And in Kentucky the Senate race between Republican Sen. Jim Bunning and Democrat Daniel Mongiardo has grown surprisingly close after questions have arisen over the state of Bunning’s mental health. On Tuesday the incumbent Bunning failed to show up for a debate. Earlier his campaign admitted that he had used a teleprompter during an earlier debate. Earlier in the campaign Bunning claimed his opponent, who has Italian roots, looked like one of Saddam Hussein’s sons.