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Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker wears noose in ad criticizing Rand Paul

Kentucky’s first Black Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate has issued a controversial video ad. In the ad, Charles Booker is attacking the record of his opponent Rand Paul while wearing a noose around his neck.

WFPL’s Capitol reporter Divya Karthikeyan joins us in Louisville.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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