@AmyMcGrathKY was two years ahead of me at Annapolis. I didn't know her...but I knew of her. That's how things work at a school with 92% men. Her reputation was as a tough upper class who had high standards and was a 4.0 'er. #Election2020
I don't know if she's ready to be a US Senator...But to be fair, no one is...until they are. I do know a few things worth sharing though. What I know is that at one point in our lives we did the same thing. It was harder for her because it was hard being a woman at Annapolis....
...25 yrs ago. Yet she still did it better. She took it more seriously. And she was more committed. And to be blunt...she was smarter than I was. They don't give trophy grades at Annapolis. And I could have given just about all I had, which I didn't...
...and still not gotten the grades she did. in my only comparison...guys like me...don't hold up to people like her. That's point one...take it for what it's worth. The second point is that about her opponent. And it's pretty simple.
If you were the ranking member of President Trump's party in the Senate......before President Trump...then the American people probably can't let you hold that seat after he's gone. Which means I'd like to see a Senator McGrath from KY....

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