The GOP, and only the GOP, can hurt their chances for a landslide victory in Congress this year.
And you can be sure they’re making every effort to do just that...
They know that if they win they’ll be blamed for everything and the democrats will win everything in 2016. But the simple fact is they’ll be blamed because they’ll be to blame for not doing what needs to be done.
The old guard don’t want to win if they’re not the ones running the show. It’d be like McArthur ordering his troops to do bayonet charges at the enemy as his final order before Truman fired him.
McConell could have stepped aside as leadership and undercut Bevin by showing he realized he failed. Cochran is really running as a placeholder for Barbour’s legacy. He could have stepped down and given Mississippi a fresh new face they widely support instead of clinging onto the seat he feels is his and Barbour’s.