Daily Kos:
The Senate Conservatives Fund, a conservative political action
committee founded by Heritage CEO Jim DeMint when he was in the U.S.
Senate, has endorsed Kentucky businessman Matt Bevin, who is running a
tea party challenge against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in
the Kentucky GOP Senate primary next May. Louisville Courier-Journal:
"We have interviewed a lot of candidates this year and
Matt Bevin is one of the very best. He’s principled, passionate, and has
Ted Cruz-like courage,” said Matt Hoskins, the group’s executive
director, referring to Cruz, the U.S. senator from Texas, who led the
fight to shut down government in an effort to defund the Affordable Care
Act, also known as Obamacare.
So, if Kentucky Republicans are looking for the second coming of Ted Cruz, SCF says Matt Bevin is their man…
True to the headline, Sarah Palin is also making some pro-Bevin
noise, which is probably not the world’s best news for Mitch. Right now,
McConnell’s in a bona fide tossup with Democrat Alison Lundergan
Grimes, who he’s currently trailing by two points. Split the
conservative vote between McConnell and Bevin (who was previously
destined to be a footnote) and Grimes is the obvious beneficiary. DeMint
and Palin would be punishing Mitch McConnell, to be sure, but they’d
also be helping Grimes. Cutting off your nose to spite your face seems
to be a favorite Tea Party pastime.
