Blog de Dunlap: Kentucky

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Kentucky

Danielle, exciting news out of Kentucky:

Charles Booker is officially the Democratic nominee in the race to flip Mitch McConnell’s open Senate seat.

His campaign is fighting for big, structural changes: Passing universal child care, regulating AI & big tech, and a Medicare for All health care system.

He can flip this seat because he’s fighting like hell to make life more affordable for working people. Meanwhile, his Republican opponent just cares about impressing Trump.

But in order to win he needs a strong grassroots movement by his side. That’s why I’m asking you to split a contribution right now between Charles and our campaign — to start building on his momentum now and win big in November.

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Look, this race has been on the far-right’s radar. Elon Musk even poured $10 million into supporting a candidate earlier this year.

They know that they need to cling onto this seat to keep their power — and they’re willing to put up a strong fight.

But if we invest early into the critical organizing work needed to flip this seat, we can compete — and we can end McConnell’s legacy by electing an unapologetic, progressive leader like Charles.

Democrats have a real chance at taking back the Senate this November, and in order to do that we need to put up a strong offense in states like Kentucky. So will you split a contribution of anything you can today to support Charles Booker and our movement for big, structural change?

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth