It’s not stupidity.
It’s greed.
Republicans are set to take the Senate and they know if they ditch McConnell then they lose out on that power. So now that victory is expected they want the gravy that having a majority Leader can net them.
Jokes on them if the Bevin supporters stay home and Grimes takes it.
Not just Bevin supporters. Every conservative who, in the past, has been reluctantly willing to vote for "moderate" Republicans as (at least) not as bad as Democrats has been publicly reviled by McConnell. I will not be spit on and threatened by the likes of Mitch McConnell, a man who would not be fit to polish my late father's shoes with his tongue.
McConnell has arrogantly given the finger to all conservatives here in Kentucky. You should see some of the mailings I've received from his campaign, disgusting. The irony being of course that he would NEVER go after Harry Reid or any Democrat like that.
Words and actions have consequences. How many feel as I do, I can't say. But I will not vote for him. If he beats Grimes it will be a squeaker (personally I don't think he can beat her; after the primary his campaign will go into full sissy mode). If he loses, I assure you he will not learn humility from the experience. Nor will the GOPe he represents.