Sensing McConnell could be defeated, challengers try to unseat veteran Republican leader

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

Emboldened by the far-ranging criticism of Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as he tries to lead Republicans in a Democrat-controlled Senate, candidates from both parties are challenging the Senate minority leader’s 2014 reelection bid.

 

Among the most recent to join the race are Republican candidate Matt Bevin, a Kentucky businessman and political newcomer, and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s secretary of state.

 

Much of the criticism about McConnell comes from the extremes of both parties.

 

The argument that McConnell continuously tries to maneuver and block Obama and the Senate majority’s legislative agenda comes mostly from the more liberal faction of the Democratic Party, who also point to his 2010 comment that making President Obama a “one-term president” should be Republicans’ top priority.

 

However, the conservative wing of his Republican Party has also been critical, saying McConnell has cast aside their core values in compromising with Democrats on such key issues as immigration reform, confirming Obama appointees and raising the federal debt limit.

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Are his days numbered?