Google+. Facebook. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell faces a reelection race in Kentucky in November, and Tuesday’s Democratic primary will determine his challenger. In the Kentucky Senate Democratic primary, Amy McGrath has a slight edge over state Rep. Charles Booker in the race to decide who will take on Mitch McConnell. Gade won a low-key primary Tuesday against two other opponents. "Engel's campaign said, "any declarative statement on the outcome of this race right now is premature" given the huge surge in absentee voting in the state. "Congressman Engel strongly believes that every absentee ballot should be counted, especially during this pandemic," the campaign statement said. Latest Kentucky Senate Poll Has Mitch McConnell Running Scared. But that tally includes only votes cast in person at the polls on Tuesday; none of the substantial number of mail-in ballots that could determine the outcome have been counted and will not be for days.In New York, longtime Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel was in a tough fight for reelection as he tried to fend off an aggressive primary challenge from Jamaal Bowman, a progressive candidate running in his first political campaign. The fervor cooled when she said in an interview with Booker, who entered the race only in January, joined protests over the police killing of He also made an issue of McGrath's failure to protest — leading her to air an ad decrying the death of George Floyd. Biden has now collected 2,380 delegates compared with Sanders 1,063, according to the In Kentucky, Democratic enthusiasm for McGrath was high when she entered the race last year, and she raised $2.5 million in her first 24 hours. Booker noted that she didn't mention Taylor in the ad.McGrath was backed by several establishment Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell faces a reelection race in Kentucky in November, and Tuesday’s Democratic primary will determine his challenger. Pinterest. With Donald Trump losing by massive percentages against Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 elections, the effect his potential loss could have on Republican members of the senate are disquieting. Advertisement: Marianne, why did you endorse Mike in this particular primary race? "I believe that she'll give McConnell a run for his money," In New York, Bowman's battle with Engel in the 16th District is being compared to Ocasio-Cortez's Bowman's bid was helped by Engel, who found himself on the defensive after he was caught on "If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care," Engel, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, was heard telling Bronx borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Bowman over her congressional colleague this month.Engel, who has been in Congress since 1989, was backed by former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Gov.
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By. Race to face Mitch McConnell and challenges to House Democrats Engel, AOC headline Kentucky, New York primaries Published Tue, Jun 23 2020 … The primary pits Amy McGrath against Charles Booker—and the race has been upended by the Black Lives Matter movement in the state where Breonna Taylor was shot by police eight times in March.Here’s what to know about the two Democrats vying for their shot to unseat McConnell:Kentucky has been historically red. With 10 percent of the vote in by Wednesday morning, McGrath led Booker, 44 percent to 39.6 percent, a margin of slightly over 2,000 votes. 0.
Bowman declared victory, tweeting that "I can't wait to get to DC and cause problems for those maintaining the status quo. We've been running Republican-lite against McConnell for 35 years and gotten creamed every time.
Twitter. Under state law, those votes won't be counted until next week.The possibly week-long lags in determining Tuesday's primary results could be a preview of what the nation faces in the This site is protected by recaptchaThe Kentucky Secretary of State said that 161,238 people voted in-person on Tuesday. Trump earned 62% of the vote to Hillary Clinton’s 32% in 2016. Amy McGrath Wins Kentucky Primary, Now Takes on Mitch McConnell. Trump has managed to turn …
McConnell, 78, has said that he plans to serve at least one more term.Like us on Facebook to see similar storiesPlease give an overall site rating: And by Tuesday morning, 530,196 of the 867,842 ballots sent out before Election Day had already been returned.