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Fancy Farm lights fuse for November Senate race

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By Brad Munson - West Kentucky Star
Aug. 06, 2022 | FANCY FARM
By Brad Munson - West Kentucky Star Aug. 06, 2022 | 08:30 PM | FANCY FARM
The political season kicked off Saturday at the 142nd Annual Fancy Farm Picnic. 

The biggest race in November for Kentuckians will decide who will join Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate. 

Neither of Kentucky's Senators were able to attend, due to business being conducted in Washington. This is the second year in a row that McConnell and Rand Paul were held up prior to the summer recess.

Kelley Paul came on behalf of her husband.

Paul's Democratic opponent Charles Booker was in attendence. He won the coin toss with Paul and spoke first.

Booker opened by saying he was glad to be back at Fancy Farm. He said with the difficult times faced in the wake of the December tornado and the floods in eastern Kentucky, the picnic reminded him of coming together as family.

"Democrat, Republican, Independent... just as a Kentuckian, I love you, and I'm proud to be here with you."

The gloves came off quickly, though, as Booker went after the Senator for not attending. Booker accused Paul of staying in Washington to embarass and "screw Kentucky." Booker also charged that Paul is afraid to debate him, and that he doesn't care about Kentucky. 

Booker came back to the family theme to close and said, "Even if you don't agree with everything I stand for, you know I'm standing for you."

As Booker was thanking everyone and asking for their vote, he threw in a call to legalize marijuana, which brought cheers from the rowdy crowd, some of whom were chanting "Where is Rand?".

Kelley Paul then got her turn to speak on behalf of her husband, and pulled no punches.

Paul went straight after Democrats for not acknowleging what many are calling an economic recession. 

"Well, I wouldn't expect the Democrats to know what a recession is, they can't even define what a woman is."

That brought big cheers from the heavily partisan crowd. 

Paul tried to tie Booker to the defund the police movement, even attempting to connect him to Quintez Brown, the man accused of trying to shoot a Louisville mayoral candidate. 

Paul painted her husband as a defender of the Constitution, saying that the rights of Americans are from "our Creator, not from the government."

Before hitting her time limit. Paul said her husband never forgets he's fighting for Kentucky.

Booker and Paul will face off in the general election on November 8th.
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