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Posted on 10/18/2013 10:15:04 AM PDT by cotton1706
Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) primary challenger got a boost Friday with the endorsement of a prominent national conservative group, the Senate Conservatives Fund.
The endorsement of Matt Bevin comes just days after the fund blasted McConnell for his role in working toward a deal to end the government shutdown, charging in an email to supporters Tuesday that he was "leading the surrender" of the GOP.
In the endorsement, Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) Executive Director Matt Hoskins conceded that Bevin has an uphill climb in unseating McConnell, but said the group is "confident" he can win.
"Matt Bevin is a true conservative who will fight to stop the massive spending, bailouts, and debt that are destroying our country. He is not afraid to stand up to the establishment and he will do what it takes to stop Obamacare," Hoskins said.
He added: "We know that winning this primary won't be easy. Mitch McConnell has the support of the entire Washington establishment and he will do anything to hold on to power. But if people in Kentucky and all across the country rise up and demand something better, we're confident Matt Bevin can win this race."
Bevin has significantly lagged McConnell in every poll of the race, and brought in only $222,000 in outside donations this past quarter, compared to $2.27 million for McConnell during the same period.
Bevin contributed $600,000 of his own money to his campaign.
McConnell has dismissed SCF in the past as a self-serving group out to make a profit, and his campaign continued that line of attack after it made its endorsement of Bevin.
"Matt Bevin now has the dubious honor of standing with a self-serving DC fundraising group that made its name by recruiting and promoting unelectable candidates that ensured Barack Obama a majority in the Senate," said Allison Moore, McConnell spokeswoman. "[SCF] clearly cares less about Kentuckians than they do about their reputation for supporting laughably bad candidates. Now they can add a New England bailout recipient who claims he went to MIT to their roster of notable failures."
But the SCF endorsement is likely to help his fundraising this next quarter and raise his profile both in Kentucky and nationwide.
The fund did not indicate the level of engagement it's planning for the campaign, but it spent nearly $16 million on races last cycle, and has previously backed insurgent candidates that are now heavy-hitters in Washington, including Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
McConnell has long faced the ire of conservatives, who are unhappy with his votes for the Wall Street bailout and to raise the debt ceiling, as well as what they believe is an insufficient effort to dismantle ObamaCare.
The shutdown put the senator in a tough spot over the past few weeks, as he risked playing into conservative attacks by taking a leadership role in brokering a deal to end the shutdown — which conservatives felt should have been sustained until they successfully dismantled ObamaCare.
Ultimately, McConnell emerged as a crucial player in negotiations and has defended his role in brokering a deal.
“This is the fourth time that I’ve stepped up to prevent catastrophic occurrence in our country,” McConnell told The Hill.
McCornhole just made himself ground zero. The turd-le should resign.
Sarah Palin will be next for fundraising and GOTV efforts to primary McConnell. Expect Heritage Action to do the same.
Note that Tokyo Rove is working for McConnell.
FREEPERS!!!!
McConnell is NOT EVEN the EQUIVALENT of two evils!
He is worse than a RAT, because he is SCHEMING inside OUR CAMP in cahoots with the enemy in the name of "Conservatives"!!!!!!
Send Collaborator McConnell to retirement Bevin!
Ask yourselves if any of these past/present RAT Senate leaders.....
George Mitchel
Tom Daschell
Harry Reid
Would have ‘negotiated’ a deal with Republicans when they were in the Minority party.
He is the reason that Parry Murray is the ranking Senator from the State of Washington. He helped her win over Linda Smith, a true conservative 20 years ago.
