Chris Thieneman seems to think so. Check out Phillip Bailey’s latest in the LEO:

The boost from the establishment helps Thieneman, but don’t expect it to change his style. After being absolved, he unveiled an attack that slams mayoral candidate and Councilman Jim King, D-10. The bumper stickers and yard signs Thieneman paid for read in bold letters: “We Need a Mayor, Not a King.”

“I’ve had so many people ask me what is the biggest concern for the future of Louisville and what is your biggest worry. And I have said, ‘Jim King being our mayor,’” he says. “I don’t want to wait until after the primary to get that message out. It has to be heard right now. We need to get the word out at the grassroots level that King’s money is not going to buy our vote.”

Instead of hitting back, the King campaign called Thieneman’s attack unusual this early in the race, spinning the jabs as a form of flattery.

In a statement sent to LEO Weekly, a King campaign spokesman said, “We have to believe he sees us as the frontrunner not just in our primary, but as an appealing candidate to both independents and Republicans in the general election as well.”

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Here’s some free advice to Chris Thieneman (boy, do I have some stories to share sometime): Maybe you should try running as yourself instead of telling everyone you’re not Jim King? Then maybe someone outside your circle would know who you are when they walk into the voting booth.