Why Did a Kentucky Republican Run a Racist ad? It’s All About Trump

Why did a Kentucky Republican run a racist ad? It’s all about Trump

When this column last looked at Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, it said former attorney general Daniel Cameron was running the most overtly religious campaign ever mounted by a major candidate for statewide office in the commonwealth.Now U.S. Rep. Andy Barr is running the most overtly racist statewide campaign we can remember in Kentucky, apparently to fend off businessman Nate Morris, who is running the Trumpiest campaign the state has ever seen.B…

Why did Andy Barr run a racist ad? It’s all about Donald Trump

A scene from Republican Andy Barr's campaign ad in which he says it's "not a sin to be white." Barr is running for retiring U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat. (Barr campaign)When this column last looked at Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, it said former attorney general Daniel Cameron was running the most overtly religious campaign ever mounted by a major candidate for statewide office in the commonwealth. Now U.S. Rep. Andy Barr is running the most …

Al Cross: Barr goes racist to deflect Morris' Trumpist bid - NKyTribune

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