Kentucky Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth said Friday his two top picks to challenge Mitch McConnell in 2020 are Amy McGrath, a retired Marine fighter pilot whose unsuccessful House race last year caught national attention, and sports radio talk show host Matt Jones.

Yarmuth admitted, however, that either candidate would face long odds in the Bluegrass State.

“I think Amy’s probably the first target of the [Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]. They’ve talked to her. I’ve talked to her. She is totally dedicated to public service and if she runs, it’ll be the Beto O’Rourke–Ted Cruz race of 2020 because the nation will be closely focused on that,” he said during a C-SPAN “Newsmakers” interview.

Yarmuth said McConnell, the Senate majority leader who was first elected to the chamber in 1984, is “very, very unpopular throughout Kentucky,” but President Donald Trump, who will be at the top of the ticket next year, “is very, very popular.”

“If the race were in 2022 or in 2018, I would say there was a much better chance,” the congressman said. “One of the questions will be how much the top of the ticket will affect that Senate race.”