{"id":18221,"date":"2020-06-30T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amy-mcgrath-wins-kentucky-primary-will-take-on-mitch-mcconnell\/"},"modified":"2020-06-30T20:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T17:08:00","slug":"amy-mcgrath-wins-kentucky-primary-will-take-on-mitch-mcconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amy-mcgrath-wins-kentucky-primary-will-take-on-mitch-mcconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amy McGrath wins Kentucky primary, will take on Mitch McConnell"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Amy McGrath wins Kentucky primary, will take on Mitch McConnell<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 30, 2020 |<\/span> 1:08pm <\/p>\n

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\n Former Marine combat pilot Amy McGrath has edged out a victory in the surprisingly-close Democratic Senate primary fight in Kentucky.<\/p>\n

McGrath narrowly beat state Rep. Charles Booker to the finish line thanks to a flood of absentee ballots caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which led to thousands of votes being mailed in prior Booker surging in the polls.<\/p>\n

Booker, a progressive who openly supports \u201cMedicare-for-all,\u201d rose to national prominence in the wake of the killing of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, a black woman, in Louisville, Kentucky.<\/p>\n

Taylor was killed on March 13 during a botched police raid at her home, when officers used a no-knock warrant to enter the premises. Protesters have taken to the streets in Louisville demanding justice for her killing.<\/p>\n

Booker, a black man, became actively involved in the protests, which mirrored those taking place nationwide against police injustice.<\/p>\n

His involvement gained him the attention of some prominent progressives, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), as well as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), all of whom endorsed.<\/p>\n

McGrath, meanwhile, had been the long-standing favorite to clinch the party\u2019s nomination prior to the protests, raising an astonishing $41.1 million over the course of her Senate campaign thanks to the support of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).<\/p>\n

Following a fundraising haul brought in by his progressive endorsements, Booker hit McGrath for her absence at the protests.<\/p>\n

McGrath struggled to explain during their final primary debate why she had not yet been to any of the protests in her area, stammering for a bit before saying that she had not done so because she was at home with her family. She went on to cite the coronavirus pandemic as a reason to avoid crowds.<\/p>\n

With Booker out of her way, McGrath will now take on the GOP powerhouse himself, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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