When you think about Kentucky and its deep red politics, it's the face of senate majority leader Mitch McConnell that comes to mind with his laconic drawl.
But one northern corner of this solidly republican state is streaked blue by its state house representation.
Julia Fair covers local government in northern Kentucky through our Report for America program. She is a reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer, just across the Ohio River.
It’s there that she’s been covering a race for the Kentucky general assembly. and though you may think you know where this story is headed, it’s not politics as usual. As Julia says, in time reporting on local politics, she’s never seen a race quite like this – one that is starkly framed by a time of deep political divides.
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