Mitch McConnell just took sides in this Republican primary

Washington Examiner ^ | June 6, 2014 | 2:15 pm | Rebecca Berg

[Hoodat]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is taking sides in the Mississippi Senate primary run-off, stepping out to help raise money for Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., against his Tea Party challenger, Chris McDaniel.

McConnell will host a "run-off reception" benefiting Cochran, a six-term incumbent, on the evening of June 10 at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington.

In an email to party donors Friday, obtained by the Washington Examiner, McConnell warned that the outcome of the contest "will have a very real impact on our fight for the Majority," even though Mississippi is considered a Republican stronghold.

"Our friend Thad is in a battle in the coming weeks that will have a very real impact on our fight for the Majority," McConnell wrote. "You have helped all of us in the past, and we need your help for him now."

"It is critical that he has financial resources now, and we are going to make sure he has them," McConnell continued. "... We have been in this situation before and all of us know well from experience, this is no time to sit on the sidelines."

Indeed, McConnell recently trounced a Tea Party challenger, Matt Bevin, on his own turf in Kentucky during a primary race last month, spending millions of dollars in the process.

But Cochran's situation is unique among Senate incumbents this year. Because Cochran fell short of 50 percent in the initial primary vote last week, the race with McDaniel will head to a run-off -- . . .

[vox_freedom]

McDaniel is precisely the kind of American we need in the U.S. Senate.

B T T T ! ! ! ©

[vox_freedom]

Among other reasons — and elections...

[Taxman]

“I will never give money to any political party. If I like a candidate, I will donate to that candidate directly.”

That has been my policy for years!

[Paladin2]

Grimes looks better.

[nikos1121]

If Cockran wins he will probably face no challenger, and then we’ll sure as hell hold him to the fire. If McDaniel wins, the dems will fight him and raise millions against him, and money that we could use in tough races will be used to support Cockran.

Come on folks.

Whatever the outcome, we join hands and fight together instead of staying home and pouting like whipped pups.

[Taxman]

Well, you can bet that the Democrats will pull out all of the stops to win this seat.

My guess is that whoever the Republican candidate is, the Dems will be all in.

They need to keep/win every seat they can so Dingy Harry and his LIEberal thugs can trash America for two more years!

So, you are right - Republicans need to vote for the Republican that wins the Primary. Once the Primary is over, we have to pull ourselves together and kick every Democrat’s ass!!

[so_real]

Holy Crow! Eric Cantor just lost his primary to Tea Party pick Professor Brat in Virginia! Never in history has a sitting House minority leader been unseated in a primary election! Who knows, maybe writing in Bevin could unseat McConnell after all! Strange things are happening. Ride that wave!

[Finny]

Amen!!

[ExCTCitizen]

The tea Party isn’t dead. In SC, we had too many people running against Graham. Matt Bevin goofed up. We will win wen we get candidates who will be great speakers - and not say or do dumb things (like going to a cock fight)

[so_real]

Oops ... sitting House majority leader ... too excited while typing yesterday.

[skinkinthegrass]

We no longer will support the enemies
of conservatism of either party.Yeah the Ky Senator(s) McConnell / Rant?, have gone Rogue...
Rant, not so much; McConnell, sold-out in '89
and i been in KY in since '69, i even manned his phones '84 when he got elected.