An Indepth Analysis of News and Trends Affecting West Kentucky 

The Rumors of Her Exit are Exaggerated This Saturday's Kentucky Executive Committee won't be as exciting as some seem to anticipate it being. Rumors that KDP Chair Jennifer Moore will resign or be ousted have been denied both in the Governor's office and by Moore herself.  See the full story ...

Incumbent House Members Unanimously Victorious in Nov. Election *70 of 100 seats in the House were uncontested. *Of 21 contests – *11 Democrats won by 66.8% *10 Republicans won by 59.2% *9 open seats *1 House member lost in May primary  See the full story ...

Senate Races Reinforce Status Quo The major predictor of success at the polls?  Incumbency, incumbency, incumbency.   We put together a list of Kentucky Senate races across the state. Without exception, regardless of party, incumbents came out on top. While across America, "change" was the watchword, across Kentucky, it was business as usual.  See the full story ...

Some Election Thoughts by an Underground Rooster Hopkinsville’s own Tim Havrilek of the Underground Rooster has a terrific essay on the last election day in rural Kentucky. Give Some Election Thoughts a read.  See the full story ...

How Did the Presidential Vote Go in Paxton Group Service Area? After the election, I was curious to see how counties served by newspapers in a certain media group voted for president. It took some digging to find the papers, match them to their home counties and then collate how they voted.  Here's a sample: NORTH CAROLINA The Enquirer-Journal - Monroe, NC  Union   R 63% D 36% Henderson Daily Dispatch - Henderson, NC   Vance R 37% D 63% The Herald-Sun - Durham, NC  Durham                       R 24% D 76% High Point Enterprise - High Point, NC  Guildford   R 59% D 41% News-Topic - Lenoir, NC    See the full story ... 1 opinion posted

Daily Yonder: Election Analysis Daily Yonder's analysis of Barack Obama's victory is an interesting read that has alarm bells all over it for West Kentucky.   ...The story of the election, however, was the overwhelming support the Democrats received in the cities. The chart above compares the vote in rural, urban and exurban America in 2004 and 2008. .." www.dailyyonder.com  See the full story ...

Governor Beshear unveils first-ever comprehensive energy plan Governor Beshear has come up with a seven point plan including looking at nuclear power.  Does that mean West Kentucky will go nuclear? Here's his press release. See the full story ...

Governor kicks off KCHIP enrollment drive FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 18, 2008) – Joined by representatives of the United Way, advocacy groups and children’s health care providers, Gov. Steve Beshear today officially kicked off a coordinated effort to enroll as many children as possible in the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program (KCHIP) by the end of Fiscal Year 2010.    See the full story ...

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Is It Time to Think the Unthinkable? Incumbency seems to be the biggest predictor of success at the ballot box. In past elections, we calculated the chances of reelection at 91%. This year, the chances of re-election were even better. The percentage of incumbents went up this year. Two years ago, there were 65 unopposed House legislators. This year, there were 70 unopposed.    See the full story ...

What's the Matter With Kentucky? In 2004, Thomas Frank wrote "What's the Matter With Kansas? How Conservative Populism Won the Heart of America." Maybe the 2008 version should be "What's the Matter With Kentucky?"  While states like Virginia, the Old Dominion, turned blue, Kentucky gave John McCain one of his few reasons to smile on Tuesday evening. At least one television network called Kentucky for McCain with 3% of the polls reporting. What about the Dems?   If there is something went wrong, what can we do to fix it?  We have a year coming up with NO elections. Time to think. Time to plan..... I want to hear from you. Email me at editor@westkypolitics.org  and I will respect your privacy or, log in, pick a scream name and tell everybody what you think.  See the full story ... 5 opinions posted

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About Us- A Futurist in West Kentucky The West Kentucky Journal of Politics & Issues is a non-profit news platform for analyzing the geo-political events of 34 counties. See the full story ...

Great Rivers Megalopolis: America's New Energy Frontier Noted Kentucky futurist, Ivan Potter, announced yesterday the emergence of a new 21st century geographic entity in mid America called the "Great Rivers Megalopolis".    See the full story ... 1 opinion posted