead of partisan politics," said Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY's List.[109] "She is an incredible leader who has fought for women and families by protecting victims of domestic violence, supporting state and local businesses, championing voting rights, and advocating for military personnel. Mitch McConnell is one of the least liked senators in the country for a reason – he's hopelessly out-of-touch with the needs of his state. Alison is working tirelessly to make sure that Kentuckians' voices are being heard. The EMILY's List community – now more than two million members – is excited to support the campaign of such a strong and dedicated public servant."[109]
Black Eyed Peas singer, will.i.am, appeared at a fundraiser for Alison Lundergan Grimes on September 20, 2013.[110]
Nathan Smith, the former vice chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party and host of the fundraiser, said on September 5, 2013, "will. i.am is a modern entertainer and fresh and is passionate about the country. I saw him when he did an event at the inauguration [of Obama]. He offered his assistance to the [Grimes] campaign."[110]
will.i.am previously appeared at the Democratic National Convention in 2012 in support of President Barack Obama's re-election and made a music video titled "Yes We Can" in support of Obama's campaign in 2008.[110]
On November 26, 2013, Lilly Ledbetter, the namesake of the fair pay legislation, announced her support for Grimes in the 2014 Senate race.[75]
"After my lengthy battle with pay inequity, I was honored and humbled to lend my name to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act—landmark legislation that makes it easier for women to file pay discrimination lawsuits," she wrote in a fundraising email for the Grimes campaign. "But this is only an important first step in closing the gender wage gap. Yet, Senator McConnell voted against it. Time and again, McConnell has made clear where he stands on issues important to women and their families: in the wrong."[75]
Republican primary
Matt Bevin
The Madison Project, a conservative fundraising group headed by former Rep. Jim Ryun, announced its endorsement of Matt Bevin on July 28, 2013.[62] The group praised Bevin's candidacy in a letter to activists and donors as someone poised to storm "the decaying castle of the GOP establishment for millions of conservatives."[62]
"As a self-made successful businessman, Matt Bevin understands that the failed leadership in the Republican Party cannot be fixed with the very elements that precipitated its failure," they wrote.
Madison Project also blasted McConnell's record in the GOP leadership, including his role in negotiating a deal to raise the national debt limit in 2011 and his handling of the immigration debate. "Sen. McConnell quietly encouraged Sen. Rubio to join the Gang of Eight to ensure that the amnesty bill would pass, albeit without his public support," the group wrote. "Despite the fact that this was the most onerous bill to come to the floor since ObamaCare and despite his status as GOP leader, Sen. McConnell failed to deliver a single floor speech against the bill."[62]
The Senate Conservatives Fund announced on October 18, 2013, that it would back Matt Bevin in 2014.[111]
Mitch McConnell
TheTeaParty.net, a national tea party group, declared in May 2013 its support for McConnell in his 2014 re-election bid.[112]
Senator Rand Paul declared his support for incumbent Mitch McConnell in his primary battle against challenger Matt Bevin.[113] In response to Bevin's decision to challenge McConnell he said, "I'm not giving him encouragement or discouragement. It's a free country and anyone who wants to run can. I have endorsed Sen. McConnell." As the election progresses Paul increasingly must perform a careful balancing act: Show complete support for McConnell, while avoiding alienating the same tea party supporters who helped him in 2010 and whom he'll need in 2016.[113]
In August 2013, three conservative members of the U.S. Senate-- Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson, and Mike Lee-- all declined to endorse McConnell over primary challenger and businessman Matt Bevin.[114]
Florida Senator Marco Rubio announced on October 20, 2013 his endorsement for McConnell over Matt Bevin, his tea party challenger.[111]
When asked if he supports Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell he answered, "I do support Sen. McConnell's bid for re-election. I think he's trying to lead our conference. It's a diverse conference with a lot of different opinions. That's a tough job to begin with. And of course, he's got to represent his own state."[111]
Washington Post top 10 races
According to an analysis by The Washington Post, the U.S. Senate election in Kentucky was considered one of the top 10 Senate races of 2014. By the end of 2013, Lundergan Grimes continued to impress with fundraising figures.[115]
Election history
|U.S. Senate, Kentucky General Election, 2010
|Vote %
|Rand Paul
|Jack Conway
|Billy Ray Wilson
|Total Votes
On November 4, 2008, Mitch McConnell won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Bruce Lunsford (D) in the general election.[116]
|U.S. Senate, Kentucky General Election, 2008
|Vote %
|Mitch McConnell incumbent
|Bruce Lunsford
|Total Votes
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2014
- United States Senate elections, 2014
External links
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In recent years General Secretary Gorbachev of the Soviet Union has instituted several reforms within Soviet society. Soviet scholar Vitalina Koval addresses the impacts of these reforms and the effects of technological change on Soviet society in a presentation scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, at the Athenaeum. The talk follows a 5:30 p.m. reception and dinner, and begins at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Koval, whose visit is being sponsored in part by the Keck Center, graduated from Moscow University in 1953. Currently Koval acts as senior researcher for the Institute of the International Labor Movement at the Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. She is a specialist on the American labor movement.
