Kentucky’s largest newspaper endorses progressive Charles Booker in Senate race

Kentucky's largest newspaper endorses progressive Charles Booker in Senate race

Kentucky’s highest-circulation newspaper, the Courier-Journal, on Wednesday endorse d state legislator Charles Booker in the Democratic primary for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s long-held seat, saying Booker has the "vision" his more moderate opponent lacks.

Days after the state’s second-largest newspaper, the Lexington Herald-Leader, endorsed Booker, the Courier-Journal’s editorial board wrote that the state representative — whose platform includes Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and universal basic income — understands "the challenges of our times" and is "willing to put forth bold ideas and fight for everyday people."

"Our informed choice is clear: Charles Booker is the kind of […]

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