Amy McGrath, the former Marine fighter pilot, and the first woman to fly FA-18’s in combat, easily won her race in the Democratic primary in Kentucky. From Vox: “With help from a viral campaign announcement video highlighting her years of military service, McGrath went from an outsider and first-time candidate with no name recognition to the Democratic nominee.”
Amy McGrath has won the Democratic primary in Kentucky's 6th district. She will face incumbent Andy Barr. pic.twitter.com/3Kjrokjihz
— POLITICO (@politico) May 23, 2018
McGrath entered the race with a blow-away two-minute tv ad introducing herself (click above). At one point she was more than 40 points behind in the Democratic primary for Kentucky’s 6th district, but tonight she pulled away early to take the nomination.
McGrath is the latest woman to take on the party establishment and win.
Amy McGrath, once a Marine fighter pilot, stunned the establishment favorite to win the Democratic primary in Kentucky's 6th District. Another sign of strength for women candidates. https://t.co/nt4RiD3Nbd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 23, 2018
And she has no allegiance to the Democratic party hierarchy because the leadership supported her opponent, Lexington mayor Jim Gray.
Amy McGrath, Democratic nominee in #ky06, last week: "Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party leadership recruited and backed Jim Gray to get in the race against me. So I have no love or allegiance to them." https://t.co/N9o0tdVrRs (23:00)
— Greg Giroux (@greggiroux) May 23, 2018
