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PHOTOS: Kentuckian Gives McConnell A Thumbs Down In Epic Photobomb

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. steps in the voting station to mark his ballot in the midterm election at the voting precinct at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. The Kent... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. steps in the voting station to mark his ballot in the midterm election at the voting precinct at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. The Kentucky Senate race, with McConnell, a 30-year incumbent, facing a spirited challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, has been among the most combative and closely watched contests that could shift the balance of power in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
By Catherine Thompson
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November 4, 2014 1:48 p.m.
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An unhappy Kentucky voter gave Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) a thumbs-down Tuesday at the polls.

Getty Images captured a man in a red shirt who was voting a few booths behind McConnell giving the senator a gesture of disapproval. His expression can only be described as “stink face:”

Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes’ campaign quickly seized on another angle of the voters’ photobomb to push its own get-out-the-vote effort:

And here’s the epic photobomb in GIF form:

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps)  Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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