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A day after announcing her run to challenge Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, Democrat Amy McGrath said she would have voted to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a … Reactions were swift: Amy McGrath in 2018: "[Kavanaugh] is a hardcore partisan.

The fundraising disparities show that despite her early campaign slip-ups related to Kavanaugh, McGrath still is seen by many as having the best shot at unseating McConnell. However, there was nothing in his record that I think would disqualify him in any way. In an interview published on Wednesday, McGrath told the, "I was very concerned about Judge Kavanaugh, what I felt like were the far-right stances that he had. One has called for the FBI to question additional witnesses — especially Mark Judge who Dr. Ford claims was in the room during the assault — one has not. flip-flopping on whether she would have voted to confirm Kavanaugh, emotional testimony that Christine Blasey Ford gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Would Amy McGrath have voted Kavanaugh onto Supreme Court? https://t.co/tksVxvx119, — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 11, 2019, CNN Inside Politics panel slams Amy McGrath’s Kavanaugh flip-flop: “nightmare,” “this is just a disaster” pic.twitter.com/W24zxXqqe8, — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 11, 2019, I just have to ask, how was a candidate running against Mitch McConnell not prepared for a question about judicial nominations?

Sign up for POLITICO Playbook and get the latest news, every morning — in your inbox. She said Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed, ground himself against her and tore at her clothes. ", Before either statement Wednesday -- that she "probably would have voted for" Kavanaugh and later "I would have voted no" -- McGrath wrote a deeply critical 2018 Facebook post about the then-nominee, saying she echoes "so many of the concerns that others have articulated.". — Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) July 10, 2019 I know I disappointed many today with my initial answer on how I would have voted on Brett Kavanaugh. — Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 11, 2019, It’s so completely and utterly stunning that McGrath was not ready for a Kavanaugh question. He was ultimately confirmed by Republicans in Congress in a narrow vote along party lines. Speaking to Salon Talks last year, when she was running for Congress against Republican Rep. Andy Barr, McGrath expressed disappointment in McConnell's tenure as Senate Majority Leader. "He has shown himself to be against women’s reproductive rights, workers' rights, consumer protections and will be among the most partisan people ever considered for the court. Reach Billy Kobin at bkobin@courierjournal.com or 502-582-7030. ", "This primary has not yet been decided," Murphy said. It's just the latest example of the embarrassment that awaits Democrats in 2020.https://t.co/WBdbuFNr74, — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) July 11, 2019. © 2020 www.courier-journal.com. McGrath raked in $12.8 million during the first quarter of 2020 fundraising, while Broihier hauled in $152,426, or about 1% of McGrath's total, according to federal campaign records. Democrat Amy McGrath, who announced her challenge of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday, tweeted Wednesday: “I was asked earlier today about Judge Brett Kavanaugh and I … Democrats can’t ‘Kavanaugh’ unflappable Justice-to-be Amy Coney Barrett: Goodwin Betsy McCaughey Dems' disgraceful demagoguery at the Amy Coney Barrett hearings ", And in a statement released in conjuction with Wednesday's ad, Broihier's campaign spokesman Connor Murphy said McConnell's opponent in November cannot be "afraid to stand up for what they believe in. Reporter Phillip M. Bailey can be reached at 502-582-4475 or pbailey@courierjournal.com. McGrath told The Courier-Journal Wednesday that she would have voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, whose confirmation hearing was dominated by baseless accusations from accuser Christine Blasey Ford. But Broihier, who also has experience as a teacher and rural journalist, thinks that Kentucky voters will reject McGrath as another "Republican-light" candidate who does not have a chance against the longtime senator in November. The priority is defeating Mitch McConnell.”. "I was asked earlier today about Judge Brett Kavanaugh and I answered based upon his qualifications to be on the Supreme Court. Considering that there was no rush to even give a hearing to the last Democratic nominee, why are we rushing this given the enormous magnitude of the position? I will make mistakes and always own up to them.

