Confirming two supreme court justices, cutting government regulations, passing historic middleclass tax cuts, mitch has delivered on president trumps promise to make america great again. In campaign ad, mitch mcconnell says impeachment will fail with me as majority leader close. Mitch mcconnell appears to be capitalizing on the issue of impeachment. Millions of australians download virus tracing app. Mcconnells campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Kentucky senate campaign ads political ads were shown for the campaigns of incumbent senator mitch mcconnell rky and his challenger, kentucky october 21, 2014. Feb 21, 2020 mcconnell linked group funds ads helping n carolina democrat a political committee linked to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says its funding ads designed to meddle in next months north.
The reelection campaign for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, rky. Mar 18, 2020 while his opponent amy mcgrath has been reportedly attacking him in political ads as the coronavirus plagues their constituency, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell s campaign suspended its voter contact program in order to query voters if the campaign can provide meals to atrisk constituents. Mitch mcconnells campaign is unapologetic about kentuckians access to elaine chao. Theres no tiein to any of the other things blankenship says in the ad. Why should kentucky voters reelect republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. A premature obituary for the career of mitch mcconnell. Mitch mcconnell s new campaign ad is brazenly antidemocracy. Democrat amy mcgraths campaign released a tv ad friday, april 3, 2020, lambasting the kentucky republican and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell for taking a victory lap against the coronavirus. How roger ailes helped launch mitch mcconnells senate career.
The firstquarter haul was the kentucky republicans best threemonth fundraising performance since entering the senate in the mid1980s. Mitch mcconnell promises that impeachment will fail in. Twitter locks mitch mcconnells campaign account for tweet. Mcgrath offers quick response to mcconnell virusrelated ad us news democrat amy mcgrath has punched back at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, accusing him of seeking a political windfall from an economic aid package while the coronavirus crisis worsens. The new spot was produced by larry mccarthy, who worked with roger ailes, the producer of the 1984 spot, in mcconnells first campaign. In new campaign ad, mcconnell touts role in passage of. Mcconnell, the senate majority leader, is incensed by the name moscow mitch, and even more miffed that he has been called a russian asset by critics who accuse him of single.
Mcconnell hits mcgrath over attacks in new ad thehill. Coal miners denounced the senate majority leader in this damning attack ad from. While mcconnells opponent attacks him, mcconnells campaign. Mitch mcconnells senate 2020 reelection ad is a farce. That is exactly what mitch mcconnell plans to do, too. File in this march 17, 2020 file photo, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell of ky. Senator mitch mcconnell rky has released a new campaign ad that talks about any impeachment effort failing with him serving in the capacity of majority leader.
Mitch mcconnells substantial statewide ad buy proves he. Mcgrath offers quick response to mcconnell virusrelated ad. Apr 03, 2020 mcgrath offers quick response to mcconnell virusrelated ad democrat amy mcgrath is punching back at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in a tv ad. A republican, he served as majority whip 200307 and minority leader 200715, and he became majority leader in 2015.
West virginia gop candidate don blankenship hits mcconnell. Will the rift between donald trump and mitch mcconnell last. Aug 08, 2019 twitter locked mitch mcconnell s campaign twitter account, team mitch, for posting a video of a profanityladen protest outside of mcconnell s home in louisville, kentucky. His landslide victory on november 5, 1996, made mitch mcconnell the only republican in kentucky history to be elected to three full terms in the united states senate.
Mcconnell opponent social distancing by filming campaign ad in her home. Mcconnell launches ad touting role in passing coronavirus. Mcgraths campaign also released a new attack ad friday in which a narrator accuses mcconnell of taking a victory lap on the response to the coronavirus. Donate mitch mcconnell has led the fight for our conservative values in the senate. Coal miners slam mitch mcconnell in new campaign ad from veteran amy mcgrath.
Were committed to helping ensure mitch s democratic opponent can fund their campaign with smalldollar donors not just because its the right thing to do, but also because its how to build a winning campaign capable of defeating mitch mcconnell. Apr 01, 2020 mcconnell launches ad in kentucky touting his role in passing coronavirus relief package. Oct 05, 2019 in campaign ad, mitch mcconnell says impeachment will fail with me as majority leader in a new campaign ad on facebook, the kentucky republican says any trump impeachment attempt will fail as. Gop senate candidate don blankenship of west virginia released a bizarre new political ad on monday in which he branded senate majority leader mitch mcconnell cocaine mitch without explanation. Apr 03, 2020 mcgraths campaign released a tv ad friday lambasting the kentucky republican for taking a victory lap. A political committee linked to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is funding ads and other campaign materials designed to meddle in north carolinas democratic senate primary, the. Mcconnell releasing ad tied to his role in virus rescue. Promoting news that kentucky officials had more access to. May 04, 2018 senate hopeful don blankenship released a campaign ad targeting senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, calling him cocaine mitch and targeting his china family. Mcconnell reports his best fundraising quarter ever.
