Mitch McConnell has a Primary challenger

[Brian4Liberty]

What is the scoop on Bevin?


McConnell to get Tea Party challenger

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will face a primary challenger from the right in Matt Bevin, a local businessman and Tea Party candidate who plans to announce his run for Senate this week.

Bevin, who has been exploring the race since February, is reportedly already buying airtime and has met with multiple conservative groups about his run. He'll launch a 3-day, 8-stop tour of the state after he formally announces his campaign on Wednesday.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/312495-tea-party-candidate-announcing-run-against-mcconnell-this-week

[Warlord]

He's got the $$$ to do it. Will be interesting to see if he can engineer a backlash.

[HOLLYWOOD]

fyi,
http://www.whas11.com/news/politics/Matt-Bevin-could-be-possible-Republican-challenger-to-Mitch-McConnell-192380971.html



http://www.whas11.com/news/politics/Matt-Bevin-could-be-possible-Republican-challenger-to-Mitch-McConnell-192380971.html


McConnell to Face Tea Party Challenger in Primary

Monday, 22 Jul 2013 11:33 AM
By Dan Weil
Share: Forward Article (http://www.newsmax.com/Dialogs/ForwardToFriend.aspx)

Bevin plans to announce his senatorial bid Wednesday, according to The Hill (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/312495-tea-party-candidate-announcing-run-against-mcconnell-this-week#ixzz2ZmWFbBOg). He'll then begin a three-day trip around the state with eight stops.

He has reserved TV airtime in several Kentucky markets for this week, presumably for ads, under the name "Matt Bevin for Senate" Politico reports. (http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/kentucky-senate-2014-matt-bevin-mitch-mcconnell-republicans-94496.html)Politico says Bevin has been meeting with national conservative groups, (http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/matt-bevin-meets-with-conservative-groups-94537.html) including the Club for Growth, the Senate Conservatives Fund, and the Madison Project.

The McConnell camp on Friday issued strong criticism of Bevin.

"While it is sad to see someone who claims to be a Republican doing Barack Obama's bidding, his campaign is nothing more than a nuisance," McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton said in a statement.

Bevin has been mulling a run for months. He is a partner in the Louisville-based hedge fund Waycross Partners, and owner of Bevin Brothers Manufacturing, a Connecticut bell maker begun in 1832.

Bevin's personal wealth could help him against McConnell, who has almost $10 million cash on hand for his campaign.

On the Democratic side, Kentucky's Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has entered the race.

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[ClydeCoulter]

"While it is sad to see someone who claims to be a Republican doing Barack Obama's bidding, his campaign is nothing more than a nuisance," McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton said in a statement.

Yeah, Jesse, and CA and TX were a nuisance too, eh?

[asurfaholic]

What does tea party even mean? Is he pro liberty?

How does Benton arrive at the claim that Bevin is doing Obamas bidding?

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Hopefully Benton will be bemoaning phantom polling numbers in a few months.

[Sola_Fide]

The only thing I know about this guy is that he used to attend Louisville Tea Party meetings.

[torchbearer]

What does tea party even mean? Is he pro liberty?

How does Benton arrive at the claim that Bevin is doing Obamas bidding?

Inquiring minds really want to know.

[Matt Collins]

He's got the $$$ to do it. How much does of his own money is he willing to spend? :confused:

[TruthisTreason]

Going to be real tough to beat McConnell in a primary, imo.

[Brian4Liberty]

The only thing I know about this guy is that he used to attend Louisville Tea Party meetings.

That's a start, it would be nice to know more.

[TruthisTreason]

http://www.whas11.com/community/blogs/political-blog/-McConnell-could-pick-up-tea-party-challenger-216476161.html

[jbauer]

What does tea party even mean? Is he pro liberty?

How does Benton arrive at the claim that Bevin is doing Obamas bidding?

If you want donations all you have to say is "Obama's bad" and dumb people start writing checks.

[Warlord]

How much does of his own money is he willing to spend? :confused:

probably not enough...

[AlexAmore]

I think this is great. McConnell has been doing Rand's bidding for just this reason. Now that the threat has been realized, Rand's value just shot up even more.

[american.swan]

Rand is the most powerful Senator in the GOP right now solely because of McConnell trying to cover his rear cough cough reelection.

[AlexAmore]

Let's just hope it doesn't all come crashing down after Mitch gets reelected. Rand will have momentum from all this, but he'll need it to last 2 more years. Mitch may even end up being the majority leader in 2014. Rand won't have any leverage (that I can see) so he may have to do some of Mitch's bidding. I don't know, it's a tough call with what deals are going on behind the scenes.

[ctiger2]

I hope he can cream this Turtle into soup. Where do I donate.

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

Here's my proposed slogan...


Ditch Mitch!

[Brian4Liberty]

Here's my proposed slogan...


Ditch Mitch!

We'll see more of that.

Seems to have been used as a hashtag on Twitter since 2008. Mostly by Dems it appears (so far).