Koval, who was born at Syzran, Kubyshevskaya Oblast, U.S.S.R., also frequently lectures on economics, women's role in Soviet society, and Soviet education.
Journey into the Whirlwind
0n Thursday evening, March 24, at 7:00 p.m., Amnesty International of The Claremont Colleges, in cooperation with the Athenaeum, presents Journey into the Whirlwind (1983), a one-woman dramatic monologue adapted and performed by Rebecca Schull. The performance is based on the memoirs of Eugenia Ginzburg, Russian history teacher and poet who served 18 years slave labor under Stalin's regime for the nonviolent expression of her beliefs. In this riveting production Schull becomes Eugenia Ginzburg, offering a powerful depiction of this woman's personal struggle for freedom. This will be the only time Journey into the Whirlwind will be performed in Claremont, and it will be free of charge students, faculty, staff, and members of the community.
A veteran of stage, screen, and television, Rebecca Schull has performed her play on two continents. Mark your calendars now, plan on attending this very special evening at McKenna Auditorium, and join us at the Athenaeum after the performance for coffee with Ms. Schull.
Philosophy for Everyone
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1988 12:30 p.m.
We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution
Concluding the Athenaeum's Constitution series on Monday, March 28, is Dr. Mortimer Adler, American philosopher and author of We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution (1987). Time magazine once praised Adler's ability to explain even the most difficult of concepts by calling him "a philosopher for everyman."
In We Hold These Truths, Adler discusses the principles of human equality, inalienable rights, civil rights, the pursuit of happiness, and the consent and dissent of the governed, especially as these ideas provide the foundation for the Constitution's preamble.
Adler's talk follows a 5:30 p.m. reception and dinner, and begins at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Adler will also be the guest speaker at an Athenaeum lunch on March 28. His topic then will be "Philosophy for Everyone." Please use the coupon to sign up for this event.
The Rage Against Reason
As a follow-up to Allan Bloom's address on education in America, philosophy professor Richard Bernstein visits the Athenaeum on Tuesday, March 29, to speak on "The Rage Against Reason." Bernstein received his M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from Yale University, and is currently a visiting professor at Frankfurt University. He addressed the current issue 25 years ago in "Undergraduate Education Today: Philosophy," an article he published in the Yale Alumni Magazine in January 1963. This event is co-sponsored by the CMC Philosophy Club. Please sign up for the 5:30 p.m. reception and dinner.
Easter brunch will be served by the Athenaeum on Sunday, April 3. Students and faculty are invited to sign up for the event and celebrate Easter together that Sunday morning, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Early reservations are advised for this brunch, as past brunches have sold out at an incredible pace. Due to its popularity, the event is open only to CMC-associated individuals and one guest apiece. Please remember to turn in your guest's name and meal card number with your own to ensure reservations for both.
Surviving the End: Malamud, Vonnegut, and Pynchon
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1988 4:00 p.m.
The Center for Humanistic Studies and the Athenaeum welcome Humanistic Studies Fellow and Athenaeum fellow-in-residence, Prof. Peter Freese, who visits Claremont during the latter part of March and early April this year. Freese has been a full professor of American studies at Paderborn University in Germany since 1979.
Author of more than a dozen books on diverse aspects of American life and literature, Freese presents us with three insightful addresses during his stay. His final address will be held at 4:00 p.m. at the Athenaeum, prior to a 5:30 p.m. reception and dinner. Please sign up for the dinner with the appropriate coupon in this Fortnightly, but feel free to attend any or all of the addresses listed below.
