Yesterday, the Herald-Leader and ProPublica released the first part of what promises to be a scathing report of Alison Lundergan Grimes. Among the accusations were that Grimes, and particularly her staff, have been looking at voter data on potential political rivals.
We’re not really sure how this data could help Grimes politically, but we do know that it could be a stalker’s handbook. Think about when you fill out your voter registration card. Not only is your full name on there, but you have to provide your address, phone number, date of birth and Social Security number. Armed with that information, a person with ill-intent could have a field day. Perhaps Grimes passed over running for office this year because she really aspires to be a Nigerian prince with an active e-mail account.
An interesting tidbit in the article was that Lindsay Thornton was one of the people Grimes had researching voter information. Thornton recently left the Secretary of State’s office when she was elected as a District Judge in Fayette County. Is this conduct unbecoming of a judge? Will the Judicial Conduct Commission have an opinion on that?
Lastly, if you remember, ProPublica is the organization that Matt Bevin through an online hissy fit about last month when he found out they would be working with the Courier-Journal. The video made national news as some thought his words could be viewed as anti-semitic. Ironically, now that ProPublica has set it’s sights on someone who is a former darling of the left and was seen as a nationally rising star in the Democratic Party only five years ago, we hear nothing but silence from Bevin. Convenient.
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