[FreedomFriend]

Republicans wouldn't cross over to vote for her given she runs for the senate. Crossing over would actually hurt Republicans, as it would help elect a more viable Democrat (if you can believe that) to run in the general election. Allow McKinney to win the Democrat nomination (though I don't think that she'd win that, either). If she were to run in the general election for senate, she'd loose big time.

[AmishDude]

That was my point. If she runs for the Senate, Republicans desperately want her to win the Dem nomination. It would be a big win in November for the pubbies.