Before the attacks, Senate candidates seek to define themselves in Kentucky
'You're going to hear some barbs tomorrow, but what I want to focus on is my vision for serving in the United States Senate,' Daniel Cameron, one of the candidates, told a GOP crowd Friday evening.
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