re: #103 b_sharp

Really? Conspiracy theory, faux-science, or a member of fantasy land?

Yep. They’re digging in too…

UPDATE 2:30 p.m.

The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake picked up our story, and reports the GOP is calling on several top Democratic leaders to denounce Progress Kentucky.

From WaPo:

Republicans are calling for top Democrats (lots of them) to repudiate the super PAC: “This is disgusting and must be condemned immediately by top Democrats across the board, including Jim Messina, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DSCC Chairman Bennet, and DCCC Chairman Steve Israel – not to mention Senator Schumer and Senator Reid,” said a spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Brad Dayspring.

UPDATE 3:45 p.m.

The leader of Progress Kentucky is pushing back against national criticism that their Tweets are racially insensitive, and accuse the McConnell campaign of distracting from the senator’s record.

“Progress Kentucky strongly denies that the organization has engaged in any such thing,” said Shawn Reilly, executive director of the super PAC. “Benton’s statements are an attempt to divert attention from the fact that Mitch McConnell has engaged in the selling of the American middle class overseas for decades.”

Reilly goes on to say that McConnell has pushed for policies that are favorable to China and continues to highlight the relationship with James Chao.

“When the Premier of China publicly thanks an industrialist for his role in developing Chinese industry, then that industrial and his family contribute $80,000 to the Kentucky Republican Party, it is fair to question whether McConnell is selling out the middle-class,” says Reilly.

Earlier today, however, a Progress spokesman told WFPL they were planning to issue an apology to Chao.