Democrats cast McConnell as the villain he is
Democrats are increasingly focused on making Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a political villain as they attempt to win back control of the Senate in next year’s election and galvanize the party’s liberal base.
That effort gained new momentum on Tuesday as Amy McGrath, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and combat pilot, announced she would challenge McConnell (R-Ky.) and blamed him for turning Washington into “something we despise” in a campaign video that drew millions of views.
While McGrath faces a steep climb against McConnell in ruby-red Kentucky, which President Trump carried by 30 percentage points in 2016, she is expected to raise significant funds from national Democrats and provide the party with a relentless and high-profile opponent.
McGrath’s entry comes two weeks after Democrats succeeded in recruiting Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon to run against Sen. Susan Collins (R). Gideon previewed her campaign by putting McConnell front and center in her announcement video, showing several clips of him and criticizing Collins for working with the GOP leader and Trump to overhaul the federal judiciary and tax code.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-cast-mcconnell-as-villain-in-bid-to-win-senate-and-energize-liberals/2019/07/09/6c69e708-a252-11e9-b8c8-75dae2607e60_story.html?utm_term=.89a25b0cbe8b
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has been very successful at his job: prevent the federal government from doing anything for The People. Oh yes...and amass maximum power and wealth for himself and his plutocratic, self-serving band of thieves...er...party.
