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Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidates Exchange Jabs at Historic Fancy Farm Picnic

Held the first weekend every August, the Fancy Farm Picnic is a tradition that is billed as the world’s largest one-day barbeque and a political spectacle where candidates and elected officials exchange zingers and jabs before raucous crowds who respond with cascades of boos and taunts.
Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidates Exchange Jabs at Historic Fancy Farm Picnic
In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Kentucky republican candidate for Attorney General Daniel Cameron, addresses the audience gathered at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. Cameron was elected Nov. 5, 2019,l as Kentucky attorney general, first African American to win the office. Timothy D. Easley, File/AP Photo
Jeff Louderback
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FANCY FARM, Ky.—Once a year, it’s polite to talk politics with company over dinner in this usually sleepy village of around 500 in western Kentucky,

Held the first weekend every August, the Fancy Farm Picnic is a tradition that is billed as the world’s largest one-day barbeque and a political spectacle where candidates and elected officials exchange zingers and jabs before raucous crowds who respond with cascades of boos and taunts.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers news and features on the White House and executive agencies for The Epoch Times. He also reports on Senate and House elections. A professional journalist since 1990, Jeff has a versatile background that includes covering news and politics, business, professional and college sports, and lifestyle topics for regional and national media outlets.
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