As Election Day approaches, Lexington mayor and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Gray stopped at the Bowling Green Democratic Headquarters on Saturday for a meet and greet with his supporters.

Gray’s communication director, Cathy Lindsey, said they are pleased with how the campaign has gone and believe they’ve done everything they can to get his message out to the voters. 

“We are literally fighting for every vote. We’re shaking as many hands as possible … because we know that once people hear Jim’s message that they’ll support him,” Lindsey said. 

Franklin residents Rob and Robbie Taber came to Bowling Green to give Gray their support. Robbie Taber didn’t get the chance to see Gray when he was in Simpson County so she wanted to make sure to come out Saturday to hear him speak.

“I think he’s run an honorable campaign – very, very honorable. It seemed like it was a very clean campaign,” she said.

At the beginning of his speech, Gray introduced himself as “the guy who’s going to beat Rand Paul” and asked the crowd if they were ready “for some wild-ass change in Washington?” Gray said they are running nonstop to fight for every vote. He said that voter turnout is always a big deal and that they are going to be out pressing his message until the end. 

“We have been on the flight path that we established at the very beginning, so our game plan is exactly the plan that we’re playing out now,” Gray said.

Andrew Coates of Franklin said Gray has done a very positive campaign and that he’s been focusing on the reality of where Kentucky is and looking for solutions. 

“I think he’s tried to face the reality of the coal industry and he’s trying to find a positive way to bring work to those areas,” Coates said. 

Gray’s cousin, Linda Cook of Glasgow, said that he’s been running a great campaign and addressing issues that really need to be addressed. She said he’s a good person, comes from a good family and has the heart of a server.

“If he says he’s going to do something, he is going to really put his heart and soul into it,” Cook said. 

Also at Gray’s meet and greet, District 16 House Rep. Martha Jane King and write-in candidate for mayor, Don Langley, both made appearances and said a few words relating to their respective races. 

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