Why Ben Chandler is Going to Lose Re-election

In Kentucky, a three-term incumbent Blue Dog who betrays his party to appear as republican as possible is in danger of losing his seat to a genuine repug challenger.

In Florida, a freshman Proud Liberal in a conservative district who grabs every opportunity to call out the repug motherfucking liars for lying about fucking their mothers is watching every viable repug challenger run away in terror.

Kentucky's Sixth District Congressional seat remains a possible pickup for the Democrats - if a real Democrat steps forward to primary Ben Chandler.

The Orlando-area district has generally been quite friendly to Republicans, but last year, Barack Obama won the 8th with 52% support. The same day, district voters elected Rep. Alan Grayson (D), also with 52% of the vote, getting rid of Ric Keller (R) after four terms.

Would Grayson play it safe, hoping to keep his competitive seat by positioning himself as a moderate? Not so much -- Grayson has quickly become a liberal firebrand.

Given the district's right-leaning history, and Grayson's bold pronouncements, the Republican Party is itching to take him on next year. There is, however, a small problem -- the NRCC's top candidates keep passing on the race.

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The conventional wisdom suggested the opposite would occur. Given Grayson's notoriety, and unapologetic liberal attitudes, the expectation was that Republicans would be tripping over each other to take him on. For that matters, the NRCC expected fundraising to be a breeze, since far-right activists have quickly come to loathe the freshman Democrat.

And yet, the Republican Party has reached out to four potential candidates, and all of them took a pass.

There may be a larger lesson here for Democratic lawmakers who are reluctant to be audacious.

Take that lesson to heart, audacious Sixth District Liberals. Rep. Grayson's phone number is (202) 225-2176. Call him and ask him what he thinks a real liberal's chances are in Democratic Central Kentucky.