Ashley Judd adviser claims that her candidacy was sabotaged by Kentucky Democratic insiders, and that this may all work to the benefit of Mitch McConnell.

In this Daily Beast article Jonathon Miller, one of Ashley Judd's political advisers, makes the case that her candidacy was scuttled from within the Kentucky Democratic elite who worked together to send out false information, and red herrings, to an eager press who were salivating over every morsel that was fed to them, even if it was coming from places OTHER than the Judd campaign.

He goes on to explain that many of the things attributed to Judd were out and out false, and that there is no evidence that Bill Clinton wanted Judd out of the way so that another candidate, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, could run against McConnell instead.

Here is how Miller sums up his article.  

Now, I don’t pretend that Ashley Judd was a perfect candidate, or that there weren’t a significant number of Democratic insiders who opposed her candidacy. But in her early calls, she was winning over many skeptics, including the incumbent Governor and the House Speaker, the latter being the most prominent politician from Appalachia, the region purportedly most hostile to the actress because of her public opposition toward a controversial coal mining technique. 

Nor do I believe that the negative press was the primary force behind Judd’s decision not to run: The actress religiously avoided reading news coverage as she engaged in her studious, deliberate decision-making process. 

But pity Alison Lundergan Grimes, the primary beneficiary of the anti-Ashley putsch. Like most Judd supporters, I hope Grimes runs, defeats McConnell and enjoys a long and successful career in Washington. But there are two other equally plausible—if not more probable—scenarios: One, Grimes gets drubbed by McConnell, whose ruthless, take-no-prisoners campaigns have ended the political careers of four of his last five opponents. Or two, Grimes opts out of the race for another campaign, leaving McConnell with no serious opponent. 

All the while, I imagine McConnell sitting back, watching the antics with his sly, tight grin, enjoying how a small group of Democrats duped the so-called liberal media into creating the false narrative of a Democratic civil war. Only a master politician could get so damn lucky.

Interesting don't you think?

Now I had been accused by some as having my eyes clouded by Ashley Judd's fame and beauty, and that I was choosing sizzle over substance, just like many Palin supporters had.

But that is untrue.

What I had been seduced by instead, was the idea of a candidate who was TOO well known for McConnell's team of political character assassins to define in a negative manner, and who had the tenacity and support to withstand the withering barrage of attacks that were surely coming her way.

I like pretty people as much as the next guy, but the real attraction for me was the idea of seeing the much reviled Senator attempting to debate the poised, intelligent actress while carefully avoiding using the tactics that had served him so well in the past.

If he had attacked her character he would have been eviscerated by the press, and undoubtedly lost the majority of the female vote, while also driving millions of dollars into her campaign fund. Ultimately I think Judd would have walked all over him, done so while maintaining a gracious attitude, and would have easily defined him as a bully and as a politician more interested in serving big business than the needs of his constituents.

I mean let's face it, he really did not have much to work with. (As evidenced by the fact that the Right Wing media outlets had already resorted to using Judd's nude scenes in movies to attack her.)

Look I wish Grimes all the best in her race against the slimy Mitch McConnell. But as of right now my prediction is that he will retain his seat for yet another term.

On the other hand I truly believe that running against Ashley Judd would have been what defined his final days in office.