1. Matt Jones = popular host of call-in radio show which discusses University of Kentucky sports, especially basketball, which is a religion in Kentucky.
2. Jones is thinking about running for the Senate next year, to oppose Mitch McConnell, and has formed an exploratory committee, but has not yet declared his candidacy officially.
3. McConnell's team filed a complaint that Jones shouldn't be on the air if he is a candidate or thinking of becoming one.
4. Jones' radio station, intimidated by the pressure, takes him of the air for the time being.
5. Mayhem ensures.
6. While McConnell may be in the right as a technical matter, the blowback and bad PR may end up hurting him in the long run.
2. Jones is thinking about running for the Senate next year, to oppose Mitch McConnell, and has formed an exploratory committee, but has not yet declared his candidacy officially.
3. McConnell's team filed a complaint that Jones shouldn't be on the air if he is a candidate or thinking of becoming one.
4. Jones' radio station, intimidated by the pressure, takes him of the air for the time being.
5. Mayhem ensures.
6. While McConnell may be in the right as a technical matter, the blowback and bad PR may end up hurting him in the long run.