Senator pleasantville releases creepy campaign ad youtube. Mitch mcconnells youtube channel on march 11 is no ordinary campaign ad. Mcconnells campaign says the ad airing on the kentucky airwaves right now is deceiving. Ap senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is launching a campaign ad in his home state that touts his role in passing. Heres my updated list of the biggest donors to senate majority leader mitch mcconnells political committees. The mcconnell campaign, according to facebooks ad library, started running the digital ad last week, a few days after house speaker nancy pelosi announced an. Mcconnelllinked group funds ads helping n carolina. Mitch mcconnell campaign brags about access to elaine chao. Mcgrath outpaces mcconnell in fundraising for kentucky race. Ap looking to capitalize on his leadership post during the coronavirus crisis, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is launching a campaign ad in his home state that touts.
Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is using the impeachment inquiry against president donald trump to raise funds for the 2020 election. Proimpeachment group goes after mitch mcconnell with new. Ap looking to capitalize on his leadership post during the coronavirus crisis, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is launching a. Instead, the mcconnell campaign chose a rerun from his last senate race. The spot warns about the election security threat and urges the senate to act. Mcconnell is the second kentuckian to lead his party in the senate, the longestserving u. Mcconnell vows to stop impeachment in fundraising video. The spot urges voters to call mcconnell and demand a vote on the election security bills he blocked.
The hills tad axelrod is reporting that this week, mcconnell is responding to her attack ads with an attack. Standing in front of a picture of an elephant, the kentucky republican said impeachment efforts will stop in the senate with him as majority. Mitch mcconnells latest campaign ad faux pas mistaking the universally reviled duke blue devils for the university of kentucky wildcats made the front page of one of kentuckys biggest. Same old mitch, mcgrath said in a new ad campaign that hammered mcconnell over his suggestion that states should go bankrupt. Mcconnnell launches statewide attack ad against democratic.
Mcconnell campaign complains that mcgrath continues to air. The threeminute ad features various news clips highlighting mcconnells actions in recent years, making the case to kentucky residents that he deserves. The video starts out with a series of shots of mcconnell smiling at the camera, first at a desk, then. Democrat amy mcgrath has punched back at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, accusing him of seeking a political windfall from an economic aid package while the coronavirus crisis worsens. Mitch mcconnells dukekentucky mix up isnt his biggest. Mcconnelllinked group funds ads helping n carolina democrat.
Ryan lizza on the growing feud between donald trump and mitch mcconnell following mcconnells failure to repeal and replace obamacare and trumps north korea comments. Mitch mcconnell challenger amy mcgrath releases blistering ad. Mcconnell releasing ad tied to his role in virus rescue bill wnky. National pac mitch mcconnell big advertising dollars. Democrat amy mcgrath raised substantially more campaign cash than senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in the first three months of 2020. Republicans boycott twitter ad spending after mcconnell. Mitch mcconnells first reelection campaign ad today, were officially launching our reelection campaign. Twitter temporarily locked mcconnells campaign account.
Its a quick response by his most wellfunded democratic challenger to a mcconnell commercial in which he trumpeted his key role in. Mitch mcconnell campaign ad says trump impeachment will fail. Mcconnell recently launched a campaign ad in his home state that touts his role in. Mitch mcconnells first reelection campaign ad grabien. Republican senate candidate don blankenship refers to the senate majority leader as cocaine mitch in his new campaign ad.
Mitch mcconnell challenger amy mcgrath looks at 2020 bid. Washington in the first major television ad buy of his 2014 campaign, sen. Below is an abbreviated outline of mcconnells professional and political career. Mcgrath outpaces mcconnell in fundraising for kentucky. Mitch mcconnell, american politician who began his first term representing kentucky in the u. Don blankenship, a republican running for his partys senate nomination in west virginia, released an ad attacking senate majority leader mitch mcconnell rky. Mcgrath punched back with her own ad accusing mcconnell of seeking a political windfall from the aid package while the public health crisis worsens. Mcconnells campaign did not say how much money went into the ad but said it was a substantial. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell vows to stop any democratic push for impeachment in a social media campaign ad that hes using as a platform to raise campaign funds off the inquiry of president donald trump.
Jon stewart takes down chris christie, and senator mitch mcconnell isnt taking any chances in his fight for. Gop freezes twitter spending after mcconnell account locked. Mitch mcconnell calls trump nuts behind his back and even. In the brief facebook video, mcconnell makes it clear that the republicancontrolled. Mar 16, 2014 the latest campaign ad for senate minority mitch mcconnell rky starts out a bit strangely. Mcconnell reports his best fundraising quarter ever 660 news.
