COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A group that advocates for the poor stopped at Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office in northern Kentucky during a national tour.

Activists with the Poor People’s Campaign, led by the Rev. William Barber, attempted to deliver a letter to McConnell’s office in Covington Friday but were not allowed in the building, according to a release from the group. They were told the office was on private property. Police were at the scene but no one was arrested.

Barber wanted to a deliver a letter to McConnell’s staff requesting a meeting with the GOP’s Senate caucus. Barber has said turning out more poor voters could tip U.S. Senate elections in Kentucky and North Carolina next year.

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The campaign is planning stops Corbin, Hazard and Georgetown in Kentucky over the next few days.