Jacking Up Rand

Jack Conway continues to pound on Rand Paul for his statement that what Medicare needs is a $2,000 deductible, and Paul doesn't really have a defense for this one.




Polls have tightened significantly in the last three weeks and instead of being a cakewalk for Paul, Conway has made real headway by going after Paul's own statements.

Believe me when I say here in Kentucky this ad is straight poison for Rand Paul.

The Conway ad that started the fight focused on a speech Paul made in 2009 to a conservative group in Lexington in which he said, “The real answer to Medicare would be a $2,000 deductible.”

Paul responded last week by calling the ad a “lie,” and on Tuesday he began airing an ad that says, “Jack Conway is deliberately distorting Rand Paul’s views. Rand Paul has never supported higher Medicare deductibles for seniors.”

But in a meeting with The Courier-Journal’s editorial board, Conway said Paul should be careful with his denials. Conway said his campaign had produced a video of Paul calling for an increase in the Medicare deductible — the amount a recipient would have to pay out of pocket — seven times in recent years.

Conway needs to ride this one hard and hold on tight. Rand Paul is in trouble here and he knows it.