https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/09/amy-mcgrath-seeks-makeover-pro-trump-democrat/1680960001/
McConnell, she said, has prevented President Donald Trump from accomplishing much of his agenda during his first two and a half years in office.
"If you think about why Kentuckians voted for Trump, they wanted to drain the swamp, and Trump said that he was going to do that," McGrath said during an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe. "Trump promised to bring back jobs. He promised to lower drug prices for so many Kentuckians. And that is very important.
"And you know what? Who stops them along the way? Who stops the president from doing these things? Mitch McConnell. And I think that that’s very important, and that’s going to be my message – the things that Kentuckians voted for Trump for are not being done. He’s not able to get it done because of Senator McConnell."
McGrath, 44, embraced the president in a way that is bound to agitate some progressives voters, but it is an early window into her acknowledgment that Trump's popularity in the Bluegrass State, where he pummeled Hillary Clinton by 30 percentage points, is nearly impenetrable.
McGrath had a drastically different take on Trump when she described her feelings about the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
Looks like she might get some competition, though:
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/15/louisville-lawmaker-considers-u-s-senate-bid/1735899001/
Amy McGrath's rocky rollout has this Louisville lawmaker considering a US Senate bid
Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker thinks Kentucky is ready to make history if he enters the 2020 U.S. Senate race to take on Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
The 34-year-old freshman legislator confirmed speculation that he is considering giving up his seat in the General Assembly to make a run in next year's primary election.
"I'm evaluating the best way I can have an impact for Kentucky in 2020," Booker, of Louisville, said in an interview with the Courier Journal. "This is something I am taking very seriously, and something my family and I are making sure is a decision that is mindful of the responsibility I have now."
Asked if the Democratic Party is ready to nominate and if the Bluegrass State is ready to elect an African American to the Senate, Booker said the commonwealth deserves an opportunity to decide.
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