KDP Statement on Hardin County Republican Party and Calvin Leach

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Today, Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) Chair Colmon Elridge released the following statement condemning racist and sexist language used by Kentucky Republicans and urging the Republican Party of Kentucky to condemn this behavior from every member, including elected officials and candidates:

“Here is the state of the Republican Party of Kentucky: the Hardin County GOP got caught posting a blatantly racist video and the Louisville GOP is defending a special election candidate’s demeaning, misogynistic language against women. People who compare African Americans to apes and believe the ‘vast majority’ of women have no morals do not belong in leadership positions — not in Kentucky, not anywhere.”