Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is currently facing a primary challenge from his right, delivered a simple message to activists present at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference: If Republicans retake the Senate, you can trust me.
“If I’m given the opportunity to lead the U.S. Senate next year, I won’t let you down,” McConnell assured those in attendance at the gathering outside Washington, D.C. “I will lead with integrity. We will fight tooth and nail for conservative reforms.”
After coming on stage with an antique firearm in hand, which he handed to retiring conservative favorite Sen. Tom Coburn, McConnell offered critiques of Obamacare; controversial recess appointments; the EPA; the IRS; big business taking advantage of government; and the Obama administration’s handling of Benghazi.
“President Obama and the Democratic Senate have literally failed American families. … Under this president and Harry Reid, the rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer, and the middle class is being squeezed like never before,” he said applause.
McConnell did not reference Kentucky businessman Matt Bevin, whom he is favored to easily beat in the May primary. Nor did he mention his likely general election challenger, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. Instead, McConnell’s remarks were aimed well past Election Day in November.
He vowed, “The U.S. Senate will be a place that Tom Coburn can be proud of again.”
McConnell to Conservatives: "I Won"t Let You Down"
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