[PATRIOT1876]

When you come after your base with an axe trying to rid yourself of them as if we patriots (or “exotics”, as the RINOs called us on the day after the 2012 election) were so much kudzu growing up the side of his barn, and then threatening to “punch us in the nose”—he shouldn't be surprised when he loses the primary.

I suspect the Grimes people have paid him off in an effort to cause her to win. mitch’s kamikaze action seem like like he's taking a dive.

“Reid says to me, he says ‘Kid, this ain't your election. We're going for the price on Grimes.’

I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it”

~future quote by Mitch the night of the next election

[DoodleDawg]

I wouldn’t say McConnell is destined to lose. But this is probably the best chance Conservatives are going to have to vote him out. Go Bevin!

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

One of the surest ways to defeat an incumbent is surprising in that it is rarely used. If you can craft a nickname for them that sticks, it can be devastating to their candidacy.

Perhaps the most notorious of these was to the presidential candidate Edmund Muskie, who got his nickname by accident, from the TV show “All In The Family”. The character Archie Bunker referred to his Polish nephew as “You dumb Polack”, but also as “Meathead”. And for some reason, the latter nickname stuck on Muskie, who was also of Polish descent.

Overnight, it ruined his candidacy, and he dropped out of the race.

Importantly, finding an insulting nickname that sticks isn’t easy, and it must achieve the right balance of scorn, ridicule and personal association. But it is well worth it to make the effort to come up with such slanders, especially in critical races where the incumbent has significant financial and party backing.

Therefore, it would be very valuable to the Tea Party to come up with such nicknames against establishment RINOs, as an equalizer in the primary race.

[Williams]

Just dumb of McConnell to fight the tea party. Even if he hates them he should have kissed their butt in public. He’s in a Republican primary in Kentucky, not Maine.

[SeminoleCounty]

I think its quite apparent McConnell will lose to Grimes...and Bevin needs to make this point.

The Dems are more motivated to beat McConnell than actually take a Senate seat. McConnell would be a big take out vs GOP for the Dems. I think Bevin would give less motivation to the Dems.

McConnell can’t keep the seat...only thing uncertain is whether a GOP or Dem beats him

[csmusaret]

Our national debt was $1.572 Trillion when McConnell first went to the Senate.

[DPMD]

What would a Mitch McConnell punch look like? Think obama and the opening pitch of baseball season.