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Race to replace Mitch McConnell heats up on stage: 3 takeaways from Fancy Farm 2025
The war of words to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell heated up on stage at Fancy Farm 2025, as another speaker contemplates a run for governor.
Republican Senate candidates seeking to replace McConnell aim to define themselves at Fancy Farm
A renowned Kentucky picnic turned into a rapid-fire Republican political skirmish on Saturday, as three candidates competing ...
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Republicans spar over chance at McConnell's seat at 145th annual Fancy Farm picnic
With only one Democrat speaking at the western Kentucky political event, the jabs and jeers of Fancy Farm turned inwards as ...
Senate candidates seeking McConnell seat trade jabs at Fancy Farm. See updates
Kentucky voters can expect a political showdown from senate candidates vying for Mitch McConnell's seat at Fancy Farm picnic.
Democrats largely a no-show at Fancy Farm. Voters say it harms their message
Republicans mocked the Kentucky Democratic Party’s absence at Fancy Farm this year. Some Democratic voters saw their absence ...
How are Kentucky's Senate candidates different? Look no further than the Fancy Farm stage
One drove in on a garbage truck. Others brought buses of supporters. By the end of Fancy Farm, all hoped their messages landed with Kentucky voters.
First woman emcees 145-year-old Fancy Farm picnic event
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman has made history during St. Jerome’s Fancy Farm picnic. Ashli Watts will serve as the emcee in the ...
Al Gore, blood hounds, the Terminator. Photos of Fancy Farm from over the years
In a 2015 interview with Kentucky Educational Television, Mark Wilson, the then-chairman of the political speaking for the ...
On stage with Senate candidates, McConnell — and his legacy — looms large at Fancy Farm
As the crowd cheered for Mitch McConnell at Fancy Farm, GOP Senate candidates Andy Barr and Daniel Cameron joined in. But Nate Morris remained seated.
Fancy Farm should wither away. Meanness and shallowness aren't fun anymore. | Letter
Fancy Farm celebrates simple-mindedness and a "you're wrong, I'm right" approach at a time when cooperation is needed to ...