Conservative group to pump millions into Kentucky, 7 other states

A conservative political organization plans to spend a total of $10 million in eight states, including Kentucky, to get out the vote for Republicans in November.

The group, American Crossroads, announced the effort in a news release Friday.

The group is chaired by Inez banker Mike Duncan, former head of the Republican National Convention, and has received millions from wealthy donors who have backed GOP causes.

An affiliated group, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, is currently running more than $500,000 worth of TV ads in Kentucky against Attorney General Jack Conway, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.

The get-out-the vote effort by American Crossroads will benefit his opponent, Republican nominee Rand Paul.

The group will contact Republican and independent voters by mail and by telephone, including during a three-day “blitz” leading up to Election Day, to try to get them to the polls, it said in a news release.

It’s not clear how much of the $10 million pot the group will spend in Kentucky, but it’s likely to be a “significant chunk” given the importance of the race, said a spokesman, Jonathan Collegio.

The other states targeted for the effort are Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire and Washington.

–Bill Estep

Filed Under: Elections • Jack Conway • Rand Paul • US Senate Race