Millions of Dollars Wasted on Amy McGrath as Leader McConnell Cruises to Reelection

Reagan McCarthy | November 03, 2020 8:10 PM

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) easy cruised to reelection on Tuesday night, beating Democrat challenger Amy McGrath by a 12 point margin.

Fox News calls the Kentucky Senate race for McConnell. pic.twitter.com/JYlmmISvXe
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) November 4, 2020

NOW: Fox News projects @senatemajldr #McConnell wins re-election #ElectionNight against @AmyMcGrathKY
— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) November 4, 2020

Sen. Mitch McConnell has defeated Amy McGrath in #KYSen. pic.twitter.com/GJhLf5Lo6T
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 4, 2020

Congratulations to @Team_Mitch on reelection to the US Senate! Kentuckians know Mitch will always have their backs and put them first. #KYSen #kypolitics (per @AP) pic.twitter.com/DJZydaOpPp
— The Senate Majority (@NRSC) November 4, 2020

THANK YOU, KENTUCKY! #KYSen pic.twitter.com/OFLyuTkrxT
— Team Mitch (Text MITCH to 47360) (@Team_Mitch) November 4, 2020

Leader McConnell, the only party leader in Washington not from California or New York, said that his reelection means Kentucky keeps a "front row seat" in the Senate:

McConnell: I never would have imagined that Kentuckians would make me the longest serving senator in Kentucky history....

"Tonight, Kentuckians said we're keeping our front row seat in the Senate."
— Daniel Desrochers (@drdesrochers) November 4, 2020

Democrat operatives and donors poured upwards of $100 million into McGrath’s long shot bid to unseat the GOP’s most effective legislator in Washington; those millions are now worth about as much as McGrath’s political career.