Robert Kahne Explains Kentucky Political Power, Data, and Democratic Organizing at KCfD Meeting
The My Old Kentucky Podcast co-host discussed legislative voting patterns, party power, candidate recruitment, and the future of organizing in Kentucky.
Civics in Action: Knowing is Half the Battle
On this Substack, KCfD wants to recenter political discourse in our democratic principles by revisiting core concepts that guided the writing of our Constitution and laid the foundational framework for our government, laws, & system of checks & balances.
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