Attorney General Jack Conway to run for governor

[jct74]

Attorney General Jack Conway to run for governor

BY ADAM BEAM AND BRUCE SCHREINER
May 6, 2014




FRANKFORT, KY. — Attorney General Jack Conway said Tuesday in an online video that he is running for governor in 2015, becoming the first Democrat to announce a campaign to succeed the term-limited Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear.

Conway said his running mate will be state Rep. Sannie Overly, D-Paris, the first woman elected to the state House Democratic leadership. Republican Hal Heiner, a former Louisville councilman, announced his candidacy in March.

In the video, Conway said early childhood education would be the central focus of his campaign.

"Just as you can't build a house without a foundation, it's harder to educate a young person if their early years are wasted," Conway said. "Getting young children ready for school has huge benefits. For every $1 invested in early education, Kentucky will reap $7 in return. It's an investment we must make."

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In 2010, Conway ran a grueling campaign for U.S. Senate, losing to Republican Rand Paul. The campaign turned especially personal when Conway ran a TV ad that focused on allegations that Paul was affiliated during college with a group that mocked Christianity and that he worshipped a god he called "Aqua Buddha."

The ad backfired. Paul denounced it as gutter politics and demanded an apology during a debate. Paul's wife called it "a desperate, shameful attack on our family." Conway later said he regretted running the ad and vowed that future political opponents need not worry about a similar-style attack.

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http://www.kentucky.com/2014/05/06/3229773/conway-to-run-for-governor.html

 

[Matt Collins]

You mean the clown that got his ass handed to him a couple of years ago? LOLz.... this guy should give it up already

 

[Tywysog Cymru]

You mean the clown that got his ass handed to him a couple of years ago? LOLz.... this guy should give it up already

Especially since Aqua Buddha tends to favor his opponents.

 

[SilentBull]

Jack Conway has a "very simplistic world view." One of my favorite moments of that race.

 

[economics102]

You can see "sociopath" written all over his face.

 

[specsaregood]

Conway later said he regretted running the ad and vowed that future political opponents need not worry about a similar-style attack.

Oh really Jack?

Because this is what I recall you saying about that ad:

On the conference call that followed, Conway said his consultants told him, “If you want to win this race you have to run the ad.” He summed up his decision for me this way: “When everyone around you tells you to pull the trigger, you go ahead and do it.”

If I was Conway's future opponents, I'd end every attack ad with that quote.

 

[TaftFan]

Does someone good with YouTube want to create a "Jack Conway for Governor" video featuring his most infamous moments?

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

You mean the clown that got his ass handed to him a couple of years ago? LOLz.... this guy should give it up already

Except Conway comfortably won reelection to the Attorney General's office after his failed U.S. Senate bid in 2010. I don't see any reason that Conway can't become the next Governor, he has proven he can win statewide in Kentucky.