Amy McGrath’s campaign launch was so disastrous that she might have gotten herself a serious primary challenger

Published July 17, 2019 9:02pm ET



It has gone from bad to worse for Democratic Kentucky Senate candidate Amy McGrath.

“Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones is losing his television show until the outspoken media personality makes a decision on running for U.S. Senate in 2020,” the Louisville Courier-Journal reported this week. “LEX 18’s General Manager Pat Dalbey announced on Tuesday that Jones is taking a leave of absence as host of ‘Hey Kentucky!’ as he considers entering the Democratic primary for a chance to take on Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.”

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