[TheTyke]

As someone living in Kentucky, I'm pretty excited. Bevin is opposed to the NDAA, bailouts, foreign aid to enemies, and also supports auditing the Fed. The liberty folks here who have gnashed their teeth at McConnell's using his influence to undermine our initiatives (until election year) finally have a serious candidate to support. At worst, we cause McConnell some serious political pain over his misdeeds, and give Rand even more bargaining chips as McC becomes more desperate. At best, we end up with a new senator who is a liberty ally... or possibly even outright excellent.

It would be great to have Massie and Bevin as our KY senators, and Rand as president. Something to shoot for anyhow.

[Brian4Liberty]

As someone living in Kentucky, I'm pretty excited. Bevin is opposed to the NDAA, bailouts, foreign aid to enemies, and also supports auditing the Fed. The liberty folks here who have gnashed their teeth at McConnell's using his influence to undermine our initiatives (until election year) finally have a serious candidate to support. At worst, we cause McConnell some serious political pain over his misdeeds, and give Rand even more bargaining chips as McC becomes more desperate. At best, we end up with a new senator who is a liberty ally... or possibly even outright excellent.

It would be great to have Massie and Bevin as our KY senators, and Rand as president. Something to shoot for anyhow.

At least you will have more than one option in the Primary.

[Carlybee]

Found this bio. http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/who-is-mitch-mcconnell-s-mystery-tea-party-rival-20130220

[Working Poor]

Quick Mitch introduce a bill to legalize pot...

[Feeding the Abscess]

There have been a number of people in Matt’s life who approached our campaign for months, desperately trying to prevent Matt from making a serious mistake. They were concerned that he was surrounded by a small, fringe consultant class who stand to make money from self-funded campaign and wouldn’t listen to reason.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[mad cow]

He contributed $4,800 to Rand in 2010.

http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/matthew-bevin.asp?cycle=10

[TheTyke]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

lol! Where was that quote from??


He contributed $4,800 to Rand in 2010.

http://www.campaignmoney.com/politic...n.asp?cycle=10

Nice find! I didn't realize that...

[AuH20]

Rand is in a tough spot if Bevin is the real deal.

[Feeding the Abscess]

lol! Where was that quote from??



Nice find! I didn't realize that...

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/354228/source-team-mcconnell-tried-threaten-likely-tea-party-opponent-katrina-trinko?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Near the beginning of the story. The setup to that quote makes it even worse, in context. Benton is such a tool.


Rand is in a tough spot if Bevin is the real deal.


Matt Bevin is my brother. Personally I am a paleo-conservative/libertarian/anarchist "mutt" . over the years we have had numerous conversations about the state of this country. Although we don't always agree on everything ( he tends to err more on the conservative republican end of the spectrum) we both agree that the country is faced with huge problems - aided and abetted by individuals like Mitch McConell. We also agree that the solution to these problems is limited government not party politics.

It might be a better idea for Rand to ditch the idea of being president and just focus on being a muckraker in the Senate.

[Brian4Liberty]

Rand is in a tough spot if Bevin is the real deal.

Would this fly in KY?

"I've already endorsed Mitch McConnell, and I am not going to change that endorsement. I also support the free exchange and debate of ideas that occurs during a Primary between good and honorable candidates. And of course I will also fully support the GOP Candidate in the General election, whoever that may be."

[AuH20]

Would this fly in KY?

"I've already endorsed Mitch McConnell, and I am not going to change that endorsement. I also support the free exchange and debate of ideas that occurs during a Primary between good and honorable candidates. And of course I will also fully support the GOP Candidate in the General election, whoever that may be."

He can't attack Bevin. I hope Rand takes the high road and tries not to make too many instate appearances with McConnell.

[mad cow]

Would this fly in KY?

"I've already endorsed Mitch McConnell, and I am not going to change that endorsement. I also support the free exchange and debate of ideas that occurs during a Primary between good and honorable candidates. And of course I will also fully support the GOP Candidate in the General election, whoever that may be."

That's a real good answer.Anything else is a minefield.

[TheTyke]

Rand has a much higher role strategically than taking out a single senator. It will many years and election cycles before we can elect enough liberty congressmen to start winning votes outright. We need the presidency and the wave that comes with it, and Rand should focus on what he needs to do to maximize our chances. I think if you asked Thomas Massie or even Matt Bevin, they'd probably agree. The grassroots should support good candidates and put pressure on from below, while Rand puts it on from above. He's given us issues to use as ammunition (arming Egypt etc.) This race is win-win - the ONLY bad thing that could come of it is if we allow those trying to drive wedges to exploit it against Rand (and we all know they'll try.)

Interviewed by WHAS11, Rand said that he has endorsed McConnell, but Bevin is free to challenge him, though his recommendation is targeting open seats. Not bad for a public statement, is it? ;)
http://www.whas11.com/news/politics/-McConnell-could-pick-up-tea-party-challenger-216476161.html