SurveyUSA's latest poll on the Kentucky race for Governor shows what a total and complete failure David Williams has been as a candidate, on every level. Having swept every state-wide election in recent history, with the exception of the last race for governor, in which their incumbent was badly damaged by scandals of his own making, the Republican Party in Kentucky is going to be doing some difficult self-reflection as to how their train went so badly off the tracks.

• "A special prosecutor has been named to examine possible violations of Kentucky’s campaign-finance laws by Sullivan University, which urged employees at a gathering this month to defeat Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway." [Bluegrass Politics]
• "Flu immunization will be available again this year by appointment and on a walk-in basis through the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness.

The binennial convention of the Young Democrats of America kicked off today in Louisville, KY. Attended by some 500 young Democratic movers and shakers from around the nation, the convention provides a chance to hear from a wide variety of Democratic luminaries, to network, and to learn about everything from building out a political resume, to managing an effective get out the vote effort, to running as an LGBT candidate.

• "As Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell heads to Bowling Green Friday to gather support to move two terrorism suspects out of the country, more Kentucky politicians are joining McConnell to ask that the two Iraqi nationals be tried somewhere else.