Schumer is actively recruiting a high-profile fighter pilot to take on Mitch McConnell in 2020 --

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Amy McGrath

Amy McGrath was one of the highest-profile Democratic House candidates of the 2018 election cycle, albeit an unsuccessful one. | Jason Davis/Getty Images





Schumer recruits famed fighter pilot to challenge McConnell in 2020

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/12/schumer-amy-mcgrath-1167184

The GOP leader is deep into preparations to take on Democrat Amy McGrath.

By ALEX ISENSTADT

02/12/2019 08:50 PM EST


Chuck Schumer is actively recruiting a high-profile fighter pilot to take on Mitch McConnell in 2020 — a calculated act of aggression against a leading Republican foe.

Schumer met with Amy McGrath, a Marine veteran-turned 2018 congressional candidate, at Democratic Party headquarters last month to pitch her on running against McConnell. McGrath listened and didn’t rule it out. The Democratic leader first contacted McGrath in December.

McConnell, the longest-serving Senate GOP leader, is gearing up for a reelection fight and leaving little to chance. His political team has begun compiling opposition research on McGrath and delving into video tracking footage of her. On Wednesday, senior Republican Party officials involved with a pro-McConnell super PAC will meet in Washington to begin mapping out a potential campaign against McGrath.

The Republican leader has also tapped a 2020 campaign manager: Kevin Golden, a veteran party operative who worked on McConnell’s 2014 reelection bid and oversaw Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn’s successful 2018 Senate campaign.
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[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. everyone has an interest in taking out Moscow Mitch

This is not a Kentucky issue.

[dalton99a]

2. Good. That traitor has got to go ASAP.