A low bar for Andy Barr and Kentucky’s US Senate campaign

By: Teri Carter

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 846

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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In a 30-second ad released over the weekend, U.S. Rep. Andy Barr — running for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat — is pictured on a farm. The sun is shining. There is a barn and an American flag behind him. “You know what DEI really stands for?” he says, smiling. “Dumb, evil, indoctrination.”

The scene shifts and we see a black man in a crowd. He is wearing a Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. …

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