In a Change Research poll conducted earlier this year, McGrath and McConnell were deadlocked at 41 percent support among likely voters.
Before she can take McConnell head-on, McGrath still has to win the state's Democratic primary. There are still two other candidates in the running, progressive farmer Mike Broihier and state representative Charles Booker. The contest was scheduled for May has been pushed back to June 23 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
So far this year, McGrath hauled in $12.8 million in contributions compared with McConnell's $7.8 million. McConnell still has roughly the same amount of cash on hand as McGrath, with $14.8 million in the bank.
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