SaysWho? Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrat-amy-mcgrath-launches-bid-kentucky-senate-hopes/story?id=64215679 Quote "Everything that’s wrong in Washington had to start someplace," McGrath says. "Well, it started with this man, who was elected a lifetime ago." Quote "The things that Kentuckians voted for Trump for are not being done," McGrath said. "He's not able to get it done because of Sen. McConnell." Quote McConnell’s campaign tweeted out a response to McGrath’s announcement, writing, "Welcome to the race, Amy," with a video focusing on McGrath’s more liberal policy stances on issues like immigration, health care and reproductive rights, that ends by asserting she’s "too liberal for Kentucky." This is trending big time. Anyone have decent info on her? She lost her 2018 race against an incumbent, 51-48, so she has some experience running in a red area and doing well. McConnell's always very difficult to defeat with his massive war chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Also McConnell funnels so much pork to the bluegrass state that having him out of power will be a huge issue for the state (something like 20% of gross state product is from the feds; far more than their contribution in taxes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Democrats should try to find someone better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 minute ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Democrats should try to find someone better Yeah, like an axe to his head. That’s the only solution to getting rid of McConnell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 6 hours ago, MarSolo said: Yeah, like an axe to his head. That’s the only solution to getting rid of McConnell. It'll just retract into his shell before the ax makes contact. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ricofoley Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I'm not saying I necessarily have a better strategy for a place like Kentucky, but it seems like "get a veteran" is the entire extent of Dems strategy for races like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SaysWho? Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath raised more than $2.5 million in the first 24 hours of her campaign against Mitch McConnell — over $1 million of it coming in just the first five and a half hours after she announced, according to her campaign. This is the most ever raised in 24 hours in a Senate campaign. Democrats hate Mitch even more than in 08 and 14 lol. 11 hours ago, Ricofoley said: I'm not saying I necessarily have a better strategy for a place like Kentucky, but it seems like "get a veteran" is the entire extent of Dems strategy for races like this. Mitch McConnell's last challenge was not against a veteran. It was against a lawyer and the Kentucky Secretary of State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath raised more than $2.5 million in the first 24 hours of her campaign against Mitch McConnell — over $1 million of it coming in just the first five and a half hours after she announced, according to her campaign. This is the most ever raised in 24 hours in a Senate campaign. Democrats hate Mitch even more than in 08 and 14 lol. Mitch McConnell's last challenge was not against a veteran. It was against a lawyer and the Kentucky Secretary of State. I think he means in other races. Mark Kelly and MJ Hegan come to mind, though I dont think it's a conscious effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jose said: I think he means in other races. Mark Kelly and MJ Hegan come to mind, though I dont think it's a conscious effort. Hmm, still not seeing it there, partly because you had ruby red states like Alabama where Democrats ran an attorney in Doug Jones, or in Arizona (since we mentioned Mark Kelly in 2020) where Democrats ran someone who was LGBT and a former Nader supporter, or Beto in Texas, or minority candidates who ran more left in Georgia and Florida. In the case of Mark Kelly in Arizona, he's also a former astronaut like former Senator John Glenn and he's well-known for his gun control advocacy. Doesn't seem to be a consistent pattern over the past few years. Just seems like sometimes, you're a veteran and that can be a strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Oh I totally agree. Just showing what I think might have made him think that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 14 hours ago, Ricofoley said: I'm not saying I necessarily have a better strategy for a place like Kentucky, but it seems like "get a veteran" is the entire extent of Dems strategy for races like this. I doubt there’s anything Dems can do in the near term to win but long term I think it would be beneficial to consistently run a progressive. The Republican-lite strategy only seems to work when the Republican opponent is especially bad. Not to mention flipping a seat is almost meaningless if the Dem candidate votes likes a Republican. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 16 hours ago, Ricofoley said: I'm not saying I necessarily have a better strategy for a place like Kentucky, but it seems like "get a veteran" is the entire extent of Dems strategy for races like this. That's been their strategy for a lot of the 21st century, I don't think they've had a whole lot of success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom631 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 This would be huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 So how is she different from Mitch exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: So how is she different from Mitch exactly? Totally right man. Couldnt be that she's saying what she needs to say to get elected. Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 34 minutes ago, Jose said: Totally right man. Couldnt be that she's saying what she needs to say to get elected. Nope. You're right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 LOL she is the perfect candidate in the eyes of a DC consultant who has never been to Kentucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: You're right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 It doesn’t matter if you win or lose as long as you make money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/9/2019 at 7:41 PM, Jason said: Trump is a champion of ONLY himself and those who champion him. There are really no exceptions, except for Ivanka, and that just goes into weird territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Democrats need to accept that Republicans own the military brand, and there’s nothing they can do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 11:18 AM, RedSoxFan9 said: I doubt there’s anything Dems can do in the near term to win but long term I think it would be beneficial to consistently run a progressive. The Republican-lite strategy only seems to work when the Republican opponent is especially bad. Not to mention flipping a seat is almost meaningless if the Dem candidate votes likes a Republican. 2 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Democrats need to accept that Republicans own the military brand, and there’s nothing they can do about it. Wow, functional fucking posts from you. Incredible. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Comment like everything matters, vote like nothing matters; the rose brigade credo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Anathema- said: Comment like everything matters, vote like nothing matters; the rose brigade credo. Apathy is praxis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 49 minutes ago, Chris- said: Apathy is praxis. "Apathy, Pedigree, Actually" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 https://theintercept.com/2019/07/11/amy-mcgrath-mitch-mcconnell-democratic-party/ Schumer is so useless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 59 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: https://theintercept.com/2019/07/11/amy-mcgrath-mitch-mcconnell-democratic-party/ Schumer is so useless McConnell has cucked Schumer so badly Schumer forgot he had a spine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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