Kentucky Rep. Charles Booker plans to unseat Mitch McConnell with progressive policies amid racial unrest.
Booker has been endorsed by progressive leaders Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two of Kentucky's most widely circulated newspapers, The Lexington Herald Leader and Courier-Journal. However, his Democratic opponent for the primary, retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath, not only has the backing of the Democratic establishment, but has also raised more money than both Booker and McConnell.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the press after a meeting with Republican Senators in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, May 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the press after a meeting with Republican Senators in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, May 19, 2020 in Washington, DC."Kentucky has been one of the most disenfranchised states in the country. Turnout is typically low," he said."People are dealing with a lot of poverty and so they're too busy trying to survive and [not] worrying about corrupt politicians and he's been in office for so long.
Booker said that he is confident in his campaign's momentum, saying,"We're absolutely going to beat him. We do not like Mitch McConnell, he has been screwing us for a long time." He continued,"People are rising up all over the country and so I'm going to Washington with a big coalition that will not accept the status quo, so we're going to get a lot of work done in short order there."
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