Conway Blew It

Rand Paul's candidacy for the U.S. Senate has been spiraling downwards the last few weeks. Due to his own gaffes, he is polling behind the Generic Congressional Ballot. He does not have nearly the presence of yard signs that he did in the primary, and few bumper stickers. Enthusiasm for him was waning.

Then Jack Conway -- who was beginning to look like he had a shot -- turned the election in Paul's favor by running a stupid ad that questions whether Paul is a Christian.

The Conway spot will go down in the history of political advertising as one of the slimiest ever. It took a college prank from 30 years ago and extrapolated upon it to suggest that Rand Paul worships false idols.

But as Paul angrily retorted in last night's debate, according to Joe Arnold,

Those who stoop to the level of attacking a man's religious beliefs to gain higher office, I believe that they should remember that it does not profit a man to gain the world if he loses his soul in the process.

This was a turning-point for some of us who did not support Paul in the primary. This election is no longer about electing Rand Paul so much as it is about seeing Jack Conway lose.

More Conway Hypocrisy

Remember how Jack Conway mocked Rand Paul at Fancy Farm for "want[ing] to be the prince of cable TV"?

Now, according to Joe Arnold, Jack Conway has decided that Paul is his best bet for national exposure. To that end, Conway wants his debates against Rand Paul to appear on national television. He thinks Meet the Press or Fox would do nicely.

As Joe observed, "Few, if any, local candidates have similar access to the national media. In a sense, Conway would be riding Paul's coattails to gain the exposure."

Maybe Jack would like Paul to launch a money bomb for him while he's at it.