The unofficial petition to keep Lunsford from running in 2010

Despite from spending an exorbitant amount of money through November, Bruce Lunsford was unable to dethrone the GOP's top-gun. And with republicans fleeing George Bush like Sarah Palin at a McCain rally, McConnell could not remove his head from a lame-duck's ass, and still won. Granted, Lunsford was a big underdog, but this was as close as he is going to get. Urban voters will not turn out in the masses as they did in Jefferson this year, and I don't think conservative-minded Appalachian voters will be any more likely to vote democrat as they were this year--perhaps even less as certain social issues come to pass. Lunsford has become Kentucky's Ralph Nader, but without any principles.
The bottom-line is that we need fresh blood. I am thinking along the lines of a Jack Conway--he is a pretty face and well-spoken--or a Ben Chandler, who hasn't yet began to rot. Personally, I like Conway, but Chandler has been down this road before.
This election fell short of a record-voter turnout, percentage-wise, but more Kentuckians casted their vote than ever in history. Hopefully first-time voters enjoyed their first taste of democracy and will turn out again in 2010, but we don't need to help Bunning out by letting Lunsford buy his way into another election.

Underdog Fave: Paul Patton. Bill Clinton has shown that the American public is down with adultery. I don't think it is en vogue yet in KY, especially in the dirty south--where any chance of a democrat in the senate lives and dies (I've given up on North Kentucky, why doesn't Cincy just annex it already). Despite a dirty secret and the standard preferential treatment to his buddies, Patton is a likable candidate that would remind us of the good ol' days. Plus, I can only imagine how pissed my dad would be if Patton became a US senator.