KY-SEN: Amy McGrath in

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Titanium R. If she couldn’t win the second most Democratic district in KY, then she has no shot winning statewide.

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McGrath is pivoting slightly to the right:

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/09/amy-mcgrath-seeks-makeover-pro-trump-democrat/1680960001/

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McGrath may not be as skilled at this as we all thought:

https://twitter.com/RiegerReport/status/1149080603956056069

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This money should be spent on wave insurance seats in Maine, Montana, and Texas.  Hell, Jaime Harrison in South Carolina would be a better investment! 

She should have run for KY-06 again.

Alaska and Kansas would be better investments than this tbh.

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The Democratic leadership couldn't get Bullock or Hickenlooper to run and instead are focusing recruitment attention and money on this fool's gold seat. Fell into the same trap in 2014.

What a joke of an opposition party on the Senate level.

Usually agree with most things you say; but honestly what would you do differently as Schumer & co?

Like the Senate is a god awful place to work; both Bullock and Hickenlooper are ex governors in their 60s (so are hardly going to be lifers) who want the ego trip of running for President.

What can Schumer do to get them to run?  People seem to forget how egotistical, stubborn and tin eared a lot of politicians are- it's not like there's just a lever for Schumer to pull.

I think we tend to obsess slightly over recruiting; Strickland, Bredesen, Bayh, McSally, and lots of others were seen as great recruits where as people Jacky Rosen were at the bottom of Harry Reid's list to run

I'm not going to pretend to know the details of what has or has not been done behind the scenes because we as the public don't know that. Therefore, all I can do is expect results. Schumer hasn't gotten a single one of his recruits to run other than Mark Kelly and the candidate in this race.

As politics become more nationalized, there is no strategy to win back the Senate in the foreseeable future. Eventually, Manchin, Tester, Jones, Brown, etc are going to retire or lose.

Schumer seems frustratingly content. It's time to retire.

♪ One of these Senators' states is not like the others, one of these names does not belong. ♪

Brown may be less vulnerable than say Manchin or Tester, but let's not act like he isn't going to have trouble in future races - especially with the way Ohio is trending. His 2018 win showed him losing a lot of ground from his previous two runs.

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The Democratic leadership couldn't get Bullock or Hickenlooper to run and instead are focusing recruitment attention and money on this fool's gold seat. Fell into the same trap in 2014.

What a joke of an opposition party on the Senate level.

Usually agree with most things you say; but honestly what would you do differently as Schumer & co?

Like the Senate is a god awful place to work; both Bullock and Hickenlooper are ex governors in their 60s (so are hardly going to be lifers) who want the ego trip of running for President.

What can Schumer do to get them to run?  People seem to forget how egotistical, stubborn and tin eared a lot of politicians are- it's not like there's just a lever for Schumer to pull.

I think we tend to obsess slightly over recruiting; Strickland, Bredesen, Bayh, McSally, and lots of others were seen as great recruits where as people Jacky Rosen were at the bottom of Harry Reid's list to run

I'm not going to pretend to know the details of what has or has not been done behind the scenes because we as the public don't know that. Therefore, all I can do is expect results. Schumer hasn't gotten a single one of his recruits to run other than Mark Kelly and the candidate in this race.

As politics become more nationalized, there is no strategy to win back the Senate in the foreseeable future. Eventually, Manchin, Tester, Jones, Brown, etc are going to retire or lose.

Schumer seems frustratingly content. It's time to retire.

♪ One of these Senators' states is not like the others, one of these names does not belong. ♪

Brown may be less vulnerable than say Manchin or Tester, but let's not act like he isn't going to have trouble in future races - especially with the way Ohio is trending. His 2018 win showed him losing a lot of ground from his previous two runs.

He did slightly better statewide in 2018 than he did in 2012.

He still lost several counties he won previously in 2012 and 2006, though. And considering 2018 was a much more Democratic year nationwide than 2012, a small swing is not as significant.

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So much sexism in this thread. Typical atlas.

It isn't inherently sexist to point out a female candidate's flaws.

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She is like the Democrats' equivalent of AOC's Republican challengers who suck up hundreds of thousands of dollars from gullible members of their party.

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Mcconnel could raise a penny and still win by double digits in a mega recession

Against McGrath he would still win, but against Adkins? I honestly think he could be beaten in a recession.

He won in the midst of the 2008 recession, and that was at a time when Kentucky was still somewhat friendly to Democrats down-ballot.

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So it begins...

https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand/status/1191906601101398016

I just hope the DSCC and other national Democratic groups have more sense than to invest in this race.

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We probably won't get a good idea of Booker's chances until Jefferson (where poll hours have been extended until 9 PM tonight) and Fayette come in.