'I was thinking maybe we can survive four more years of Donald Trump but we couldn't survive six more years of Mitch McConnell,' Senate candidate Mike Broihier told Newsweek
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of the most untouchable lawmakers in Washington D.C., but that hasn't stopped Kentucky Democrats from trying to dethrone him this November.
Broihier, a farmer and retired lieutenant colonel with the Marines, is joined by another progressive, state legislator Charles Booker, in the field of candidates in the state's Democratic primary, which is June 23. Booker grew up in Louisville's poor, largely African American West Side and is outspoken on the campaign trail about his struggles to afford insulin to treat his diabetes.
Booker and Broihier have much less cash than McGrath and McConnell. McConnell, however, had more than 100 times more money in the bank than the two progressive candidates combined as of April. McConnell's campaign contributors are largely out of state, however, while Booker and Broihier rely on Kentucky donations.
While McGrath has stayed in the center, Booker and Broihier have jumped to the left. She backs Obamacare but doesn't support a single-payer health care system, while they call for Medicare for All. She supports income equality but doesn't go so far as Booker and Broihier, who both back a universal basic income.
And as for McConnell, he may be one of the most disliked lawmakers in the state and the country, but it's never stopped him from winning six straight re-elections since entering Congress in 1984. In fact, in 2014 he won his race by a 15-point margin. McConnell is also at an advantage in 2020 because President Trump will be at the top of the ballot. Split-ticket voting is becoming rarer, so in a state where Trump won by 30 points, Republican candidates are likely to see a significant boost.
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