McConnell’s Replacement Revealed In Kentucky GOP Senate Primary

Whoever comes out on top in November will replace McConnell, the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history, who has been a political force and polarizing figure during his decades in the upper chamber.

But like so many races during this and previous cycles in the Trump era, the president was the main factor on the Republican side.

And Barr’s bid for the upper chamber after serving seven terms in the House was spurred by a late endorsement from Trump earlier this month.

The candidate vying for retiring former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s seat in Kentucky decisively outperformed his