Tuesday, March 22, 1988
4:00 p.m.
"Destruction and Renewal: The Apocalyptic Imagination in American Literature"
Bauer Commons Room, CMC
Tuesday, March 29, 1988
4:00 p.m.
"From Heat-Death to Chaos: The Entropic Vision in American Literature"
Bauer Commons Room, CMC
Monday, April 4, 1988
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"Surviving the End: Malamud, Vonnegut, and Pynchon"
Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
The Politics of AIDS
SUSAN McGRIEVY
Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-Apple Valley) will be joined by Susan McGrievy of the American Civil Liberties Union and Benjamin Schatz, director, AIDS Civil Rights Project, in a panel discussion on legislation, mandatory HIV testing, funding, and other aspects of the politics of AIDS. This event is sponsored by the James Madison Society and the Athenaeum. Please use the coupon to sign for this event, which will begin with a 5:30 reception and 6:00 dinner.
Keck Lecture on International Understanding: Curing Explosive Disillusionment in America and the World
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1988 7:00 p.m. McKenna Auditorium
In 1963 Life magazine named him one of the hundred Outstanding Young Adults in the United States. He was awarded the Alexis de Tocqueville Society Award by the United Way of America in 1982 for his outstanding voluntary service to the nation. And more recently the Reverend Leon Sullivan has been working to overcome the injustice and suffering in South Africa due to apartheid.
On Wednesday, April 6, Sullivan, third annual Keck Center Lecturer on International Understanding, presents an address in McKenna Auditorium at 7:00 p.m., following a 5:30 p.m. reception and dinner.
Sullivan founded the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), a program sponsoring training and retraining skills. Sullivan also founded the Progress Investment Associates and the Progress Non-Profit Charitable Trust to promote social improvement and urban renewal in the Philadelphia area.
Come and meet this truly outstanding individual.
Immunity and Recreational Drugs
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1988 12:30 p.m.
Bruce Heischober, M.D., director of the recovery center at Redlands Community Hospital, discusses how substances such as alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and designer drugs affect our body's immune system. Are recreational drugs depressing our immunities to the point of lowering our resistance to disease? This lunch (12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.) is sponsored by the Health Education and Outreach Office of Student Health Service. Please return the coupon if you wish to attend this event (or call x3602 for information).
Free South Africa
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1988 7:00 p.m. McKenna Auditorium
0n Thursday, April 7, Randall Robinson, co-founder of the Free South Africa Movement, presents an address in the Athenaeum. Brigham Young University has called Robinson "a very positive and timely force in the crusade for world-wide human rights."
Robinson is the executive director of Trans-Africa, a half-million dollar, black American lobby for Africa and the Caribbean, which has strongly opposed apartheid. Robinson, a Harvard Law School graduate, has been awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service and Humanitarian Awards.
Robinson's visit is being co-sponsored by the Athenaeum and the Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies of The Claremont Colleges. Hear what this dynamic speaker has to say about the outrage of apartheid. A reception and dinner will take place in the Atheneaum; Robinson will speak in McKenna Auditorium.
MICHAEL DEANE LAMKIN, conductor, Claremont Concert Choir
The Athenaeum invites you to partake of a feast inspired by some favorite dishes of this great melting pot called America. On Friday, April 8, the Athenaeum hosts its annual Americana Festival.
The festival features classic American fare-including apple pie, as well as the music of the Concert Choir of Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Pitzer-Scripps colleges.
The Americana dinner scheduled for Friday, April 8, is a special CMC night. Students and faculty members may attend this dinner for $5 apiece and $5 for one guest. The program begins at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Reservations are required, and payment must accompany all reservations. Students are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible, as the event is sure to sell out.
Applications for Athenaeum student fellow are now being accepted. We seek applicants who are enthusiastic, creative, and have excellent research, writing, and communication skills. The fellows' greatest responsibilities are planning Athenaeum events and producing The Fortnightly. Other duties include attending Athenaeum Advisory Committee meetings and weekly staff meetings.
In addition, the student fellows' tasks include distributing flyers, decorating the showcase in the Athenaeum lobby, attending Athenaeum-sponsored events as often as possible, and hosting speakers. Time devoted to this position varies between five and ten hours per week.
