Description: Amy McGrath is keeping Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell on his toes, after she won the Democratic nomination for Kentucky Senate earlier this summer. Now, the Republican establishment is having to spend time and money to ensure one of their party’s top leaders stays in office. Chris Cillizza explains why this is so important.
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Hey, Chris here – what other races are you focusing on in November?
Arizona and Maine
I don’t get it. Don’t understand the money. However; I adore….Loki. Therefore, all is well. 😛
TRUMPs got 2020 !!!!
I’m focused on 2024, I’m thinking Nikki Haley, Tom Cotton or Ron DeSantis.
Abby Broyles
Mark Kelly
James Mackler
Jaime Harrison
MJ Hegar
Steve Bullock
Sara Gideon
Cal Cunningham
Jessica Scarane
Mike Espy
John Hickenlooper
Barbara Bollier
Al Gross
Raphael Warnock
Jon Ossoff
Paula Jean Swearengin
@Paul Arroyo Nursing homes and Cuomo.
It’s crazy that votes depend on fundraising capabilities. Get the money out of politics!
Hank THE Patriot politics is the best money in town, why work for a living when they can lie, cheat and steal it plus retire and get permanent healthcare on our dime. Nice huh?
The Senate will remain in republican control,
The House will turn republican
Trump will win the White-house.
The American’s people have always and will again reject democrats neo-communist socialism. The only thing unknown is how many democrats will jump out windows to their deaths after Nov 4.
REPEAL CITIZENS UNITED
Watch “Gun controls racist history” by Colion Noir… https://youtu.be/m-l7TO01-Sg
People tried to get big money out of politics, but the liberal majority
(at the time) Supreme Court decided no.
It’s easy, do you want “Trump Republicans” running the country??? Any Republican running is a “Trump Republican”. That was easy to explain.
Just Your Average Introvert well said my friend , let alone the bigley tax break they gave to corporations or the 1%. They have forgotten the back bone of America. It is not corporations or Wall Street ( ?% of of stocks owned by foreign interests) oh forgot the fn trickle down lmao.
@The Latino Doctrine IDIOT…..his monthly pay is donated to various charities.
You must be out of the loop. Trump is not a Republican and previously was a Democrat. Republicans let him run on their ticket in 2016 because they felt he would split the vote and they wouldn’t win anyway. The Republicans don’t like him because they can’t control him, and he is not beholding to any donors. That’s what makes him a great President. He is considered a populist President.
@Just Your Average Introvert
How much are they paying you to troll propaganda?
The Latino Doctrine Every Republican except Mitt Romney is a Trump-Republican.
Turtle Mitch and his InterContinental shipping magnate wife are the problem with America.
@Sharon Brown tried for treason taken to gitmo and never be heard from again
@alex huffenberger I think rand’s neighbor already tried
KY politician Charles Booker stated Amy McGrath was a pile of bull💩………and he’s a Democrat. If that doesn’t speak volumes about her character, I don’t know what does.
@Pam Schobelock
I pledge allegiance
To the old man
ruling the 50 States of America
and to the kleptocracy for which it stands 50 states under a dictator with no liberty or Justice for minorities
Whether or not McConnell will lose his seat is not the question.
Whether or not he will lose the majority in the Senate is very much in question.
Why not both 😝
I Pray to God Amy Wins that Seat.
@bryanatwku That extra amount has been used to make COBRA payments that provide the medical benefits many lost when they were laid-off. These payments are costly…then there is food, auto insurance, rent, and other necessities.
If you plan on voting absentee, get that absentee ballot before the deluge. Do it NOW here. Sign the form and review it carefully: https://www.vote.org/
Watch “Gun controls racist history” by Colion Noir… https://youtu.be/m-l7TO01-Sg
Matt Grant, my point was Amy McGrath seems to be more pro-Trump than Mitch by her own words. So if you are anti-Trump, it would seem to make more sense to vote against her. If she is being deceitful, then that is a terrible way of starting a political career. Isn’t lying why we are supposed to hate Trump to begin with?
Zebulon Citanul, yes I understand people have expenses. I am people too.
Mitch McConnell might be the worst republican in America but he’s the most successful human turtle hybrid ever produced.🐢
Snowflake don’t quit your part time barista job, you’ll never make it in comedy.
@William H Music 2020 No they don’t Goober.
Trump 2020!💙💚💛❤️💜
@anthony wright Says the snowflake jonesing for his play doh and crayolas.
@Aaron Edwards WRONG……..TRY AGAIN.
Kentuckians ! Please stop mitch and wife from getting even richer off your backs !
Watch “Gun controls racist history” by Colion Noir… https://youtu.be/m-l7TO01-Sg
@D. w o.k. , i will .. Have a great evening 😊
Kentuckians are smarter than you think. They know Mitch is on their side and any Democrat voted in will sell them out to Communists.
James Johnson 150, 000+ and rising people dead from mismanagement and lies about COVID is not pro-life. I imagine there were good Christians among them. Let’s not pretend we know what Gods plan is, that is just prideful. If you think evil can do good, it can’t.
@pianokat1 HERE ! HERE! AGREE !
Am I the only one who’s uncomfortable with the fact that a senate or any race in a democratic republic is so dependent on big money ?
America is not a Democratic Republic, it’s a Constitutional Republic. Just say’n
@Xela somar You do know it’s gonna be a bunch of DEMONRATS fixing to go down.
It’s not big money we’re talking about here. There are individual donation limits, used to be $3700 each for primary and general, or $7400 per individual per candidate per cycle. But in general, each candidate gets maybe a few hundred of these max donors which add up to like 20% of their total, with the next 50% coming from people giving between $250 and the max, and the last 30% from people giving less than $250. Each candidate here likely has 100,000+ individual donors. But Big money IS a problem, created by the Citizens United ruling where it was decided that corporations are guaranteed the right to political free speech, which then created Super PACs of dark money, no need to reveal donors, and donor contributions are unlimited. These groups typically spend as much ans candidates themselves, but nobody know who’s behind them. As least for candidate financing, you can do research on their donors, and believe me, we do. Hint: greedy businessmen who want sprawl but want the local communities to pay for it rather than the developers donate to Republicans.
Out of state money needs banned
@Major Minor My history degree is reality. Get literate if you want to pretend to know more than educated people.
Shame on the people that donated 37 million to Moscow Mitch.
@TheInternet0987 Ok said I was done but are you kidding me?? What are you 5? Is that all you have after this is “I know you are but what am I??” LOLOL I already know your answer – No you are 5! lol And you still have not admitted you read my comment wrong or that you quoted facts out of context and then accuse me then accuse me of doing that?
Typical trump supporter. Not interested in facts, just spouting false narratives and when caught all you have is elementary school comebacks and even dumber comments. Thanks for reaffirming just how right I am about people like you who voted for bunker boy. You are all indeed dumber than rocks. LOL Peace out!
Brian Barefoot no way US is far better than China
@James Ludwig You made the comment to Stephen Brand “our problems were caused by a virus the came from you guessed it a liberal socialist country” Are you comparing China to the Democrats in this country?
Brian Barefoot yup
@James Ludwig there is something wrong with you. So you hate 50% of the USA? You are so warped
2020 is Moscow Mitch’s year to go 🧐🤔
*You dishonor your famiry with that commie propaganda once again.*
Non-Moscow Mitch is getting reelected most likely.
McConnell needs to follow the light in his sleep so this country can be great again
😂😂😂😂 u right!!!
Research Charles Booker’s determination of McGrath…..and he’s a Democrat.
Mitch has an advantage when it comes to raising money: an unlimited amount of rubles.
https://youtu.be/T939DONIZPw
Caso de dos hermanas colombianos asesinados por policías en Ecuador 😨.
MVVpro there not gonna let there man fall at the last hurdle. They clearly are thankful he got the sanctions lifted off their men
G
nicehttps://youtu.be/zFJ2AN_CZH8
Watch “Gun controls racist history” by Colion Noir… https://youtu.be/m-l7TO01-Sg
The fact that money has corrupted our politics so much is depressing
REPEAL CITIZENS UNITED
If you plan on voting absentee, get that absentee ballot before the deluge. Do it NOW here. Sign the form and review it carefully: https://www.vote.org/
Watch “Gun controls racist history” by Colion Noir… https://youtu.be/m-l7TO01-Sg
@Ann Owens You say it’s MITCHES fault.PLEASE TELL ME JUST EXACTLY HAS POLOSI OR ANY DEMONRAT DONE FOR 3 1/2 YEARS ???
It’s corrupted them because there is no term limit. Term limit in the sense that you should be only be able to hold office once or twice and that’s it.
May the turtle man lost his seat
All you have to do with McConnell is flip him over on his back!
Watch “Gun controls racist history” by Colion Noir… https://youtu.be/m-l7TO01-Sg
🐢
Out with Moscow “the grim reaper” Mitch
The real question is who in the hell donated all that money to Moscow Mitch
🇺🇸🇺🇸Real Americans🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Tsubadai Khan have you seen his skin color ⚫? They would NEVER crown him over McGrath.
@Master Temple Neither Hillary nor Bill are president.
Meanwhile, you ignore the BILLIONS that dRumpf has received from the Russians
Hypocrite much are you ?
Watch “Gun controls racist history” by Colion Noir… https://youtu.be/m-l7TO01-Sg
@Asteroid Impact Thank God for that big tax break.
Bye Moscow MITCH!! You’re a has BEEN!!
They should give that money to the people but there crying debt