McConnell’s Top Donors 2014 Cycle
orgname totals
Kindred Healthcare $84,800.00
Citigroup Inc $84,100.00
JPMorgan Chase & Co $83,000.00
Goldman Sachs $80,500.00
Capital One Financial $74,500.00
Humana Inc $65,550.00
AT&T Inc $62,750.00
Altria Group $60,308.00
Comcast Corp $57,200.00
NorPAC $56,250.00
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $55,750.00
Verizon Communications $53,500.00
Microsoft Corp $53,300.00
Berkshire Hathaway $52,000.00
Bank of New York Mellon $51,950.00
Southern Co $51,750.00
New York Life Insurance $51,475.00
General Electric $50,000.00
Exxon Mobil $48,900.00
Blackstone Group $48,700.00
Ernst & Young $48,500.00
CSX Corp $47,000.00
American Bankers Assn $45,750.00
Delta Air Lines $45,700.00
WPP Group $45,550.00
Cablevision Systems $45,000.00
Home Depot $43,500.00
American Express $43,050.00
Capital Group Companies $42,500.00
Aetna Inc $42,450.00
Koch Industries $42,000.00
American Financial Group $40,000.00
Amgen Inc $37,200.00
Brown-Forman Corp $37,200.00
Time Warner Cable $35,525.00
Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock $35,450.00
Marathon Oil $35,100.00
Raytheon Co $35,000.00
King Street Capital Management $34,999.00
Fresenius Medical Care $34,000.00
Darden Restaurants $33,000.00
Community Health Systems $32,500.00
Fedex Corp $31,700.00
Google Inc $30,300.00
Citadel LLC $30,000.00
DIRECTV Group $30,000.00
DaVita HealthCare Partners $28,500.00
Assn for Advanced Life Underwriting $28,000.00
KKR & Co $28,000.00
HealthSouth Corp $27,500.00
Akin, Gump et al $27,100.00
National Amusements Inc $27,000.00
Norfolk Southern $27,000.00
National Assn of Realtors $25,000.00
Leon Medical Centers $25,000.00
Blank Rome LLP $25,000.00
Associated Builders & Contractors $25,000.00
Bridger Capital Management $25,000.00
Peabody Energy $24,000.00
Churchill Downs $23,900.00
Chevron Corp $23,500.00
Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America $23,000.00
National Restaurant Assn $22,500.00
Moore Capital Management $22,500.00
Merck & Co $22,500.00
First Urology Psc $22,500.00
Castle Harlan Inc $22,375.00
AFLAC Inc $22,000.00
Interpublic Group $21,761.00
Mastercard Inc $21,500.00
American Health Care Assn $21,250.00
Insight Communications $21,000.00
FMR Corp $20,500.00
Genesis Healthcare $20,500.00
Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America $20,000.00
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn $20,000.00
National Assn of Real Estate Investment Trusts $20,000.00
National Assn of Home Builders $20,000.00
National Thoroughbred Racing Assn $20,000.00
Abbott Laboratories $20,000.00
American Seniors Housing Assn $20,000.00
Concho Resources $20,000.00
Devon Energy $20,000.00
USAA $20,000.00
Lightyear Capital $19,975.00
CC Media Holdings $19,750.00
Atlas Credit $19,400.00
American Hospital Assn $19,250.00
Nickles Group $19,200.00
Fidelity Investments $19,000.00
Marriott International $18,500.00
Select Medical Holdings $18,400.00
AmerisourceBergen Corp $18,000.00
American Trucking Assns $17,500.00
Chicago Mercantile Exchange $17,500.00
Managed Funds Assn $17,500.00
National Assn of Broadcasters $17,500.00
National Auto Dealers Assn $17,500.00
Independent Community Bankers of America $17,500.00
International Council of Shopping Cntrs $17,500.00
Hess Corp $17,500.00
GlaxoSmithKline $17,500.00
Joe Carr to oust Lamar Alexander in TN
Lee Bright to oust Lindsey Graham in SC
Chris McDaniel to oust Thad Cochran in MS
Dr. Milton Wolf to oust Pat Roberts in KS
PLEASE, contact Louie Gohmert and tell him we want to add his name as opposing Cornyn
Expenditures
Senator Mitch McConnell, 2013 - 2014
op Vendors/Recipients
Vendor/Recipient Total No. of Payments
Mentzer Media Services $338,532 4
Harris Media $302,655 3
Lukens Co $119,749 7
Forcht Bank Visa $108,761 31
McCarthy Hennings Media $94,051 1
Jrb Consulting $81,600 8
Pinnacle List $72,101 5
Crowdverb $70,000 2
Sequeira, Laura $45,418 8
FLS Connect $45,379 2
Southwest Publishing & Mailing $43,989 3
Hyllus Corp $35,207 3
Engage Llc $33,964 5
Republic Bank & Trust $33,500 27
National Republican Senatorial Cmte $32,400 1
Huckaby Davis Lisker $29,469 3
Voter/Consumer Research $24,500 1
Mailhaus $23,579 4
Small, Leslie $22,013 14
Wilbur, Iris $15,872 7
Thus this rise in net worth from $7.8 million in 2007 to $19.9M in 2009 (and $27.2M in 2010) is nothing short of spectacular.* In 2010, McConnell was the 10th wealthiest U.S. Senator, moving from 41st in 2004.
Never held a private sector job and his net worth is presently almost 40 million. No wonder he goes along to get along
‘”Matt Bevin now has the dubious honor of standing with a self-serving DC fundraising group that made its name by recruiting and promoting unelectable candidates that ensured Barack Obama a majority in the Senate,” said Allison Moore, McConnell spokeswoman’
Ubenlievable! A direct attack on Jim DeMint AND conservatives.
Kentucky, remove this stain!
No surprise that McConnell didn’t want to defund his ObamaCare Insurance Company donors. He took tons of money from them.
No surprise that McConnell didn’t want to defund his ObamaCare Insurance Company donors. He took tons of money from them.
Great idea re: Louie.
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