In addition to a stipend, the rewards of the position are numerous. The opportunity to meet fascinating people and to handle managerial problems provides pleasure and challenge.
Applications are available in the Athenaeum office and must be returned no later than April 1. We will contact applicants shortly thereafter to inform them of possible interviews. For further questions please contact Stephanie Lum or James Van Beek at x8244.
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Luann De Lessups and her boyfriend broke up. Seriously. I, for one, never saw that coming. To make it even more shocking, the guy she split from was Jacques Azoulay! OMG! And that leads me to ask this question: Who the living Hades are these people, and does anyone really care?
Here's the scoop, in case you have about as much interest in these individuals as I do: The woman is a socialite who (and I use the word loosely) "stars" in the Real Housewives of New York. The man is some Frenchman who likes older women and doesn't mind having his personal life broadcast on American television.
I bring this up only because their breakup was one of the headlines I encountered while spot-checking the news. Here are a few of the other exciting news offerings I found with my totally extraneous comments below:
How Instagram Is Guaranteeing You'll See Celeb Selfies at the Emmys
What? What does that mean? Stuff like this makes my head spin around a la Linda Blair in The Exorcist.
Louis C.K.'s Explanation of Why He Hates Smartphones is Sad, Brilliant
I hate smartphones, too. Where's my headline? And who is Louis C.K., anyway?
NASA Will Pay $18,000 to Watch You Rest in Bed
Sign me up, old beat-up T-shirt and all.
Ellen DeGeneres Grills Drake on Who He Dated
Drake who? And, again, who cares?
Brookfield Closes Iconic Baboon Exhibit
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Muzaffaranagar Riots: Three More Legislators Arrested
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All you need to know: Parents name their kid Messiah. Judge doesn't like it. Judge's decision overturned. Many schoolyard fights loom in poor kid's future.
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The M4 Sherman medium tank was regarded by many as the workhorse of the US Army during World War II. In fact, virtually all of the Allied armies employed the Sherman in their armed forces, including the British, who developed an upgunned variant called the "Firefly". Eleven different US plants manufactured six basic models of the Sherman, and by June 1944 over 49,234 battle-ready vehicles had been produced. While it was no match for the German Panther or Tiger tanks, the Sherman soldiered on, using its weight in numbers to wrest control of Europe from the Wehrmacht. The M4A3 was fitted with a long-barrel M1A1 76mm gun, which replaced the shorter and less effective 75mm gun, and sported a larger, more angular turret to house the bigger gun. In addition, the slope of the M4A3's frontal armor was changed to 47-degrees to increase frontal protection and simplify the production process.
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Historical Account: "Old Blood and Guts" - George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11th, 1885 - December 21st, 1945) was a leading US Army general in World War II. In his 36-year Army career, he was an advocate of armored warfare and commanded major units of North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater of Operations. Many have viewed Patton as a pure, ruthless and ferocious warrior, known by the nickname "Old Blood and Guts", a name given to him after a reporter misquoted his statement that it takes blood and brains to win a war. But history has left the image of a brilliant military leader whose record was also marred by insubordination and some periods of apparent instability.


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Pfeiffer Duo Rank Among Nation's Elite
December 3, 2013
MISENHEIMER, N.C. – Pfeiffer freshman standout Mike Smith ranks fifth in the nation in scoring and sophomore teammate Silvere Aluko is second in blocked shots. Smith is the only freshman in the top 50 in scoring, averaging 27.2 points per game, while Aluko's 4.0 blocks per game put him behind only Jerry Hampton of LeMoyne-Owen.
Smith has been a prolific addition to the Falcons squad. The Lexington, KY native has scored over 20 points in each of his last five contests, including a career-high 37 points against Mars Hill on Nov. 30. He currently leads Conference Carolinas in points per game and is second in field goals made (57), free throws made (46), and steals (16). For the season, Smith is shooting 53.8 percent from the field, 76.7 percent from the free throw line, and averages 5.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He ranks 13th in the country in field goals made and 28th in steals.
"Mike is a fierce competitor that brings great energy and effort to every practice and game," said head coach Jeremy Currier. "He not only leads our team in scoring but also in rebounding, steals, free throw percentage and field goal percentage."
