Amy McGrath Takes Narrow Lead Over Mitch McConnell in Kentucky Senate Race, Poll Shows

[lagomorph777]

https://www.newsweek.com/amy-mcgrath-takes-narrow-lead-over-mitch-mcconnell-kentucky-senate-race-poll-shows-1509691

Democratic senatorial candidate Amy McGrath appears to have a very narrow lead over Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky's race, according to a recent poll.

The polling, which was conducted by RMG Group, shows McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot, with the support of 41 percent of voters, while McConnell is backed by 40 percent. However, the polling also showed that when voters are informed that McGrath supports congressional term limits while McConnell does not, her lead over the Republican jumps significantly.

With the candidates' positions on term limits factored in, McGrath was backed by 45 percent of respondents, while McConnell was supported by just 30 percent. But 17 percent of those surveyed were still undecided, and 8 percent said they'd vote for a different candidate.

[soothsayer]

1. Wowza!

[hlthe2b]

2. I don't understand why the sudden push to defeat her in primary. She seems to be doing well

against that cretin, McConnell and has quite the resume.

[empedocles]

7. Good question

[comradebillyboy]

11. She's not pure enough for AOC and Bernie. They would rather

lose with a leftie than win with a moderate. It's why AOC will never be a leader in the Democratic party.

[redstatebluegirl]

21. You are absolutely right. I have a family member in Kentucky, she is a BS supporter.

I had my last conversation with her a few weeks ago and she told me she would not vote for Biden or any of the "regular democrats". I said great, call me when you sober up.

[Thekaspervote]

23. Oh you nailed that one! She doesn't seem to learn that politics is not about purity

[panader0]

12. What you said.

[IronLionZion]

19. Some red state moderates will never be liberal enough for some coastal liberals

They probably don't consider that liberal for Kentucky is a bit different from liberal for NYC or Vermont

[George II]

25. I suspect those that are pushing her primary opponent really don't want to see Democrats win.

[gratuitous]

3. This is going to be a tough race

McConnell will use every means at his disposal, fair or foul*, to save his seat. A shit-ton of money is going to be poured into Kentucky to prop up McConnell. And the natural inclination of a large segment of the population is to keep the incumbent. Those are some tough hurdles to clear for any candidate.

But it's encouraging that the polls are this close. It should be alarming to McConnell that there are still a lot of "undecideds."

*Mostly foul.

[Mike 03]

5. Yes, I recall what the McConnell campaign had planned for Ashley Judd

if she challenged him. Ugly stuff.

[jimfields33]

6. I don't like the total of 81 percent or undecided number. It's high.

The numbers need tightened to 55-45 for McGrath.

[beachbumbob]

10. McConnel sitting at 40% is never good for incumbent,

As for the push by the progressive arm of the Democratic Party to not have McGrath, they often confuse their ideology with reality in winning in a red state. I dare say, we do not need litmus test for who runs as a democrat.

[jaxexpat]

26. They may be confusing the value of another progressive senator.....

vs the value of removing republicans from the position of senate majority while removing McConnel from the senate itself.

Logic is hard for some to square with their passion.

[idziak4ever1234]

4. I love it when they use those wild eyed pictures of him in ads

It makes him look like a looney tune!

[bronxiteforever]

8. Kick and recommend. I love this!

[Lucinda]

9. May her lead grow

[quaint]

13. GOTV

[R B Garr]

14. K&R!

Wow

[SiliconValley_Dem]

15. we live in California and my wife just donated $100 to Amy McGrath

let us hope she pulls this off and we blue tsunami Mitch and GOP majority out of the senate.

[Cha]

16. Thank your wife for that, please!

[maxsolomon]

17. Oh, it's a long long while from May to December

But the days grow short
When you reach September

as Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill would say.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. Save the world: DITCH MITCH!

[ananda]

20. Wow! Just donated again.

I sure hope she wins!

[saidsimplesimon]

22. Ditch Mitch, send her some love.

It is time to send the turtle packing his bags and off to his dacha in Russia or China. His dirty money should buy his family a warm welcome in Siberia. (hyperbole on my part, hoping and dreaming..)

[coti]

24. Putin won't let this happen, but I would love it. nt

[PRETZEL]

27. This far out and this close is a good sign imho

That means that the Russian National Committee will be pumping a ton of money where they never thought they would have too.

And it will become even sweeter if we turn the Senate and he gets relegated to Minority Leader. That is, if he becomes Minority Leader.

[IronLionZion]

28. Ironically, having a liberal challenger in the primaries may help

win over some GOP voters who've had enough of Mitch.