I have had multiple people reach out to me, asking whom to vote for in the Democratic Senate primary: McGrath, Booker, or Broihier. And the interesting thing is that their primary question was not who had the best positions on the issues, or who would make a good senator. No, their overriding concern was simple: who can beat Mitch?
As I said to one person, it depends on what you think will be the winning edge. Is it money? Then you go with McGrath. Is it passion and a great life story? Then you go with Booker. Is it being a veteran / farmer / educator from rural Kentucky? Then you go with Broihier.
And one other point – For the most part, McConnell has a base that is going to vote for him no matter what. You don’t beat him by persuading them to change their votes. You beat him by increasing the turnout on your side, both from your base and from people who are undecided. So, which candidate can do that?
I’m not going to tell you whom to vote for. All three candidates are infinitely better than McConnell. All three will get Forward Kentucky’s support if they win. You just have to decide for yourself what you think will be the deciding factor to beat Mitch this fall.
And, no matter who wins the primary, we have to get behind them and work our a___ off to help them win. No pouting, no dropping back, no dropping out. To riff on the Gov’s saying: We’re going to beat Mitch, together.
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