Aluko has developed into one of the nation's top shot blockers under the coaching of Currier. The sophomore has seen a steady increase in playing time and has started the past two contests. Aluko has 24 blocked shots on the year, including a career-high seven blocks against Barber Scotia. Aluko is averaging 5.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game and shooting 57.1 percent from the field.
"Silvere has put a tremendous amount of work into developing both offensively and defensively," commented Currier. "He has anchored our defense for the first six games and we're counting on him to captain our defensive efforts for the remainder of the year."
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013 from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM (PST)
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Come see what all the buzz is about! As featured in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, this hyper growth company is enabling a new kind of success for busy women with a professional, flexible, profitable home based business. Come along, even bring an interested friend or two, to learn about starting your own part or full time career as a Stella & Dot Stylist at this informal Opportunity Event.
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To screen for liver damage and/or to help diagnose liver disease
When to Get Tested?
When a health practitioner thinks that you have symptoms of a liver disorder
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is an enzyme found mostly in the cells of the liver and kidney. Much smaller amounts of it are also found in the heart and muscles. In healthy individuals, ALT levels in the blood are low. When the liver is damaged, ALT is released into the bloodstream, usually before more obvious signs of liver damage occur, such as jaundice. This makes ALT a useful test for detecting liver damage.
The liver is a vital organ located in the upper right-hand side of the abdominal area. It is involved in many important functions in the body. The liver helps to process the body's nutrients, manufactures bile to help digest fats, produces many important proteins such as blood clotting factors, and breaks down potentially toxic substances into harmless ones that the body can use or excrete.
A number of conditions can cause damage to liver cells, resulting in an increase in ALT. The test is most useful in detecting damage due to hepatitis or as a result of drugs or other substances that are toxic to the liver.
ALT is commonly tested in conjunction with aspartate aminotransferase (AST), another liver enzyme, as part of a liver panel. Both ALT and AST levels usually rise whenever the liver is being damaged, although ALT is more specific for the liver and, in some cases, may be the only one of the two to be increased. An AST/ALT ratio may be calculated to aid in distinguishing between causes and severity of liver injury and to help distinguish liver injury from damage to heart or muscles.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is drawn from a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
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No test preparation is needed.
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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Sources Used in Current Review
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) (GPT), Serum. Mayo Clinic. Available online at http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-info/hematology/catalog/Overview/8362 through http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com. Accessed September 2013.
Orlewicz, M. S. (Update April 20, 2012.) Alanine Aminotransferase. Medscape. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2087247 through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed September 2013.
Nyblom, H. et. al. (July 2004.) High AST/ALT Ratio May Indicated Advanced Alcoholic Liver Disease Rather Than Heavy Drinking. National Center for Biotechnology Information PubMed. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15208167 through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. Accessed September 2013.
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Pagana K, Pagana T. Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. St. Louis: Mosby; 1998.
Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. Burtis CA, Ashwood ER and Bruns DE, eds. 4th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Saunders; 2006, Pp 604-606.
Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL eds, (2005) Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th Edition, McGraw Hill, Pp 1811-1815.
Pagana K, Pagana T. Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. 3rd Edition, St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2006, Pp 40-42.
Clarke, W. and Dufour, D. R., Editors (2006). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry, AACC Press, Washington, DC, Pp 270-271.
Carey, W (January 1, 2009) Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease: A Guide to Commonly Used Liver Tests, Cleveland Clinic. Available online at http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/hepatology/guide-to-common-liver-tests/ through http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com. Accessed February 2010.
Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. McPherson RA and Pincus MR, eds. Philadelphia: 2007, Pp 268-269.
(2000) Dufour, DR et al. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Standards of Laboratory Practice: Laboratory Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hepatic Injury http://www.aacc.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/NACB/LMPG/hepatic/hepatic_combined.pdf#page=3 through http://www.aacc.org. Accessed February 2010.
(March 15, 2005) Giboney, P. Mildly Elevated Liver Transaminases in the Asymptomatic Patient. Am Fam Physician 2005; 71:1105–10. Available online at http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0315/p1105.html through http://www.aafp.org. Accessed February 2010.
(Feb 22, 2009) MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: ALT. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003473.htm. Accessed February 2010.