Mitch McConnell is so unpopular only 9% of his campaign cash came from his home state

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By Oliver Willis -
July 17, 2019

Kentucky isn't financing Mitch McConnell's reelection campaign — tax scam beneficiaries are.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell only received 9% of his reelection campaign donations from his home state of Kentucky, reflecting poorly on his popularity there.

McConnell reported that his committee took in just over $3 million in the most recent quarter ending June 30.

"The biggest blocks of contributions during the period came from two global financial services firms based in New York: 29 people with Blackstone Group made contributions totaling $95,400; and 14 executives of KKR & Co. are listed as giving a combined $51,000," the Louisville Courier-Journal reported on Wednesday.

McConnell was instrumental in passing the GOP's tax scam legislation, which favored major corporations, like those who have now donated to his campaign.

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November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough...............................

[leftieNanner]

1. Seeing Mitch lose his Senate seat

Would be MOST delicious!

Come on Kentucky! You can do it!

[BigmanPigman]

2. That would be like Christmas, my birthday, New Year's, etc

all rolled into one. "Ding dong the Mitch is dead, the wicked Mitch is dead...".

[leftieNanner]

4. I'm thinking abject humiliation

Would be about right for him!

[BigmanPigman]

5. He would crawl into his shell and disappear...

until his wifey comes to his rescue. He is the type who can dish it out but can't take it. Humiliation would do the trick. I'd like him to be further humiliated by having the public find out he took Russian money.

[leftieNanner]

7. I would like to see him impoverished

Lose all of his money that was likely ill-gotten anyway. He and Trump can get an apartment in the projects together.

[Leghorn21]

3. Thanks, Oleg!

mobster fuckers

fuck off

[LonePirate]

6. Please do not conflate the paltry donations from his poor state with its deeply red voting patterns.

[RockRaven]

8. *So corrupt* would be a better explanation. He rakes is tons of cash total, so the low %

doesn't say much about how unpopular he is in KY, rather how readily bribed he is by non-KY-ians.

[kacekwl]

9. That begs the question,

Who is he popular with ? Hmmmm..

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. help us ditch Moscow Mitch!

Even trumpers around here say he's been there too long. He's vulnerable. Unrelenting advertisements should blanket the airwaves.

[demosincebirth]

11. He still wins, though.

[beachbum bob]

12. Unfortunately, democratic opponents don't know how to turn this around on

McConnel....what does it take to run a smart campaign against a person as corrupt as McConnel????

[TomSlick]

13. It will be an interesting race.

I predict the most expensive race in Senate history. McConnell will have no end of fat-cats willing to cut checks and McGrath will get money from people all over the country to dearly hate McConnell. It is a good time own a Kentucky TV or radio station.

[Takket]

14. Even if he gets less votes, Russia and drumpf will keep him around. He will win.