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brooklynite

(94,974 posts) Tue Feb 12, 2019, 11:45 PM Feb 2019

Schumer recruits famed fighter pilot to challenge McConnell in 2020

Source: Politico

Chuck Schumer is actively recruiting a high-profile fighter pilot to take on Mitch McConnell in 2020 — a calculated act of aggression against a leading Republican foe.

Schumer met with Amy McGrath, a Marine veteran-turned 2018 congressional candidate, at Democratic Party headquarters last month to pitch her on running against McConnell. McGrath listened and didn’t rule it out. The Democratic leader first contacted McGrath in December.

McConnell, the longest-serving Senate GOP leader, is gearing up for a reelection fight and leaving little to chance. His political team has begun compiling opposition research on McGrath and delving into tracking footage of her. On Wednesday, senior Republican Party officials involved with a pro-McConnell super PAC will meet in Washington to begin mapping out a potential campaign against McGrath.

The Republican leader has also tapped a 2020 campaign manager: Kevin Golden, a veteran party operative who worked on McConnell’s 2014 reelection bid and oversaw Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn’s successful 2018 Senate campaign.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/12/schumer-amy-mcgrath-1167184

McGrath ran for KY-6 last year and lost by 2 pts.

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Schumer recruits famed fighter pilot to challenge McConnell in 2020 (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2019 OP

McGrath is awesome! Bayard Feb 2019 #1

Agreed but regardless who runs part of their campaign should hammer Mitch and hammer him hard cstanleytech Feb 2019 #2

It is frigging Kentucky Apollyonus Feb 2019 #3

No he won't. McConnell will be fine. apnu Feb 2019 #7

She is awesome! burrowowl Feb 2019 #4

A truly impressive woman. I was sad she didn't win in18. She just might knock turtle out!! bobbieinok Feb 2019 #5

Yes, McGrath. And, DEMs might get lucky -- Mitch might not be in the NCjack Feb 2019 #6

I hope she runs (if she has the stomach for it). nt okaawhatever Feb 2019 #8

Bayard

(22,230 posts)

1. McGrath is awesome!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 12:03 AM

Feb 2019

I would love to see her kick McConnell's turtle ass.

If the rethugs are already ramping up their war machine against her though, we have to get ready. If she decides to run, I will certainly be working for her.

cstanleytech

(26,355 posts)

2. Agreed but regardless who runs part of their campaign should hammer Mitch and hammer him hard

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 12:08 AM

Feb 2019

over his clear cowardliness during the shutdown when Trump took hundreds of thousands of Americans hostage and forced many of them to work like slaves for weeks without pay.