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From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Amy McGrath vs Mitch McConnell in 2020? Group launches campaign to 'draft' her

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By PHILIP M. BAILEY

A liberal-leaning advocacy organization is launching an online campaign to recruit Democrat Amy McGrath to run against U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2020.

The Ditch Mitch Fund, a political action group, announced Monday it is creating a "Draft Amy" website to inspire the former Marine to enter next year's contest.

This comes weeks after reports surfaced that McGrath, who lost her Kentucky congressional bid last fall, is being courted by top Democrats including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, to run against Kentucky's top Republican.

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