McGrath raises nearly $11M....

[kadee79]

OMG, keep your fingers crossed....

Amy McGrath, the Democrat who nearly flipped a conservative House district in Kentucky in 2018, raised nearly $11 million in the past three months for her bid to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), her campaign said.

McGrath pulled in $10.7 million in the third fundraising quarter, the first since announcing her Senate campaign in July. That haul is made up of more than 299,000 contributions, her campaign said. The average donation size was $36.

It’s a staggering haul for any Senate candidate, and especially a non-incumbent, exceeding the quarterly hauls of several presidential candidates. By comparison, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) raised $6 million for his White House bid, while Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) raised $4.8 million.

It’s only slightly less than the $11.6 million raised by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), one of the most well-known Democrats in the presidential field, in the past three months.

That financial haul is likely to put her in a strong position to take on McConnell next year. The top Senate Republican has yet to disclose his third-quarter fundraising figures, but McGrath’s total eclipses what he raised in the first six months of the year. He pulled in $1.8 million in the first quarter and another $2.5 million in the second.

thehill.com/homenews/campaign/465171-mcgrath-raises-nearly-11-million-in-third-quarter-for-bid-to-unseat

[justme]

Damn, I might actually be tempted to make a political donation if it means the turtle might be gone!

[kadee79]

Me too!  Have been thinking about it since I saw the article.  Might do a few others while I'm at it....like any Democrat running in Ga. and a few running for Senate like the astronaut, Kelly..

[tbop77]

All he wanted to do was run on "crazy socialist liberals", but no, President Trump couldn't stick to the script!  Don't talk about health care, the debt,  just "crazy socialist liberals"!  Now, he is stuck with this:

McConnell faces his own dilemma of having to preserve the Republican majority in the Senate, while also placating an erratic President who demands nothing short of total loyalty. That will become harder as more details about Trump's dealings with Ukraine trickle out.

www.cnn.com/2019/10/09/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-mitch-mcconnell/index.html

[thyme4change]

God speed Amy McGrath.

[kadee79]

Oct 10, 2019 16:59:44 GMT -5 tbop77 said:

All he wanted to do was run on "crazy socialist liberals", but no, President Trump couldn't stick to the script!  Don't talk about health care, the debt,  just "crazy socialist liberals"!  Now, he is stuck with this:

McConnell faces his own dilemma of having to preserve the Republican majority in the Senate, while also placating an erratic President who demands nothing short of total loyalty. That will become harder as more details about Trump's dealings with Ukraine trickle out.

www.cnn.com/2019/10/09/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-mitch-mcconnell/index.html

And as more & more trickles out...it may be more than just Ukraine!  

[OldCoyote]

Oct 10, 2019 13:59:13 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

Me too!  Have been thinking about it since I saw the article.  Might do a few others while I'm at it....like any Democrat running in Ga. and a few running for Senate like the astronaut, Kelly..

Mark Kelly, running on an anti gun platform in a gun happy state, He has taken in more money than McSally though.

Is running on a anti gun platform when he, himself went out bought an AR15 assault rifle!!

He is a strong candidate.

[tbop77]

Mitch will definitely be re-elected. He brings a lot of federal tax dollars to our state, thank you very much. He kept a USEC plant opened 10 years past what was determined needed...and that was some high priced welfare, crab legs and coach purse welfare. He only is concerned about the debt when it comes to "entitlements"~~ think SS and Medicare.  It is somewhat amusing to watch him have to twist in the wind with President Trump though. 

[Gardening Grandma]

I sent McGrath $10 a few month ago.... Even if Moscow Mitch does win as expected, I hope she scares the shit out of him.

[swamp]

Oct 11, 2019 8:11:12 GMT -5 tbop77 said:

Mitch will definitely be re-elected. He brings a lot of federal tax dollars to our state, thank you very much. He kept a USEC plant opened 10 years past what was determined needed...and that was some high priced welfare, crab legs and coach purse welfare. He only is concerned about the debt when it comes to "entitlements"~~ think SS and Medicare.  It is somewhat amusing to watch him have to twist in the wind with President Trump though. 

I don't doubt that he probably will be re-elected, but a Senator that brings that much pork to his district should be cruising to victory, not facing an minority party opponent who is raking in record amounts of cash.  

Change is afoot.  

[tbop77]

Don't want to be a negative Nellie, but I live around these Trump loving peeps. And he has a war chest.

His ad asking for donations to keep the "crazy socialist liberals" from overturning the election...and he has the power to do it. He reminds Kentuckians daily how proud they must be to have the "most powerful" man in the senate from their state. The Supreme Court sealed any chance that anyone would have of beating him.