Centrist Dem Amy McGrath beats Charles Booker in Kentucky primary to face McConnell
U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)/ Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Amy McGrath survived a tight primary race in Kentucky to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate over progressive state Sen. Charles Booker. McGrath, backed by tens of millions in donations and the support of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, banked enough mail-in votes to survive an in-person surge from Booker. The 45-year-old former F/A-18 pilot will now embark on a long-shot quest to defeat Senate Majority Leader ...
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