Democrat Mike Broihier, a political newcomer with a broad resume as a Marine officer, farmer and small-town newspaperman, ventured into a high-stakes Senate race as the latest military-tested candidate aiming to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell next year in Kentucky. Former fighter pilot Amy McGrath entered the race last week to a rocky start while showing immediate fundraising prowess. Broihier set his sights on McConnell in his campaign announcement video, saying the Republican leader “refined the art of obstruction” and “weaponized the filibuster to his own political purposes.
