Democrats try to recruit KSR's Matt Jones to challenge Andy Barr ???

If Matt decides to run, and the election were today, who would you vote for?


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Burly

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Drew is hilarious & a crucial part of the operation...My Madisonville Homie,...his work on the website itself trumps anyone, imo.

...but you idiots are underestimating the national Cred Jones has built. Not to mention Statewide.

You really think if he weren't part of the show forever going forward, that Jay Bilas, Seth Greenburg, Dick Vitale, and on and on and on, would be on call in an instant?

His reach is far & wide.

The goofiness is what got the show started, but these days his guest lists & features are what keeps me tuning in. He's a household name NATIONALLY for those who matter in CBB, whether you want to admit it or not. He can call ANY person he wants on the CBB scene and get them on.

He's the modern day Oscar, or even Cawood. He doesn't call games of course, but his Statewide Reach, impact, Celebrity is up there, and if he does this for another few decades, he'll be in that same class.

No, nobody could ever be Cawood, b/c he was THE voice for a generation that couldn't even watch many/most games on TV, but statewide, Matt is getting up there in popularity amongst UK fans for THIS era.

ANY national outlet is going to call one person if it pertains to UK sports, and it's not John Calipari -------> Matt Jones.

I think he's a dork, arrogant, dbag extreme liberal and all of the above...but I also think he's awesome, defends all things UK better than anyone ever has, and I appreciate what he's built from being a simple message board poster...and he's a decent guy.

I couldn't be further from his political views, but I couldn't care less, nor should you unless you're a complete dbag. Do you care what Anthony Davis' political views are? Tim Couch? Bill Keightley?

Your favorite musician, actor, celebrity, or friend?

...why would you?

It's incredible what he's done & become with regards to UK sports. Period. I'm jealous & you're jealous, whether you admit it or not.

<--------- fan.
Spot on .... I agree 100% with this take
 

TriangleUKCat

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Agree with the majority here so this is an extremely valuable take.

People know Jones. He's prevalent with other fan bases at this point. There's no denying it. People I have known for years in SC/NC reference him now when we're discussing sports, knowing I'm a UK fan.

A pretty decent amount of new acquaintances who follow college basketball have mentioned his name without any prior provocation. He's mentioned by local guys like Joe Ovies/Adam Gold/David Glenn here. Not a bad crowd or venue for discussion of college hoops.

He's really, really grown into his spot. Would be a different UK sports world without him, really.
 

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People will vote for whomever they know. Matt Jones will win. People know his name.

There are countless elections that were merely popularity contests (probably most).

Even an actor is considered our greatest president by many.

Jones is a Duke law graduate. Not an easy road. Don't really care for him, but you have to be pretty smart to do that.
 

Spanish Radio

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He might win but he has a lot of negatives. He needs a very good handler to get around them.
 

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Jones' understanding, experience and success using social media, his ability to command an audience and think on his feet, contacts he's made during his KSR tenure and his public visibility within Kentucky all give him a great starting point.

Getting into Duke law school should indicate he's got the raw intellect, graduating means he should understand the law/Constitution and can build a decent political platform and debate. (If he's really serious about this, he's most likely spending a LOT of time studying current issues, political positions, etc.)

If he goes with the, "I've got my dream job I can always come back to--I don't have to kowtow to the political elite, I'll speak for the people regardless of DC's pressures" status---it might just work.

Downside---by being so visible and vocal for the past 10 years, has he said or done anything that will come back to seriously haunt him. Skeletons. If he runs, his opposition will listen to every podcast and broadcast they can get their hands on. They'll go back and look at every Mags52 post they can find.

He and I are at totally different ends of the political spectrum, but if I truly believed he'd be his own man and represent Kentucky and not the Democratic party, I'd probably vote for him just to give him a chance. I like trouble makers.
 

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Hate to repeat myself, but far too many of you people have zero perspective on how warped your interests are. Hard for you folks to realize or understand but there is a substantial amount of the population who do not give a **** about sports, even UK sports, even people who live in & around Lexington Kentucky. they are not like you who live & breath the stuff Mags52 deals out, so he does not have this wonderful reputation and love outside of sports fanatics.

Reminds me of the wrongheaded opinions around George Clooney's daddy running for congress recently. He was a wonderfully polite old man, very popular name, got his boy's famous friends to donate & endorse him. Sure thing, slam dunk! Then when the rubber met the road in an actual election with actual voters he got friggin ragdolled. And not by an incumbent like Jones would match up with, but against a freshmen.
 

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How about Beinser and Bradley McKee taking over Jones show when he runs? They do a solid job when filling in for Tom Leach. Should they be called the Killer B's or the B Team? There are really no other hosts that I like when Jones is on vaca.
 

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Jones' understanding, experience and success using social media, his ability to command an audience and think on his feet, contacts he's made during his KSR tenure and his public visibility within Kentucky all give him a great starting point.

Getting into Duke law school should indicate he's got the raw intellect, graduating means he should understand the law/Constitution and can build a decent political platform and debate. (If he's really serious about this, he's most likely spending a LOT of time studying current issues, political positions, etc.)

If he goes with the, "I've got my dream job I can always come back to--I don't have to kowtow to the political elite, I'll speak for the people regardless of DC's pressures" status---it might just work.

Downside---by being so visible and vocal for the past 10 years, has he said or done anything that will come back to seriously haunt him. Skeletons. If he runs, his opposition will listen to every podcast and broadcast they can get their hands on. They'll go back and look at every Mags52 post they can find.