"I mean, I think there's a pattern when he wasn't in the leadership, when he was in the minority, of obstructing in our country and just basically doing things that hurt people in our country for purely political reasons. All rights reserved. So yeah, I'm hugely disappointed in Sen. “I think that with Judge Kavanaugh, yeah, I probably would have voted for him,” she told The Courier-Journal.

"I was asked earlier today about Judge Brett Kavanaugh and I answered based upon his qualifications to be on the Supreme Court. "I understand the emotional anger that this has caused given the extremely partisan nature of our politics today ... but this type of allegation did not happen to the last Republican nominee to the Court. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press. after the Courier Journal reported her comments, 'If President Trump has good ideas, I'll be for them', McGrath challenges McConnell as a pro-Trump Democrat, 5 things to know about  McGrath vs. McConnell in the 2020 Senate race, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. I mean, when we have all kinds of problems with the opioid crisis, with infrastructure in our country, with health care, you name it; the priority is to give tax cuts to corporations and the wealthiest one percent. ", Broihier then adds that he "believed Dr. Ford from the start.".

Too often our government seems to work only for the wealthy and well-connected, while the interests of ordinary Kentuckians remain ignored. (RELATED: Amy McGrath To Challenge Mitch McConnell In Kentucky) This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. "You know, I think that with Judge Kavanaugh, yeah, I probably would have voted for him," she said. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The ad begins with the emotional testimony that Christine Blasey Ford gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee in the fall of 2018 after she had accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s. The reversal came after liberals and conservatives alike slammed McGrath's comments on social media, with some saying they would not donate to the Kentucky Democrat's campaign to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Updated 0111 GMT (0911 HKT) July 11, 2019. McGrath said Wednesday that she was very concerned about Kavanaugh's "far-right stances" but emphasized to the Courier Journal, "there was nothing in his record that I think would disqualify him in any way.". “I echo the concerns over the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh. Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath on Sunday defended her abrupt flip-flop on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying her initial response "wasn't the best answer." Last July, prior to the allegations against the nominee, she wrote on Facebook that she had concerns about Kavanaugh, and that while he was likely to be confirmed, “We are starkly reminded, again, that elections have consequences, and this consequence will be with us for an entire generation.” In October, she posted the day before the final Kavanaugh vote: “Elections matter.”. ", Related:5 things to know about  McGrath vs. McConnell in the 2020 Senate race. McGrath said she found Ford's testimony "credible" but that "given the amount of time that lapsed in between and from a judicial standpoint, I don't think it would really disqualify him.". Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee in an emotional testimony last year that during a party in the early 1980s, Kavanaugh and his friend, Mark Judge, both intoxicated, locked her in a bedroom at the home of a friend whose parents weren't home.

In her first 24 hours as a candidate, her campaign raised a whopping $2.5 million, it said earlier Wednesday — almost as much as the $3 million McConnell raised in the entire second quarter of this year. That's not what we should be focused on. And now that he's in the leadership, it's scary to me that — the priorities are what we really throw me. However, there was nothing in his record that I think would disqualify him in any way," McGrath said in Wednesday's interview. More: McGrath outpaces McConnell's 'record-breaking' fundraising haul in midst of pandemic. Hours after telling the Courier Journal she would have voted to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath reversed course to say she would, in fact, not have voted for Kavanaugh. "I was asked earlier today about Judge Brett Kavanaugh and I answered based upon his qualifications to be on the Supreme Court. McConnell is expected to lean heavily in 2020 on his role in reshaping the federal courts, including the Kavanaugh confirmation, as part of his argument for reelection. Hours after the interview published, McGrath backed off that answer following a backlash on social media. ", She added that she thought it was appropriate for Senate Democrats to bring up sexual misconduct accusations from Kavanaugh's past, adding that she found Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's accusation to be "credible" but adding that "given the amount of time that lapsed in between and from a judicial standpoint, I don't think it would really disqualify him."

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