McConnell headlines Kentucky's top political event

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Associated Press

Story Created: Sat Aug 4, 2012 2:35 PM

Story Updated: Sat Aug 4, 2012 2:35 PM

FANCY FARM, Ky. — U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is slated to be the headliner at Kentucky's premier political event, where he is expected to continue his criticism of President Barack Obama ahead of the November election.

Top Democrats opted to skip Saturday's event, leaving no one to defend Obama.
Gov. Steve Beshear is out of the country on an economic development trip. Other Democratic leaders have cited an assortment of reasons for not showing up at the political picnic in the tiny western Kentucky community of Fancy Farm.
The picnic, now in its 132nd year, serves as the unofficial kickoff of the general election season in Kentucky and has been an annual rite for generations of politicians. In some years, the event has drawn more than 10,000 people.