McConnell drops behind Grimes (D)// McConnell says he will prevent next shutdown

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[font color="blue" size="6" face="face"]Grimes leads McConnell by 2[/font]

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/10/grimes-leads-mcconnell-by-2.html

PPP’s newest Kentucky poll finds voters in the state extremely unhappy about the government shutdown, and taking it out on Mitch McConnell. The Republican Senator Minority Leader now trails Alison Lundergan Grimes 45/43 for reelection.

60% of Kentucky voters opposed the shutdown, compared to only 32% who supported it. Those numbers are in line with what we’ve found in other red states- it doesn’t matter if a place went for Obama by 20 points or Romney by 20 points last fall, the shutdown is a huge problem for Republican politicians everywhere.

48% of voters in the state say they’re less likely to support McConnell for reelection next year because he supported the shutdown, compared to only 34% who say they’re now more likely to support him.

and no surprise:

[font color="blue" size="6" face="face"]GOP’s McConnell promises no more shutdowns over ObamaCare

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/329145-leader-mcconnell-no-more-shutdowns-over-obamacare

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not allow another government shutdown as part of a strategy to repeal ObamaCare.

McConnell (Ky.) told The Hill in an interview Thursday afternoon that his party learned a painful political lesson over the past 16 days, as its approval rating dropped while the government was shuttered.

He said there’s no reason to go through the political wringer again in January, when the stopgap Congress passed late Wednesday expires.

“One of my favorite old Kentucky sayings is there’s no education in the second kick of a mule. The first kick of a mule was when we shut the government down in the mid 1990s and the second kick was over the last 16 days,” he said. “There is no education in the second kick of a mule. There will not be a government shutdown.

“I think we have fully now acquainted our new members with what a losing strategy that is,” he added.

Thank you Senator Cruz.

This is what winning looks like.

[leftyohiolib]

1. well he's a republican and therefore a liar and he will do what he is told to do by his masters

didnt he also make a promise to harry reid re: filibuster? btw remember that open mic talk with randy paul

[sheshe2]

2. The Cruz Missile gave the Democratic Party,

a gift that will keep on giving.

Unity, Vision and Clarity that will take us through the 2014 elections and beyond.

The President said no and so will we.

GOTV 2014! Let's take back the house and foreclose on the GOP and TBers!

Thanks, grant. Great news!

[Cha]

3. Yes, good ol cruz screws.. he was suppose to be the

smart one?

And, McConnell.. never thought I like anything he had to say..

“I think we have fully now acquainted our new members with what a losing strategy that is,” he added.

Thanks for the good news about Grimes in Kentucky, grant!

[MoonRiver]

4. So sweet!

Can't wait until we sweep the House and take even more Senate seats!!

[Andy823]

5. And jus how is old Mitch going to do that?

Does he really think he can control someone like Cruz? As long as Cruz can get others in congress to listen to his BS, and as long as the leadership of the republicans in congress are to damned scared to put and end to the insanity, that "mule" will just keep on kicking them over, and over again until there is nothing left of the GOP. Also as long as the other republicans are afraid of having some tea party crazy challenging them in their primary I don't see much of a chance that this won't happen again.

[ProSense]

6. Yes, and Grimes also outraised him.

Democratic Opponent Lundergan Grimes Out-Fundraises McConnell

Kentucky Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes reported on Tuesday that she had raised more money in the third quarter than her opponent, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Lundergan Grimes reported raising a total of $2.5 million from July to the end of September while McConnell raised $2.3 million. McConnell's campaign manager, Jesse Benton, said that fundraising quarter was his best so far, according to the Associated Press. Grimes's campaign said 13,328 unique contributors donated to her campaign.

But McConnell still has far more cash on hand. The top Senate Republican has $10 million cash on hand while Grimes has roughly $2 million.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/lundergan-grimes-outraises-mcconnell-in-third-fundraising-quarter

For encouraging the lunatics and then having to abandon them, the teabaggers are pissed at him.

Tea Party Nation Withdraws Mitch McConnell Endorsement
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023815784

Bevin Says McConnell 'Sold Out' Kentuckians With Default Deal

Republican Matt Bevin said Kentuckians were "sold out" by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for negotiating a debt ceiling increase deal with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).

Bevin, who is running against McConnell in the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky, released a statement bashing the top Senate Republican Wednesday afternoon after he and Reid cemented a deal to avert a debt default.

Read the statement below:

"When the stakes are highest, Mitch McConnell can always be counted on to sell out conservatives.

"McConnell just negotiated the GOP surrender to Harry Reid, leading the charge to give President Obama a blank check and lifting the debt ceiling once again without any spending reforms. Harry Reid has even praised McConnell for his 'cooperation.'
"After falsely promising that he would fight to eliminate Obamacare 'root and branch,' Sen. McConnell has instead given us more spending, more borrowing, and the Obamacare train wreck with exceptions for liberal pet interests.

"Kentuckians are overwhelmingly opposed to Obamacare. Why does Mitch McConnell refuse to listen to his own constituents?

"McConnell's rotten 'deal' is a slap in the face to ordinary Kentuckians who will be forced to pay for Obamacare's regulations and mandates and this is yet another reason why we are sick of career politicians selling us out.

"The more taxpayers learn about this McConnell-Reid deal, the more they will 'join the fringe' and vote to send conservative values back to the U.S. Senate."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bevin-says-mcconnell-sold-out-kentuckians-with-default-deal