So, speaking of our favorite libertarian Senate candidate (sorry Pat Toomey!), here's one fact that's pretty important when you're thinking about Rand Paul's chances of victory in Kentucky: During Tuesday's primary, some 351,931 Republicans turned out, and 206,816 voted for Paul. That same day, some 520,412 Democrats voted, and 228,531 supported Jack Conway, the Democratic nominee. This, on a day when Republican primary voters were supposed to be at their peak enthusiasm.
The disproportionate Democratic turnout suggests, as I wrote Tuesday, that there is a plausible victory scenario for a Democrat in the Bluegrass State. Especially now that Paul has come out in opposition to the Civil Rights Act ...
-- Tim Fernholz
