Kentucky Democrat says a primary ‘might be helpful’ after disastrous Amy McGrath campaign rollout

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Kentucky’s only Democratic representative said there should probably be a Democratic primary after the rocky start to the campaign of Amy McGrath, who is running to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Despite hauling in more than $2 million in the first 24 hours of her campaign, McGrath had to explain why she compared Donald Trump winning the presidency to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. She also changed her answer twice in one day on whether she would have voted to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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