Josh Hicks, Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s 6th District in the U.S. House, was on the hustings this past week, working hard to win the seat from the current incumbent, Andy Barr. ForwardKY contributor Nick Lacy was at two of the events and captured these photos to share.
But first, you may not have heard of the word “hustings.” So, here you go:
The term traces to an Old Norse word meaning “house assembly,” and 1000 years ago hustings were judicial assemblies where Anglo-Saxon kings and their followers held council and resolved civil disputes. Over time, “hustings” came to refer not only to the assembly but also to the platform where the leaders of such gatherings sat, and in due course the term was applied to the entire campaigning process as well. Nowadays, “on the hustings” is synonymous with “on the stump,” and it can refer to any place along the campaign trail where a candidate makes a pitch for public office.
So where was Hicks on the hustings this week? One event was in Winchester, at a rally with Amy McGrath. The other was a Hicks-only event in Frankfort. Let’s take a look.
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