Amy McGrath, right, with her husband, Erik Henderson, waves to supporters after being elected as the Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Richmond, Ky. (AP Photo/James Crisp)

Democrats have found their woman in Kentucky. Amy McGrath, who managed to lose the most winnable swing seat in the state in 2018 during an election that heavily favored Democrats, is going to challenge Mitch McConnell.

This of course has the media salivating. MSNBC even did a coordinated roll out, including a hit piece about McConnell’s ancestors owning slaves and a softball Morning Joe interview today. They aren’t even trying to hide that they are a campaign arm of the Democratic party at this point.

Joining us now: Retired fighter pilot @AmyMcGrathKY announces she’s running for Senate against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) July 9, 2019

Here’s “journalist” Kasey Hunt fangirling over the news.

This is going to be a blockbuster race https://t.co/NEiuSu6tCl

— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) July 9, 2019

I’ll go ahead and spoil things. This is not going to be a “blockbuster” race.

This is a state that Trump won by 30% in 2016. Even in 2014, McConnell vanquished a much stronger candidate by 15 points. The difference between 2014 and 2020 is that Republicans actually like Mitch McConnell now, both because he’s shown backbone in major battles under Trump and because his social media team have managed to make him far more likable. If anything, he’s in a better position today than he was in his last election.

If by “blockbuster” you mean “media builds up opponent who will lose to @Team_Mitch by double digits” then sure.

— Doug Stafford (@dougstafford) July 9, 2019

McConnell’s team is already hitting McGrath on her numerous weaknesses.

“I am further left, I am more progressive, than anybody in the state of Kentucky.” – Amy McGrath #KYSen

Learn more 🔽🔽

— Team Mitch (Text MITCH to 47360) (@Team_Mitch) July 9, 2019

She literally compared President Trump’s election victory to 9/11. https://t.co/VTl9MChlS0 #KYSen https://t.co/mw23zVIJC5

— Team Mitch (Text MITCH to 47360) (@Team_Mitch) July 9, 2019

Welcome to the race, Amy. #KYSen pic.twitter.com/VdmKfFvTpI

— Team Mitch (Text MITCH to 47360) (@Team_Mitch) July 9, 2019

McGrath is just an awful candidate to run against McConnell. You don’t win statewide in Kentucky by saying you are the “most progressive person” in the state. That’s going to haunt her in a largely Republican state running against the Senate Majority Leader who’s suddenly earned a positive following, even the anti-establishment, conservative right.

Prediction: Amy McGrath's campaign against McConnell is going to be this cycle's Beto. Media will hype her campaign relentlessly, without much justification, and in the end — she's gonna lose.

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) July 9, 2019

The Beto O’Rourke comparison is spot-on, except the beat down will be much worse in the end. The media are going to pump this race, paint McGrath as historic figure, and present a narrative that McConnell isn’t going to actually beat her by double digits. In the end, it won’t be close and Democrats will set lots of money on fire to lose an already solidly red seat.

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