LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — On the heels of Senator Mitch McConnell’s resounding debate victory, Team Mitch today released a new ad showing how Extreme Amy McGrath and Joe Biden, who she endorsed in the 2020 presidential race, are both progressive candidates who support an anti-Kentucky agenda. “Progressive” continues by highlighting the policies a true progressive like Amy McGrath would support if elected, such as government-run healthcare and abortion even in the ninth month.
“During last night’s debate, Kentuckians saw Amy McGrath for the national, left-wing Democrat that she is ” said McConnell Senate Committee campaign manager Kevin Golden. “When given the chance to share how she would work for Kentucky, she echoed the same progressive, anti-Kentucky talking points Joe Biden uses on the campaign trail. Make no mistake, Amy McGrath is just another D.C. Democrat whose progressive agenda would kill Kentucky jobs.”
Click here to watch “Progressive.”
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ANNOUNCER: Extreme Amy McGrath sounds extremely familiar.
JOE BIDEN: I’m gonna be good to go down as one of the most progressive presidents in American history.
AMY MCGRATH: I am further left, I am more progressive than anybody in the State of Kentucky.
ANNOUNCER: Government-run healthcare, no border wall, 100% pro choice, even in the ninth month.
AMY MCGRATH: I am more progressive than anybody in the State of Kentucky
ANNOUNCER: Extreme Amy McGrath, the wrong path for Kentucky.
MITCH MCCONNELL: I’m Mitch McConnell, and I approve this message.
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BACKGROUND:
During a fundraiser for her 2018 House race, McGrath proclaimed to a Massachusetts crowd that she is “further left” and “more progressive than anyone in the State of Kentucky.” (Lexington Herald-Leader, 8/20/2018)
Amy McGrath endorsed the Biden-Harris presidential ticket and welcomes their support in return.
- Joe Biden campaigned for Amy McGrath during her 2018 failed run for Congress, and she endorsed his presidential run in January 2020. (Associated Press, 10/12/2018; Associated Press, 1/31/2020)
- McGrath immediately endorsed Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s VP pick. In 2019, GovTrack rated Harris the most liberal Senator. (Twitter, 8/11/2020; GovTrack)