“You don’t want to bring a knife to a gunfight...”
You don’t bring a chess piece to a gun fight either, which is what McConnell has been doing since his been minority leader.
Here's a question: if McConnell as minority leader has a chess piece, what does Harry Reid have as majority leader?
I really wonder how Reid and some of these other guys manage to hold on to their power, and Reid in particular has been a complete autocrat. How? What "gun" does he have, other than seniority and a recent stolen re-election?
McConnell may not be be ideal, but he's pretty smart, I believe he has a steel spine behind that "wishy-washy" collegial "august body" demeanor, and I think he has the best chance to help unseat Reid, and then deal with him for the next four years.
The GOP needs to re-take the Senate, whether or not McConnell becomes the majority leader or defers to someone else.
That's the plain and simple of it, IMHO.