Chew's Views with Richard Chew (Featured Interviews)
Oct 13, 2026 · 24 min · 9 segments
Richard Chew is joined by Charles Booker, 2026 candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. **Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m…
Charles BookerGuestRichard ChewHostI want to start by asking this question that I think is, you know, it's almost gone stale like this person has in some ways.
And I'm not being disgusting and mean, but Mitch McConnell, his his Mitch McConnell situation right now, whatever it might be, is is really an example, in my opinion, of.
I look at Mitch McConnell's health situation and then propping him up in some ways like the 2020 election and that that the Republicans led by Donald Trump just couldn't accept the reality that they lost or that he lost.
And the Republicans can't accept the reality that Mitch's health has failed to an extent where he probably should have resigned from Congress.
Give us your on the ground conversations and observations that people are presenting to you when you're out campaigning regarding Mitch McConnell and his legacy.
Yeah, well, what you're speaking to is a frustration that Kentuckians across the board feel.
And you know what this has symbolized? a status quo that says not only are they disconnected, these status quo politicians, people like Mitch McConnell, the people behind him, are disconnected from the challenges and the needs that real people face, but that they don't feel like they have to be accountable.
The fact that Mitch McConnell was essentially out of work, no call, no show, for over 90 days, it didn't feel like they had to explain anything It's basically why people are frustrated with the status quo we see now and all the corruption in politics.
And so, you know, what we have seen in response is a lot of momentum for our campaign because we're reflecting what accountability can look like in government when we have elected officials who show up for us, who listen to us, who are accountable to us and who aren't for sale.
So the question is, well, who's representing Kentucky right now? And what it has done is allowed us to show that we have not had the type of representation we have needed for years.
And my opponent, Andy Barr, is really just the next iteration of a more corrupt version of that.
What's he saying about Mitch McConnell? What's his position on Mitch's health and how this is impacting what you said, that Kentuckians don't have the representation that they voted for?
But now that it's directly impacting Kentucky and our home state with the senator who was elected to represent us, he says nothing.
I want to start by asking this question that I think is, you know, it's almost gone stale like this person has in some ways.
And I'm not being disgusting and mean, but Mitch McConnell, his his Mitch McConnell situation right now, whatever it might be, is is really an example, in my opinion, of.
I look at Mitch McConnell's health situation and then propping him up in some ways like the 2020 election and that that the Republicans led by Donald Trump just couldn't accept the reality that they lost or that he lost.
And the Republicans can't accept the reality that Mitch's health has failed to an extent where he probably should have resigned from Congress.
Give us your on the ground conversations and observations that people are presenting to you when you're out campaigning regarding Mitch McConnell and his legacy.
Yeah, well, what you're speaking to is a frustration that Kentuckians across the board feel.
And you know what this has symbolized? a status quo that says not only are they disconnected, these status quo politicians, people like Mitch McConnell, the people behind him, are disconnected from the challenges and the needs that real people face, but that they don't feel like they have to be accountable.
The fact that Mitch McConnell was essentially out of work, no call, no show, for over 90 days, it didn't feel like they had to explain anything It's basically why people are frustrated with the status quo we see now and all the corruption in politics.
And so, you know, what we have seen in response is a lot of momentum for our campaign because we're reflecting what accountability can look like in government when we have elected officials who show up for us, who listen to us, who are accountable to us and who aren't for sale.
So the question is, well, who's representing Kentucky right now? And what it has done is allowed us to show that we have not had the type of representation we have needed for years.
And my opponent, Andy Barr, is really just the next iteration of a more corrupt version of that.
What's he saying about Mitch McConnell? What's his position on Mitch's health and how this is impacting what you said, that Kentuckians don't have the representation that they voted for?
But now that it's directly impacting Kentucky and our home state with the senator who was elected to represent us, he says nothing.
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