Kentucky senate candidates avoid McConnell endorsement, spar over ties to ex-leader

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The race for former GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's seat continues to be a battle as declared candidates debate who has closer ties to the outgoing senator. 

Congressman Andy Barr, former gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron and businessman Nate Morris, who are all currently running for his soon-vacant seat, have not held back when it comes to accusing each other of who’s closer to the longtime senator.

Cameron, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump in his Kentucky governor’s race defeat to Democrat Andy Beshear in 2023, served as legal counsel to McConnell from 2015 to 2017. President Trump noted in a Truth Social post that "Daniel Cameron lost because he couldn’t alleviate the stench of Mitch McConnell."

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