blood fuel between senator
mcconnell and jim demint right
here in kentucky.
>> the mcconnell poll numbers,
right now whether he's polling
versus bevin, his primary
challenger, or polling versus
his democratic challenger aren't
great.
and he has the highest profile
you can possibly have in the
senate.
and i'm wondering why he thinks
pushing hard is going to be
pushing effectively.
what's the battle plan?
>> well, that was my first
question as well, when mitch
mcconnell unleashed this really
withering attack last week on
matt bevin, my first response
was, wow, this will backfire.
he will make matt bevin if bevin
can't make himself a candidate.
i think that while it looks like
senator mcconnell is operating
from a position of weakness, and
i agree, those poll numbers are
anemic at best, but he's sort of
feels like he's got the moxie,
he's got the blood and guts to
really sort of take on the matt
bevins of the world, the senate
conservative fund.
and he's the one, he thinks of
himself as...