© 2026 WUKY
background_fid.jpg
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

This week on Capitol Chat: 'Trump Bump' for Andy Barr or will Cameron's statewide experience carry over to primary victory?

GOP Senate candidates Andy Barr, Daniel Cameron and Nate Morris
GOP Senate candidates Andy Barr, Daniel Cameron and Nate Morris

On the eve of Kentucky's most famous annual race, President Donald Trump endorsed Congressman Andy Barr and not former Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron in the GOP primary contest to succeed Mitch McConnell. Businessman Nate Morris also bowed out of the race. Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock offers her take on what the Trump endorsement really signifies for an increasingly unpopular Republican administration.

Show links:

Gazette’s Senate story
https://kentuckygazette.com/analysis-barr-gets-coveted-trump-endorsement-in-gop-primary-morris-drops-out-cameron-says-hes-still-in-the-race/

Kentucky 2026 Poll: Barr Maintains Edge in GOP Primary as Booker Gains Among Democratic Voters

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/03/trumps-disapproval-rating-hits-record-high-poll/89920080007/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/03/trump-approval-ratings-poll/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/03/trump-approval-ratings-poll/

Secretary of State 2026 Election Calendar
https://elect.ky.gov/Resources/Documents/2026%20Election%20Calendar.pdf

To get absentee ballots and find polling locations:
https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govoteky/