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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEndangered Mitch McConnell Loses His Third Endorsement In a Week
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/03/26/mitch-mcconnell-ditched-again-republican-senator-loses-lexington-tea-party-endorsement.html
Endangered Mitch McConnell Loses His Third Endorsement In a Week
By: Sarah Jones more from Sarah Jones
Wednesday, March, 26th, 2014, 4:12 pm
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McConnell has already lost the Tea Party Patriots and Louisville Tea Party endorsements. The Grimes campaign pointed out that he has until May 20th to win the Tea Party over thats the date of the GOP primary.
Heres a summation of his very bad week via the Grimes people:
Mitch McConnell celebrated the Duke Blue Devils in his new ad an egregious, out-of-touch move in Kentucky during March Madness.
McConnells campaign then swapped out Duke footage for a current University of Kentucky basketball player in a potential violation of NCAA policy.
The University of Kentucky issued a cease and desist letter to the McConnell campaign echoing the message Kentucky voters will send Mitch McConnell this November.
And perhaps worst of all, when asked by a Daily News reporter to clarify whether hes a Louisville or a Duke fan, McConnell refused to say (0:45).
Mitch McConnell has clearly lost touch with Kentuckians back home after 30 years in Washington. Despite several failed attempts, the McConnell teams new Duke ad just couldnt get right. This must be what Mitch McConnell meant when he proclaimed they would run a presidential-level campaign.
McConnells campaign then swapped out Duke footage for a current University of Kentucky basketball player in a potential violation of NCAA policy.
The University of Kentucky issued a cease and desist letter to the McConnell campaign echoing the message Kentucky voters will send Mitch McConnell this November.
And perhaps worst of all, when asked by a Daily News reporter to clarify whether hes a Louisville or a Duke fan, McConnell refused to say (0:45).
Mitch McConnell has clearly lost touch with Kentuckians back home after 30 years in Washington. Despite several failed attempts, the McConnell teams new Duke ad just couldnt get right. This must be what Mitch McConnell meant when he proclaimed they would run a presidential-level campaign.
Ive been saying for a few weeks that it looks like someone is sabotaging McConnells campaign. Now the Daily Beast is asking if he is trying to lose. But Mitch McConnell has gotten quite rich in D.C. Why would he want to lose?
Its looking more and more as if the Republican Senator felt so secure and entitled to the seat hes held for 30 years that he is going to succumb to the fact that he is not the best candidate. Hes not in fighting condition. Natural selection, then, seems to have finally found McConnell wanting.
Mitch McConnell is seriously endangered in Kentucky. What looked like a series of gaffes and typical Tea Party primary grumbles is shaping up to spell the end for McConnell. After all, if he cant even defeat Matt Bevin in a primary, hows he going to face Alison Grimes, who has been beating him or even with him in the polls?
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Endangered Mitch McConnell Loses His Third Endorsement In a Week (Original Post)
babylonsister
Mar 2014
OP
okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)1. K & R nt
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)2. k/r
sheshe2
(83,772 posts)3. And~
Mitch McConnells Musket Stunt Backfires as He Gets Busted For Not Owning A Gun
The wheels are falling off of Mitch McConnells Senate reelection campaign faster than you can say, not from my cold dead hands. It turns out that McConnell looked so uncomfortable waving that musket around at CPAC because he doesnt even own a gun.
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/03/08/mitch-mcconnells-musket-stunt-backfires-busted-owning-gun.html
A letter to Mitch McConnell, who needs to watch out for sinkholes
And senator, in your race, youre not exactly sitting in the cat-bird seat. Right now, your likely Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes is beating you in the polls! And that for it before you were against it debt ceiling vote courtesy of Senator Cruz has given some life to your primary challengers campaign to make sure you dont even make it to the general election.
Ted Cruz may not be the only supposed friend whos looking more like a frenemy. When asked by Glenn Beck last week why hes supporting you, Paul your fellow Kentucky senator said:
Because he asked me He asked me when there was nobody else in the race. And i said yes.
Wow, Rand. Your passion is really touching. Dont go getting all teary-eyed on us!
Senator McConnell, from here on out you might want to watch your back. Because right now it looks like its every politician for himself. And if you dont watch out your political career could wind up joining those corvettes in that Kentucky sinkhole.
http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/letter-mitch-mcconnell
Remember Humpty Dumpty
All the kings horses and all the kings men couldn't put him together again~
The wheels are falling off of Mitch McConnells Senate reelection campaign faster than you can say, not from my cold dead hands. It turns out that McConnell looked so uncomfortable waving that musket around at CPAC because he doesnt even own a gun.
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/03/08/mitch-mcconnells-musket-stunt-backfires-busted-owning-gun.html
A letter to Mitch McConnell, who needs to watch out for sinkholes
And senator, in your race, youre not exactly sitting in the cat-bird seat. Right now, your likely Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes is beating you in the polls! And that for it before you were against it debt ceiling vote courtesy of Senator Cruz has given some life to your primary challengers campaign to make sure you dont even make it to the general election.
Ted Cruz may not be the only supposed friend whos looking more like a frenemy. When asked by Glenn Beck last week why hes supporting you, Paul your fellow Kentucky senator said:
Because he asked me He asked me when there was nobody else in the race. And i said yes.
Wow, Rand. Your passion is really touching. Dont go getting all teary-eyed on us!
Senator McConnell, from here on out you might want to watch your back. Because right now it looks like its every politician for himself. And if you dont watch out your political career could wind up joining those corvettes in that Kentucky sinkhole.
http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/letter-mitch-mcconnell
Remember Humpty Dumpty
All the kings horses and all the kings men couldn't put him together again~
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)7. This Humpty is gunna be
Dumptied!
sheshe2
(83,772 posts)8. Poor sad Mitch~
What's he gonna dooooodododoododooo~
Hi flamingdem, good to see you!
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)4. Hit the showers Mitch. It's all over for you.
Time to "spend more time with family" as they say when they know their career is over.
Cha
(297,249 posts)5. Love that the Alison L Grimes Campaign is so adept at pointing out
Mitch's Missteps!
Get those teabaggers on your side, Mitch!
thanks babylonsistah~
sheshe2
(83,772 posts)9. We can do that, Cha~
and~
Cha
(297,249 posts)10. Those are sooo Horrible, she.. you'd think they were
made up.. but NO. All true.
Thanks, she.. a very good stash of the Sen from Kentucky who's been in office 30 years too long.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)6. yessss