He and I are at totally different ends of the political spectrum, but if I truly believed he'd be his own man and represent Kentucky and not the Democratic party, I'd probably vote for him just to give him a chance. I like trouble makers.
You should find his early pod casts. [laughing]

1. Barr's manager should peal Jones' site and his pod casts like an onion for everything controversial thing he has said. He could make a string of commercials just from that.
2. Take Jones to task on his inability to handle criticism. If he can't handle UK fan's criticism how can he handle Nancy Pelosi or her crew picking him apart. Matt has documented this issue on his site.
3. Another commercial would be to ask Matt if he is actually going to move to the 6th district. How many years has he spent the 6th district?
4. A junior congressman can do very little to make trouble since he is one of five hundred and thirty five. If he were running for the Senate he could cause all kinds of heck there as a junior Senator. If he has something he wants to do he will need the Democratic leadership in congress to get on board with his plan and that means voting with the Democratic leadership.
5. Wonder what Matt thinks about coal? Ben Chandler got hit hard on that subject and barely won the last time he was elected with his vote against coal.
6. I think it will be fun watching him be on the opposite end of the microphone. I think some in the media will enjoy going after him.
 

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How about Beinser and Bradley McKee taking over Jones show when he runs? They do a solid job when filling in for Tom Leach. Should they be called the Killer B's or the B Team? There are really no other hosts that I like when Jones is on vaca.

Didn't Beisner and Mags have a falling out?
 

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Not that I really care as I don't live in the state/district, but I don't see Matt being a political lapdog...look at his radio/journalism career, he does pretty much the opposite of the status quo and has been hugely successful.
 
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How about Beinser and Bradley McKee taking over Jones show when he runs? They do a solid job when filling in for Tom Leach. Should they be called the Killer B's or the B Team? There are really no other hosts that I like when Jones is on vaca.

Umm, learn the Jones/Beisner relationship.

Not happening.
 
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Disagree...I think Drew, Ryan and someone like JLo would do just fine...
Drew and Ryan are good at what they do, but Matt Jones is KSR. That's what makes the format so successful, imo. They are all basically your prototypical sidekicks, besides matt.

I'm also of the personal opinion that your typical modern congressman is little more than a standing puppet, so I would prefer matt's impact in the sports forum, rather than the political one.
 

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Matt has done a fantastic job to get KSR to what it is now. He is very sharp business minded and what he does is very hard work, I'm sure. I don't think he will run for any office now though, even though he is obviously infatuated with politics. He couldn't personally take a loss, as his ego couldn't handle it.
He would make a good politician as he is arrogant and has a Trump ego, so that's a good start to be one.
He's milking this thing for all it is worth, which is a very smart business thing to do also.
I just can't handle his arrogance, but that's who he is.
 
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Jones is to the left of Trotsky. I don't think he will run because he knows he will not be elected.

Central Kentucky will not elect a pro same sex marriage, anti-gun, pro illegal immigration, tax and spend San Francisco liberal.

I think Jones is close to 40. In this district a man his age and not married (to a woman) sends out all kinds of rainbow flags
 

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Skaggs trying way too hard with that reply, have to take more subtle jabs if you want Matt to mention it on the show when he reads this thread.

I live in Louisville, and dont really follow politics but would probably vote against Matt just because.
 
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I think it's a bad move for a number of reasons.

1. Matt Jones has it MADE. Paid to write about/talk about/watch UK sports. They've always sold this as "in the most ridiculous manner possible." If he starts a campaign, he can't really be "ridiculous." KSR was his baby so to speak. Who takes over? Are you willing to let that go? How are viewers going to be affected by this? It's one thing to be known as a Liberal. But, is John Short going to listen to the show of that Liberal congressman?!

2. Matt is currently in a situation where he can criticize any and everyone for any and everything. He clearly enjoys it. Is it really worth swapping shoes?

Ultimately, if you truly WANT it, I think you have to run. But, If I had something with the success of KSR, I'd stick with it.

Pretty much where I stand. I'm about as far away from a liberal as you can get, but love his show and most of what he has on the website. And as much as I love Ryan, I think the show suffers big-time when Matt isn't on there. (I think Ryan is important to the show too - they have great on-air chemistry.)

Can't imagine leaving such a fantastic thing to get into politics. But I guess, to each his own.
 

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Jones is to the left of Trotsky. I don't think he will run because he knows he will not be elected.

Central Kentucky will not elect a pro same sex marriage, anti-gun, pro illegal immigration, tax and spend San Francisco liberal.

I think Jones is close to 40. In this district a man his age and not married (to a woman) sends out all kinds of rainbow flags
Agree. Lexington would never elect someone like that. Can you imagine. What if we had a gay mayor lmao no chance. Good post
 

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Larry, be honest, are you a homosexual? It's cool. Nothing wrong with that.
 

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I'D VOTE FOR THE ONE THAT AINT FRIENDLY TO THEM GAYS AND MEXICANS!!

STICK TO BASKETBALL JONES U QWEER
 

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This poll has been opened for longer than the Paddock approved 1.75 hour window.

The data has been corrupted. Moderators, please ban everyone
 
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I don't live in KY so it doesn't matter, but I really enjoy reading KSR and think Matt has done great things. However I listened to the show for the first time in a while a month ago and remember how annoying I found Jones' voice and demeanor, so I guess I'll go with Barr whoever that is.
 
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How old is mitch mcconnell? I'd rather Matt wait 6 years (or whenever the next damned senate race is) and run against mitch just for the trololol's of mitch losing to a sports blogger.
 

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Would like to see a breakdown of Matt's stance on the issues, particularly the questions he's asked in his own debates.