How awful is it to be a Democrat in 2014? So awful that Democrats are pretending they're not Democrats. https://t.co/7sA0sba6PU
— RBe (@RBPundit) June 2, 2014
Kentucky Democrat Alison Grimes is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell. However, because of President Obama’s new executive actions, which will among many things tighten regulations on coal plants and could kill jobs in the industry, this particular Democrat has to pretend she’s not a Democrat, with the blessing of the state Democratic Party:
"New EPA rule is more proof that Washington isn't working for KY"- @AlisonForKY's statement on new EPA regs: http://t.co/h8RR9bQjxR #kysen
— Kentucky Democrats (@KyDems) June 2, 2014
Shorter version:
@KyDems You mean Democrats aren’t working for KY, right? I don’t see GOP pushing these rules. @AlisonForKY
— Eric H. (@ericinva) June 2, 2014
Bingo! Grimes and the Kentucky Democratic Party just gave voters in that state a good reason not to vote for Democrats:
.@KyDems @AlisonForKY This is your party. Your president. This innocence act is not fooling anyone.
— BT (@back_ttys) June 2, 2014
@KyDems @AlisonForKY Good luck now. Obama just destroyed Kentucky.
— Mary Stewart (@MaryStewart01) June 2, 2014
.@KyDems @AlisonForKY We’ve seen this movie before & we know how it ends. It’s called @Sen_JoeManchin.
— DCD (@DCDude1776) June 2, 2014
Shorter @KyDems / @AlisonForKY: Pay no attention to the (D) next to our names. We're really against the policies of our own party. For reals
— RBe (@RBPundit) June 2, 2014
The Dems don’t have a very strong case:
@KyDems @AlisonForKY Yes, lets send another Democrat to D.C. that will continue the Democratic policies that DON'T work for KY. #URcraycray
— ❌ TMC ❌ (@130barkley) June 2, 2014
That makes sense, in a “definition of insanity” kind of way.
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