Over the past few days there have been some significant changes in the dynamic of the coming senate race in Kentucky. Most notably, Andrew Horne has decided not to continue with his bid for the nomination. Like most of you, I was saddened by Horne’s decision. A competitive primary with a diverse range of ideas is good for the party. From what I could tell, he brought a lot of new ideas into the race. He also had a strong base of progressive support from the grassroots and our blogosphere.
I , like many of you, am uncomfortable with the idea that Andrew Horne may have been muscled out of the race. That said, while we sometimes need a day off to reflect about these happenings and what all our hard work for a particular candidate has meant, that day was yesterday. Today is the day that the grassroots movement must re-energize itself and focus on the task at hand: defeating the most corrupt politician in America, Mitch McConnell.
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