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McConnell challenger faces tougher path after rocky launch | TheHill

posted onJuly 21, 2019
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Article snippet: Senate Minority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) in 2020 faces new competition for the Democratic nomination after her rocky campaign launch.  Amy McGrath’s shaky start has Kentucky Democrats wondering if she’s the best candidate to take on McConnell. And they now have options. Mike Broihier, a first-time candidate and former U.S. Marine, announced his candidacy on Friday. He joined Democrat Steve Cox, a health care professional, who entered the race in May. Several other potential candidates, including state Rep. Charles Booker (D), radio talk show host Matt Jones and Kentucky House Minority Leader Rocky Adkins (D), are all thinking about jumping into the Democratic primary. “There are a lot of people thinking about it,” said Rep. MORE, the state’s top-ranking Democratic official and the only Kentucky Democrat in Congress. He said McGrath’s “launch was a little bit rocky, to put it gently.” But Yarmuth predicted she will recover from her early stumble. “That would have been damaging if there were four months left in the election, but there are 16 months left. So I don’t worry about that,” he said.  He also praised her for having what he called “a great national brand” and “a great resume,” predicting she “will raise tons of money.” McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot, has an impressive resume but struggled to hit her stride out of the gate last week when she said she would have voted to confirm Supreme Court Justice MORE. She quickly reversed her position. She also fell s... Link to the full article to read more

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