Higdon pulls out the big guns

In an effort to narrow the fundraising gap between himself and his opponent, Democrat Jodie Haydon, Republican state Senate candidate Jimmy Higdon is having a joint fundraiser with Bowling Green opthalmologist and US Senate candidate Rand Paul.

This is surprising since Rand Paul has never held national office and his only political experience to date is campaigning on behalf of his father. Nevertheless, he has shown his fundraising prowess and will likely at least even the fundraising odds in this important state Senate special election, which could go a long way to shifting the balance in the KY General Assembly towards the Democratic Party.