McConnell announces re-elect campaign at Fancy Farm picnic-- Can we get a HELL NO!

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McConnell announces re-elect campaign at Fancy Farm picnic
By ADAM BEAM, Associated Press
1 day agoAug. 4, 2018, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) © The Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to the audience gathered at the 138th annual Fancy Farm…

FANCY FARM, Ky. — Saying it was never too soon to start, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell formally announced his 2020 re-election bid in his home state Saturday and tapped the young leader of the state's House Republicans as his campaign chairman.

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"I have some news to make this morning. I'm going to be running for re-election in 2020," McConnell told the crowd at Graves County Middle School, adding: "I don't like starting late."

McConnell chose Jonathan Shell, the 30-year-old majority leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives, as chairman of his campaign. Shell made national news in May when he was ousted in a Republican primary by a high school math teacher who had never run for office before. The election was seen by many as result of massive protests across the country by teachers and public workers upset with education funding, retirement benefits and low pay.

Hundreds of teachers mustered at the Fancy Farm picnic Saturday. The 138-year-old tradition in western Kentucky is known for pitting politicians of both parties onstage before a crowd of raucous hecklers who do their best to fluster those brave enough to stand at the microphone. Raising the stakes, the speeches are broadcast live on statewide television.

As McConnell spoke Saturday, hundreds of teachers in matching red T-shirts stood and turned their backs on him as they chanted, "Vote him out!"

But McConnell was steady, seeming amused by some of the reactions. Near the end of his speech, McConnell addressed the Republican side of the crowd by turning to the Democrats and saying: "Don't be afraid of these people. Stand up for America and help us make America great again."................................