# McConnell vs. McGrath for Kentucky Senate seat! **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 9, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-vs-mcgrath-for-kentucky-senate-seat/836773 "2019-07-09T15:03:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 49
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-vs-mcgrath-for-kentucky-senate-seat/836773/49 "2019-07-11T18:04:03Z")
It looks like Amy McGrath is gonna have a little help in this contest: > [@Forget Trump: Impeach Mitch McConnell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-trump-impeach-mitch-mcconnell/834833/224): > > “Democrats make McConnell Public Enemy No. 1 in bid to take back Senate” > [https://wapo.st/32haYq5](https://wapo.st/32haYq5) > > > [@](#): > > > > … > > “The majority leader has extraordinary power and is the primary obstacle to getting things done here in the U.S. Senate,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said in an interview Tuesday. “He is also the face of acquiescence to Trump and the Republicans’ lack of a spine. The most effective arguments are often about a personality, a personal face and a story, and this story has the great virtue of being true.” > > > > The latest critiques reflect a growing movement within Democratic ranks to make the 2020 election cycle not just a referendum on Trump, but also a purging of McConnell and entrenched Republicans who have given conservatives immense sway over policy and judicial vacancies while enabling Trump’s priorities, from hard-line immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border to sweeping deregulation. > > … > > Yeah, baby! Bring down the puppet master! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcconnell-vs-mcgrath-for-kentucky-senate-seat/836773)._