Why did Andy Barr run a racist ad? It’s all about Donald Trump

By: Al Cross

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 846

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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When this column last looked at Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, it said former attorney general Daniel Cameron was running the most overtly religious campaign ever mounted by a major candidate for statewide office in the commonwealth.

Now U.S. Rep. Andy Barr is running the most overtly racist statewide campaign we can remember in Kentucky, apparently to fend off businessman Nate Morris, who is running the Trumpiest campaign the state has ever seen.

Barr’s racist …

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