LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has defeated millionaire businessman Matt Bevin in an expensive and bruising primary election in Kentucky. He’ll face Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes in the fall as he pursues his sixth term.
McConnell has been one of President Barack Obama’s fiercest critics, but Bevin accused the longtime senator of not being conservative enough.
Bevin spent $3.3 million in his bid as a political newcomer backed by various tea party groups. McConnell drowned him out with more than $9 million in spending. Outside groups spent millions more defending his conservative credentials.
McConnell had already shifted into fall campaign mode. He’s been attacking Obama’s health care law and coal regulations and trying to link Grimes to the president, who is deeply unpopular in Kentucky.
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I was so wrong about this one that I’m thinking about stabbing myself in the gut for it having betrayed me so badly.
They hate that “blah demo” in their white house, but they love those ACA subsidies and the associated medicaid. Filthy hypocrites!
Mitch had to sweat and spend money on a campaign he should have had in the bag. He’ll breathe a sigh of relief in the terrarium tonight.
You thought the Tea party guy was gonna win?
Last I heard Grimes and the Terrapin were tied.
I’m curious which of the seven dwarves will win the Repub nomination here in Georgia. All of them are to the right of Turtle. The most signs obviously don’t guarantee a good showing.