Charles Booker Met the Moment — and May Get to Take On Mitch McConnell

Kentucky Democratic state senator Charles Booker advocates for the passage of Kentucky HB-12 on February 19, 2020. Photo: Bryan Woolston/AP/Shutterstock As Charles Booker chatted with a group of about a dozen voters in Berea, Kentucky, in early February, his month-old bid to take on Senator Mitch McConnell was already in trouble.

“We’re gonna win this race,” Booker told a crowd of supporters in Bowling Green on Friday. “We’re going to win THIS race. We are going to win … this … race. We. Will. Win.” Roughly a month before the primary, which was pushed back a month by the pandemic, 19 members of the House Democratic Caucus endorsed their colleague’s Senate bid. The list included legislators from Kentucky’s urban centers and legislators from coal country. House Democratic Leader Joni Jenkins took a swipe at McGrath, saying that Kentucky voters “will not be bought.”

His near-daily presence at Louisville marches and rallies made him a regular on the local news. He appeared alongside Mayor Greg Fischer at a press conference to demand “justice, and accountability and humanity for the people in our city.” He led a march with rapper Jack Harlow and Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell.

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'We've got to keep going': Sen. Booker calls for continued activism at JusticeCon'This still could just become a moment,' says Sen. Booker. 'We've got to keep and sustain a movement, because we're starting to see some change happening ... you're starting to see the frozen blocks of injustice beginning to soften.' Yup, tons of change happening. Watch when classic TV made everybody laugh We've got to keep and sustain a movement. Until the Election at which point we won't care anymore... that is until the next election cycle.
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