Dear Friends, Thank you for these months of remarkable support & encouragement, for your voices, exhortations, & prayers. I have decided.
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 27, 2013
After serious and thorough contemplation, I realize that my responsibilities & energy at this time need to be focused on my family. — ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 27, 2013
Regretfully, I am currently unable to consider a campaign for the Senate.I have spoken to so many Kentuckians over these last few months ~
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 27, 2013
~ who expressed their desire for a fighter for the people & new leader.While that won’t be me at this time, I will continue to work as ~
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 27, 2013
as hard as I can to ensure the needs of Kentucky families are met by returning this Senate seat to whom it rightfully belongs: the people &
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 27, 2013
their needs, dreams, and great potential.Thanks for even considering me as that person & know how much I love our Commonwealth. Thank you!
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 27, 2013
Actress Ashley Judd has announced she will not run for the Senate in Kentucky, in a would-be face-off against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2014. Many Democrats see McConnell as vulnerable, just needing a tough challenger in order to knock him off. Even though polls have shown a close race, Ashley Judd will not be running, as she announced on Twitter. According to the Huffington Post’s Howard Fineman, she was ninety-five percent in, but recently had began going back and forth. Eventually, she had decided not to. According to CNN contributor Hillary Rosen, who counts Ashley Judd as a client, she has known for a few days that she would not be running. This would most likely explain the media reports that Bill Clinton was trying to convince Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes to run for the seat.