Andy Barr Raises $425k

Andy Barr, who lost by a hair in the 6th Congressional District, will file an FEC report stating that raised $425,000.

Barr ran the third closest Congressional race in the country two years ago. On Election night, the NRCC sent out emails to its volunteer lawyer network in anticipation of a recount. The margin, 647, just wasn't close enough.

The challenge for Barr is that Ben Chandler has voted to the right of the Democratic caucus. It is therefore harder to motivate conservatives from outside the district to donte than they would be inclined to donate to defeat John Yarmuth, for example.

But that's where realism comes in. No matter how much Yarmuth annoys conservatives, his advantage in registration makes Kentucky 3 a bad value for Republican donations. In Kentucky 6, however, we have a real shot.

NRO: Let's Help Andy Barr

NRO has identified Andy Barr, Republican nominee for KY-6, as one of 20 candidates who are underfunded yet worthy of help. This race takes on national significance just because Kentucky closes the polls so early -- networks will call the result while other states' polls are still open.

Note the choice words for DINO Ben Chandler,

another Democrat who’s running ads that don’t identify him as a Democrat. They barely admit that he sits in Congress, focusing instead on his stint a decade ago as Kentucky’s attorney general.” He seems to think he can overcome public opposition to the stimulus by constantly referring to it as the “recovery act.”

Regrettably, Chandler's ahead in the polls. But there's still time. So send Andy some cash, stat.

National Review on KY - 6

National Review Online is paying close attention to the Andy Barr - Ben Chandler match-up in Kentucky's 6th Congressional District.

NRO notes that Democratic incumbent (posing as a Republican) Ben Chandler is ahead in the cn/2 poll, but by less than 50 percent (46.1). Moreover, Barr's favorable to unfavorable ratio is 41.7 to 19.2 -- not bad, given the pounding that Barr has taken for membership at the Idle Hour club.

Andy Barr Makes NRO Top 20

National Review Online has identified 20 underfunded House races where an infusion of cash could make a difference in adding these seats to the Republican win column. Andy Barr made the list:

In an ordinary year, a GOP challenger who raised more than $811,000 could expect smooth sailing. But despite this promising start, Andy Barr’s primary fight left him with only $360,000 on hand. His Democratic opponent, Rep. Ben Chandler, has been stockpiling for a long while, and has $1.7 million to defend himself with this year.

Todd Lally did not -- but should have, notwithstanding John Yarmuth's wildly optimistic internal poll.