Political Science Professor Discusses Kentucky Senate Election Results

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2014) — Stephen Voss, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the University of Kentucky Colleges of Arts and Sciences, discusses how Mitch McConnell defeated challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in the Kentucky Senate race in the video above. 

"Mitch McConnell won despite having high unfavorable ratings," Voss said. "This is because he had lots of advantages of being an incumbent; he had the ability to raise money, he had the ability to get name recognition, and the ability to say convincingly to the Kentucky voters that 'if you leave me there, our state will be important and have clout that benefits you.'”  

Voss' full interview is available at http://uknow.uky.edu/content/video-2014-kentucky-senate-election

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