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In a WHAS Political Blog story written by Joe Arnold a very serious question has been put before GOP voters in Kentucky, and in answering that question Trey Grayson may have regained his momentum in this race.

Grayson has very directly accused Rand Paul of being on the wrong side of the issues surrounding 9-11.  Grayson says Paul refuses to reject the notion that the United States was behind the attacks, implying that Paul harbors some thought that it might be true. 

Grayson also implies that Paul is misguided about Guantanamo Bay prisoners and how they should be treated.

In the same article Paul's response to these issues plays right into Grayson's hand that Paul is "out of step" with Kentucky republicans.

Given the chance, Kentucky's republican voters would again line up in great numbers behind George W. Bush and his policies regarding Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.  Kentucky republicans like Dick Cheney's brand of politics and are pretty hard core when it comes to what the Obama crowd might think of as "red neck" issues like God, and guns etc.

Paul has certainly caught a gust of discontent under his wings but as uplifting as it has been so far, the predominating winds in Kentucky GOP politics are strong and predictable.  Paul's progress will stop if he tries to fly against those winds instead of with them as surely as a bird flying against a windstorm.

Once again Paul needs to be clearer whether he shares Kentucky's conservative values in the area of national security.  While his views on other issues might be appealing to voters as a poll from several weeks ago seemed to suggest, things could change irreversibly for Paul in very short order unless he clears this up right away.

The early lead often shifts to and fro in politics and right now it appears that at least because of this one set of issues, Grayson has regained his early momentum.