I just saw a campaign ad for Mitch McConnell against the Tea Party candidate, Matt Bevin. They will face off in the Republican primary in Kentucky on May 20th. It is interesting the contrast in their campaign ads.
Mitch McConnell's ads have two messages. Number one, they say over and over that Matt Bevin lied on his resume, saying that he attended MIT. The other message is filled with vague generalities about how Senator McConnell opposes the Obama agenda. Mitch is in his thirtieth year in the Senate, and he can't find any specific accomplishment in his resume. The McConnell campaign pitch is to simply smear his opponent. He might oppose the Obama agenda, but he voted with the Democrats to fund Obamacare with the continuing resolution back in the fall. The Democrats could have passed it in the Senate without the help of Senator McConnell. Every one of them could have passed the bill to fund Obamacare with no help from a Republican, but the Minority Leader joined them. The consequence of this is Mitch McConnell losing the conservative base in Kentucky.
Matt Bevin, by contrast, tells us his stance on the issues before America. I haven't heard anything in his advertisements that is contrary to my beliefs. As I wrote above, I haven't heard anything in Mitch McConnell's ads, period. Matt Bevin says that Obamacare needs to be stopped, period. Matt Bevin will vote for a budget that cuts spending. Unlike Mitch McConnell, Matt Bevin isn't afraid to stand up to President Obama and the other Democrats in Washington. In fact, Matt Bevin is not a career politician and will stand up against the establishment Republican and Democrat MessAPolitico. This is not a job Matt Bevins needs. It isn't his career. I don't expect any double talk to save his butt.
These primary elections are the place to stop the MessAPolitico. Please go out and vote in the primaries in your states. Don't just rubber stamp the incumbents in the primaries. Vote for bringing back fiscal responsibility and leadership.
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