Coal miners slam mitch mcconnell in new campaign ad from amy. Mitch mcconnells democratic challenger releases powerful new. My staff and i are closely monitoring the situation and will continue to receive updates. Its all up to mitch mcconnell, the narrator concludes as the ad shows a photo of mcconnell next to the words, call mitch and tell him not to coverup the truth and a. Mcconnell releasing ad tied to his role in virus rescue bill. When he was first elected to the senate in 1984, he was a moderate republicanone who, as a student. Mcgraths campaign released a tv ad friday lambasting the kentucky republican for taking a victory lap against the coronavirus. Mitch mcconnell once again plays politics with plant. Both campaigns have already dipped into their campaign funds to run tv ads. Mcgrath offers quick response to mcconnell virusrelated ad democrat amy mcgrath is punching back at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in a tv ad. Apr 15, 2020 but that doesnt mean that mcconnell isnt taking mcgraths campaign seriously. As the majority leader of the senate, mcconnell has said that impeachment will fail.
A premature obituary for the career of mitch mcconnell the. Why mitch mcconnell wants states to go bankrupt the atlantic. Its a racist and misleading ad that does more for the washingtonbased grifters who produced it than it does for the coastal elites who paid to put it on television, mcconnell campaign manager kevin. Mcconnell releasing ad tied to his role in virus rescue bill ap news. Mar 17, 2020 the reelection campaign for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, rky. Mitch mcconnell touts hemp legalization achievement in. One major reason, according to a video his campaign unveiled on wednesday, is the senators role in the legalization of industrial hemp. But that doesnt mean that mcconnell isnt taking mcgraths campaign seriously. Mcgrath took to twitter with the campaign ad, writing our coal miners risked their lives to fuel our countrybut mitch mcconnell would only give a group of them with black lung disease a scant. Theories about that smell indiana health chief says 11 nursing home residents dead from covid19. Ups confirms worker death, touts measures to protect employees from virus. Mcconnell s bankruptcy idea would mean that every hardworking public employee is in danger of losing his or her job, health care, and retirement benefits, state rep. Mcconnell recently launched a campaign ad in his home state that. Three leading candidates in the gop primary will face off in a debate.
By grabien staff via twitter embed download this news clip. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is launching a campaign ad in his home state that. Mcconnell opponent social distancing by filming campaign ad. Mcconnell launches ad in kentucky touting his role in passing coronavirus relief package. Mitch mcconnells plan to let states go bankrupt could. Louisville, kentucky team mitch today launched a new statewide television ad campaign to spotlight the stark contrast between the records of failed liberal politician amy mcgrath who proudly considers herself to be more progressive than anybody in the state of kentucky and the commonwealths coal champion, majority leader mitch mcconnell. Republican group attacks trump, mitch mcconnell in new ad. The biggest contributor to mitch mcconnell s 2020 campaign and leadership committee is a pac headquartered in englewood, new jersey. Campaign ad calls mitch mcconnell cocaine mitch at the end of this ad, candidate don blankenship calls mitch mcconnell cocaine mitch. Democrat amy mcgrath has punched back at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, accusing. For more than a quartercentury, mitch mcconnell personified the kentucky republican party.
Its all politics congressional campaigns have been releasing broll of their candidates, which can. Mcgrath released a new campaign ad on tuesday afternoon, touting her social. Mitch mcconnell stood up at a closeddoor meeting of republican senators to deliver good news, the wall street journal reported. In response, the mcgrath campaign released their own ad, as well as a series of tweets attacking mcconnell. Apr 03, 2020 democrat amy mcgrath has punched back at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, accusing him of seeking a political windfall from an economic aid package while the coronavirus crisis worsens. The republican party, the trump campaign and other gop organizations said thursday that they are freezing their spending on twitter to protest the platforms treatment of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. Nov 14, 2019 hes explicitly stated that he will use this stronghold to block an impeachment attempt, too. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell s new tv campaign ad in kentucky will boast of benefits part of the. Team mitch launches statewide tv ad campaign mitch. In campaign ad, mitch mcconnell says impeachment will fail. The democrats senate campaign arm is launching a new digital ad hitting majority leader mitch mcconnell rky. Mcgrath took to twitter with the campaign ad, writing our coal miners risked their lives to fuel our countrybut mitch mcconnell would only give a group of them with black lung disease a scant minute when they rode 10 hours to visit him in washington.
Mcconnell called hiring ailes one of the smartest moves i made, but said he initially though the ad campaign was. After twitter temporarily locked the campaign account of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, a string of leading republican campaign committees announced an ad spending boycott against the. Mitch mcconnell fundraises off trump impeachment inquiry in. Mitch mcconnells grand plan was obvious all along but where some people see a. Trump and vice president mike pence walk with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, rky. Mcconnells campaign ran television ads that warned voters to not get besheared and.