Ashley Judd: Senate race for real?
Ashley Judd hints at Senate run in Kentucky. If Ashley Judd ran for Senate in 2014, she'd be up against Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Ashley Judd hints at Senate run in Kentucky. If Ashley Judd ran for Senate in 2014, she'd be up against Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Kentucky native Ashley聽Judd says she is "taking a close look" at running against Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2014.
Judd, a Hollywood actress and activist, spoke briefly to The Courier-Journal on her way to the Kentucky Society of Washington's Bluegrass Ball on Saturday evening. Judd would not say whether she has decided to mount a campaign.
She said "the people of Kentucky need a fighter."
Judd has been mentioned as a potential Democratic challenger to McConnell, who is the Senate Minority Leader.
McConnell did not attend the Bluegrass Ball.
Judd said that "the people of Kentucky are interested in me representing them is the greatest honor of my life so far."
But as The Courier-Journal reports, Judd is opposed to mountain-top strip mining, in a state where candidates traditionally support coal mining.
This is not the first time the Judd has hinted that she might run. As 海角大神 wrote last month, Judd's name has been out there for a while.
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