Ex-combat pilot Amy McGrath challenges Republican McConnell for 2020 Senate seat
FILE PHOTO: Democratic congressional candidate Amy McGrath thanks all her supporters after appearing at her election night party in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/John Sommers II/File Photo
In a video announcing her campaign for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky, McGrath, 44, described writing a letter at age 13 to her senator, telling McConnell she wanted to become a fighter pilot even though women were barred from combat at the time - a story she also highlighted when running for the U.S. House of Representatives last year.
In response, McConnell’s campaign released its own video using McGrath’s own words - including calling Republican President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall “stupid” and defending abortion rights - to portray her as too liberal for Kentucky, a state that Trump carried by 30 percentage points in 2016.
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