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Fancy Farm Politics Without McConnell | Lexington News
This Saturday, August 3rd, Kentucky’s historic Fancy Farm Picnic — a 146-year-old church fundraiser turned political battleground — kicks off with a stacked lineup despite key absences. Senator Mitch McConnell and Governor Andy Beshear are skipping town due to health reasons, but the stage is still packed with heavy hitters: Rand Paul, Andy Barr, Charles Booker, and gubernatorial hopefuls Jacqueline Coleman and Rocky Adkins. Rumors swirl that Secretary of State Michael Adams might announce his own gubernatorial run on the spot. It’s a tradition where politics meets barbecue, speeches collide…
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