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The Misadventures of Moscow Mitch: Forward Kentucky: Kentucky voters reject every McConnell stance on COVID-19 relief

Berry Craig
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The voters of Kentucky roundly support the key provisions of the HEROES coronavirus relief bill from House Democrats, and roundly oppose Sen. Mitch McConnell’s push to reopen schools in the middle of the pandemic. That’s what Public Policy Polling (PPP) found in a poll conducted July 17-18 in Kentucky for Protect Our Care.

This, by the way, was a group of 1,547 Kentucky voters who won for Donald Trump in 2016, 57% to 33%. That’s 24-point margin for Trump.

It’s also about the same margin—56% to 31%—who disagree with McConnell’s push to have kids back in school even as coronavirus infections continue to rise.Read more here.