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OPINION: It's hard to feel bad for Amy McGrath
It would have been a tough battle in a normal election cycle to unseat one of the most powerful people in America. McGrath was apprehensive about taking on that challenge. And with good reason. Now, additional circumstances have made that uphill battle seem like a solo expedition up Mt. Everest. The stakes are extremely high for McGrath for other reasons. After losing in a bid for a U.S. House seat, a setback to McConnell will make her a two-time political loser. That's tough to overcome. Her political career could be essentially over by November -- and she's just 44 years old.
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 Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez endorse progressive Democrat running against McGrath in Kentucky Senate primary
Booker is one of several Democrats running in the Kentucky primary — including Amy McGrath, a candidate backed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) — to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Sanders also noted Booker’s support for “progressive policies such as criminal justice reform, Medicare for All, and getting big money out of politics.”
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McConnell Challenger Doubles Down on Attack Ad Using John McCain's Legacy After Backlash
Despite Sen. McCain’s widow’s deep discomfort with the ad, McGrath doubled down on the release, contending that she reached out to a family member. This is not McGrath’s first use of GOP figures, and friends of Leader McConnell, in ads to attack the Kentucky Republican. Last month, McGrath used GOP Govs. Mike DeWine (OH) and Larry Hogan (MD) in an ad attacking Sen. McConnell’s leadership, which the pair of governors immediately demanded that she retract.
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