Champion horse trainer Dale Romans announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat that will soon be vacated by GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell. Romans calls himself a centrist, an "independent Democrat,” who will not vote based on party lines, but on what he believes is best for Kentucky.

Romans named two politicians as his role models — former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and current Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. Manchin is well-known for refusing to vote with his party on key issues, including refusing to eliminate the filibuster, advocating against allowing transgender kids to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity and often standing opposed to Democrats on energy and environmental policy. Beshear, on the other hand, has seen increasingly rare sta

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