By Evann Gastaldo 
James O’Keefe may be on the same side of the political aisle as Mitch McConnell, but he’s firmly in support of the people who taped McConnell and his aides mocking Ashley Judd from the other side of a closed door . In fact, all such secretive taping should be legal, O’Keefe…
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Earlier Thursday, Jefferson County Democratic Party official Jacob Conway came forward to reporters at WPFL News in Louisville, Ky., to allege that “Shawn Reilly and Curtis Morrison, who founded and volunteered for Progress Kentucky, respectively, bragged to him about how they recorded” the strategy meeting at which advisers to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had discussed the opposition research they’d piled up against actress Ashley Judd, who had, for a time, mulled mounting a campaign against McConnell. This recording made its way to David Corn at Mother Jones, who then made it publicly available. McConnell has since repeatedly contended that the recording was obtained through illegal subterfuge and hinted at the possibility that Progress Kentucky, a liberal super PAC, might be behind it.
Conway has also appeared on Fox News, where he explained that he made his public allegations against Reilly and Morrison because he saw the McConnell recording as potentially damaging to the Democratic Party. Via TPM:
“The only reason that I came forward with what I knew was I was trying to protect the Democratic Party,” Conway said. “I believe in our party’s values, and I was doing what I thought was best for the party because I did not want their bad behavior, their poor mistakes — I shouldn’t say ‘bad behavior’ — their mistakes, their lack of judgment to hurt our party’s efforts here in the state of Kentucky and in Jefferson County, here in Louisville.”
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By Matt Cantor After making waves with Mitt Romney‘s “47%” speech , Mother Jones has released a new batch of secret tapes. The recordings reveal Mitch McConnell’s team ridiculing former potential opponent Ashley Judd and suggesting her mental health could be a target. The McConnell team is not amused: It says it’s “working with… …read more
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign has contacted the FBI after a recording of a private strategy meeting was published Tuesday in a liberal publication, claiming they were the victim of “Watergate-style tactics” to bug the office.
By John Johnson Democrats made a mistake in pressuring Ashley Judd to bow out of a Senate race against Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, writes Margaret Carlson at Bloomberg . The actress “has looks, intelligence, talent, common sense, and grit,” not to mention a degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. McConnell, on the other… …read more
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By Evann Gastaldo By the end of February, plenty of signs pointed to an Ashley Judd run for Senate in her native Kentucky, but it wasn’t to be . So what happened? According to former Kentucky state treasurer/Judd adviser Jonathan Miller, a small number of “anti-Ashley” Kentucky Democrats helped edge her out of the… …read more
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WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Wendell H. Ford is 88 years old, but still in full possession not only of his faculties but also of his role as the godfather of the Democratic Party in Kentucky. His conversation earlier this year with Ashley Judd may, in the end, have helped change the actress’s mind about running for the U.S. Senate in 2014.
Judd had told at least three political allies in Kentucky that she was planning to run, The Huffington Post reported earlier this month. After that story appeared, she issued no denial. In fact, Judd’s spokesperson claimed that she was receiving steady expressions of support from voters.
But Judd had also discussed with Ford, the state’s former governor, her fast-developing plan to seek the Democratic nomination to oppose incumbent Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell.
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Actress Ashley Judd says she won’t run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky against Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Actress and activist Ashley Judd announced Wednesday she would not challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2014.
Judd tweeted the news on Wednesday:
Dear Friends, Thank you for these months of remarkable support & encouragement, for your voices, exhortations, & prayers. I have decided.
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 27, 2013
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Steven Crowder, a Fox News contributor who hosted part of Saturday’s activities at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference, made a questionable remark about actress and possible Kentucky Senate candidate Ashley Judd.
“What is this obsession with Ashley Judd and rape?” Crowder asked while joking about Judd and Apple products. “It’s pretty unnerving.”
Watch a video of Crowder’s remark above, and scroll down for a liveblog of the latest updates from CPAC:
FRANKFORT, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, facing a potential challenge from actress Ashley Judd and taking no chances even with his re-election more than 18 months away, is poised to begin airing his first TV and radio ads.
McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton confirmed “the six figure” ad buy on Tuesday.
That the Kentucky Republican is opting to run the TV spot and an accompanying radio ad so early in his 2014 campaign caught the eye of Democrats, who moved to paint it as a sign that he’s worried about his chances.
Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Dan Logsdon charged that launching an ad campaign so early “is an unprecedented admission of fear.”
“Kentuckians would prefer to see our leaders working to solve the nation’s problems instead of spending all their energy campaigning in non-election years,” Logsdon said in a statement.
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A report over the weekend suggested that actress Ashley Judd has decided to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky next year.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI) — Hollywood actress Ashley Judd and race car driver Dario Franchitti announced Tuesday they are ending their marriage after more than 11 years.
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