Imagine Grimes' acceptance speech: "..Uhh, I'd like to thank all the crossover Republicans first, as this victory would not have been possible without them, and, secondly, my Democratic supporters, who turned out at about 60% of my Republican supporters, which without both of these we would not be celebrating, and..'
LOL
Well, McConnell sees the Tea Party as more of an enemy than the radical left. Some people would be willing to let the democrat win and deal with her next time than to let a man like McConnell stay in office for one more day.