The competition for President Donald Trump’s endorsement is dominating the GOP primary to take U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat, with some candidates seeking to turn it into a battle over the longtime senator’s legacy.

The three most high profile GOP contenders in the race to replace McConnell shared the stage at a traditional church picnic in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, in early August.

All three candidates are running on similar conservative issues, with some nuance. At Saturday’s event, they espoused views on bolstering border security, bringing back coal, striking down diversity, equity, and inclusion and — above all else — unequivocally supporting Trump’s agenda.

But after Congressman Andy Barr and former Attorney General Daniel Cameron spoke, Lexington businessman Nate Morris focused on

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