To the surprise of absolutely no one, what my best friend used to call the Lexington Herald-Liberal endorsed Charles Booker for the Senate seat currently held by Rand Paul (R-KY). The newspaper has endorsed every Democrat in every competitive race:

• 2020: Joe Biden for President, Amy McGrath Henderson for Senate, and Josh Hicks for 6^th District Representative
• 2018: Amy McGrath Henderson for 6^th District Representative
• 2016: Hillary Clinton for President, Jim Gray for Senate, and Nancy Jo Kemper for 6^th District Representative
• 2014: Alison Lundergan Grimes for Senate, and Elisabeth Jensen for 6^th District Representative

The newspaper’s Editorial Board lamented:

It is frustrating that the national Democratic establishment has not seen fit to support Booker’s campaign; that brain trust apparently thinks it’s more worthwhile to give millions of dollars to right-wing candidates in Republican primaries instead of helping to boost the message of credible candidates.

That’s kind of what happens when the Democrats of today have nothing on which to run except their hatred for Donald Trump. Continue reading →