From the Lexington Herald-Leader: Mitch McConnell is a 2020 target but Democrats don’t yet have anyone to take him on
Berry Craig
By LESLEY CLARK and DANIEL DESROCHERS
WASHINGTON -- Democrats are eager to find a candidate to take on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2020, but no top tier challenger has jumped in yet.
Matt Jones, a well-known Kentucky sports radio personality, says he’s interested. But he’s waiting on Amy McGrath, a Democratic star who lost a Kentucky congressional race in 2018 and is being courted to run for the Senate.
McConnell is a particularly appealing target for Democrats, even though he’s a strong favorite to win. He not only holds the Senate’s most powerful job, but Democrats are still seething over McConnell’s refusal to have the Senate consider Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s 2016 Supreme Court nominee.