[kabar]

Incumbent Senate minority leader and he only gets 60% of the vote against a nondescript candidate. Weak.

[Dave W]

Yes, I agree. I think an incumbent minority leader with 60% of the vote is embarrassing. I'm sure he understands he is in a weak position, but he just wants to win, if even by one vote. Trust me, I do understand Mitch is horrid. He feels as if he has been bitten by conservatives - that he has a hard job that no one understands - that he is not appreciated, etc. So he has fought back, stupidly in my opinion, since he has alienated even more people.

I don't really understand why he is minority leader. He has never greatly impressed me in his public musings, so I have to assume he must be talented behind the scenes where no cameras go. The best result is for Mitch to win and then is dethroned and denied Majority Leader. But I am a realist and know that will never happen.