I did not watch Kentucky’s U.S. Senate debate Monday night, but the image above of Amy McGrath debating what looks like a cackling Halloween skeleton haunted my Twitter feed.
Susie Madrak observes that McGrath pounded Sen. Majority Leader “Moscow” Mitch McConnell:
… again and again for his lack of leadership, and reminded Kentuckians that for the first time in a century, we have an international crisis where “no one in the world looks to the United States for leadership. We can’t get the coronavirus under control.”
McConnell thinks 200,000-plus Americans dead is funny.
“Sen. McConnell built a Senate that is so dysfunctional and so partisan that even in the middle of a national crisis he can’t get it done,” McGrath said. “Think about that.”
Madrak thinks the debate could change the race’s dynamics:
This debate might be what they call “a game changer.” Last I heard, Amy McGrath was 15 points down (they don’t poll much in Kentucky) — but I suspect her performance last night changed a lot of minds and we should expect that spread to tighten up. Yeah, it’s Kentucky and the idea of beating Mitch McConnell seems too far out of reach, but I’m at least a little more hopeful this morning.
Moscow Mitch is likely to remain in the Senate, but relegating him to the minority next session might still provide some satisfaction. He’ll still be dangerous there, of course.
Control of the Senate hangs in the balance. Incumbent Republican Joni Ernst is in trouble in Iowa (facing Theresa Greenfield), as is Kelly Loeffler in a Georgia special election (facing Rev. Raphael Warnock). Steve Bullock (D) needs your help in Montana against incumbent Steve Daines. Dr. Barbara Bollier (D) has a tougher climb running in Kansas against Roger Marshall (R) for an open seat there. This will be a nail-biter.
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