This hasn't been a good week for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. First he gets a, "Happy Bailout Birthday Cake" from his GOP Primary opponent in Kentucky (because he supported the $700 Billion dollar bailout 5 years ago). Now, he's been, "unendorsed" by a major Tea Party Group.
Tea Party Nation says they are withdrawing their endorsement after Glenn Beck reported that McConnell supposedly told GOP senators in a closed door meeting that anybody who supports Freedom Works or the Senate Conservative Fund are traitors to the Republican Party. Both Freedom Works and the SCF are both Tea-Party supporting groups.
Tea Party Nation Founder Judson Phillips said the following:
"While endorsing Mitch McConnell seemed like the right thing to do at the time, Mitch McConnell has proven he is not worthy of conservative support. Glenn Beck is right. It is time to defund the GOP until the GOP pushes people like Mitch McConnell out of leadership."
There's no indication at this point that Tea Party Nation will endorse Matt Bevin, McConnell's GOP Primary opponent but you never know.
McConnell is running in shark-infested waters. Can he survive? He's on thin ice with the Tea Party already. If McConnell is seen as playing a role in some sort of grand bargain with the White House, that could pose a major problem for McConnell going forward. He has to play this smart. Bevin is waiting for him to trip up.
Tea Party Nation says they are withdrawing their endorsement after Glenn Beck reported that McConnell supposedly told GOP senators in a closed door meeting that anybody who supports Freedom Works or the Senate Conservative Fund are traitors to the Republican Party. Both Freedom Works and the SCF are both Tea-Party supporting groups.
Tea Party Nation Founder Judson Phillips said the following:
"While endorsing Mitch McConnell seemed like the right thing to do at the time, Mitch McConnell has proven he is not worthy of conservative support. Glenn Beck is right. It is time to defund the GOP until the GOP pushes people like Mitch McConnell out of leadership."
There's no indication at this point that Tea Party Nation will endorse Matt Bevin, McConnell's GOP Primary opponent but you never know.
McConnell is running in shark-infested waters. Can he survive? He's on thin ice with the Tea Party already. If McConnell is seen as playing a role in some sort of grand bargain with the White House, that could pose a major problem for McConnell going forward. He has to play this smart. Bevin is waiting for him to trip up.
Mitch McConnell Gets "Unendorsed" By Major Tea Party Group
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John Hames
This hasn't been a good week for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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