Kentucky blogger makes local House race competitive

Periodically we like to highlight a political 'blogger that may not be getting the attention he or she deserves. So kudos to Mark Nickolas at bluegrassreport.org for fighting the blue fight in one of the reddest of states, Kentucky.

Mark and I both got some love from Business Lexington this week. Mark led the fight online to convince Democrat Ken Lucas to come out of retirement and take back the seat representing Kentucky's fourth congressional district. Now it's gone from a sure Republican hold to one of the hottest congressional races of the year - all due to one local blogger.

You may remember this race -- French-Canadian wingnut Geoff Davis got a TON of help from his close pal Tom DeLay to edge out Nick Clooney (yes, THAT Clooney) for the open seat created by Ken Lucas' retirement. Davis also the guy that compared Jack Murtha to Ayman Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden, and Abu Musab Zarqawi.

The Kentucky Democratic Party didn't have a candidate to face Davis until Mark Nickolas kept pushing for Lucas.

Not too shabby a day's worth for a blogger.