Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Amy McGrath Has a Bracing Message for America

This Democrat running for Congress in Kentucky thinks American government is worth fighting for.

The candidate.

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It’s easy to blame Donald Trump for much of what’s wrong in America. But give credit where it’s due. He's pushing people like Amy McGrath into the political arena.

McGrath, 42, retired as a lieutenant colonel from the Marine Corps earlier this year, moved with her husband and three young children back to her native Kentucky, and promptly began running as a Democrat for the Sixth District congressional seat occupied by Republican Andy Barr.

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