Anyone wonder why THIS race was so important to win that the big wigs would cheat so blatantly and involve democrats. Putting out fliers and robo calls that they knew would be reported. That’s taking a big risk. I know politics is dirty business, but it has to be more than just beating a a tea party candidate. Cochran was suppose to retire , but didn’t AFTER he hear McDaniel’s would run. Maybe they wanted to use an old man who would retire after voting for? Did they need him for some legislation they couldn’t put though until after the election, because if they did it before the election voters would be mad and they would lose in November? Immigration?
I like your 'big picture' train of thought,though not your conclusion. Some version of amnesty would pass the Senate in 2015 even with a Republican Senate majority. The House is the only hope.
Maybe they freaked after the Cantor rout. they know what it means better than even cantor does, better than Brat does, and they couldn’t risk the morale boost to the conservatives, plus they knew they could pull off a Mississippi win.
Compare the headlines:
McDaniel gets the big nod form the republican base/voters
VS:
Cochran ...well, you know
I think they took this chance because Cantor lost and Yertl McConnell vowed the TEA party would not win even one (senate) race. If the TEA party could take down another RINO, they felt it would be open season on RINOs and McConnell would look like an idiot. The TEA party would build up so much momentum perhaps other incumbents would lose and the GOPe would never be able to get their treasured immigration reform passed.