UK political scientist says it can be difficult to distinguish primary candidates on platform issue

With the 2023 Primary Election about two and half weeks away, there’s still a great deal of campaigning ahead. A central Kentucky political scientist anticipates more negative ads.

University of Kentucky Political Science Professor Steve Voss said attack ads can scramble the outcome of a race. And he noted two independent polls didn’t produce similar results and they are now dated. Voss added political parties have become so unified, it’s hard to distinguish Primary candidates based on issue platforms.