Posted on 02/04/2014 2:01:47 PM PST by pabianice
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sought to emphasize his Tea Party ties Monday by signing papers to file for reelection with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
In a video released Tuesday, McConnell is shown signing his filing papers with Paul and state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer (R), who are both Tea Party favorites in Kentucky.
McConnell, long a target of grassroots conservatives, is facing a primary challenge from businessman Matt Bevin, who has already won the backing of some prominent national conservative groups.
The incumbent has been working to shore up support on his right flank for months. He won Paul's endorsement and has emphasized conservative causes, like the Balanced Budget Amendment. McConnell voted against a two-year budget deal approved by Congress last month.
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Ol Mitch is a master at political prostitution. This is just more evidence of same.
I think that Rand Paul has made some kind of unholy deal with McConnell with his eye on 2016-—you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
But...I thought the Tea Party was dead and those rabid extremist right wing kooks were being held responsible for every bad thing government has done in the last few years. Why would he want to hitch himself to their wagon all of a sudden?
“The incumbent has been working to shore up support on his right flank for months. “
That is because for years he has been ignoring them.
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