the united states senate. the candidates kicked off the political season, we re talking about the political season for next november, the world s largest barbecue in fancy farm, kentucky. this is real. this contest isn t just about the kentucky senate seat. it s a crucial front in the war for control of the united states senate and the future of legislation in this country. it s going to give about a early indication how this race looks. by the way, this is going to be one heck of a horse race. nbc news political reporter caseyy hunt and political and howard fineman were both in fans farm this weekend. casey, you were on the ground there. first of all, we know why it s important. he s the leader of the senate and will face an attack from his right. what s his biggest danger, the guy you saw over the weekend from his right or the woman you saw to his left, if you will? the democrat? at this point, his immediate danger is the guy to the right. and that s going to set him up for potenti
as mad as they are about government. he does it in a specific sense. he goes after things that need to be fixed. so pandering isn t going to sell? shirks not a panderer. for the first time in american history, pandering won t win? especially in a republican primary. i think americans are sick of platitudes. and his his gift is his outspokenness and his passion and his bluntness. but there is a difference between when he is mad about an issue or fired up when he is attacking a person or a question or a reporter or a voter. in the public tiff with rand paul a week ago, there was a sense that he was getting angrier and angrier. it s unpresidential behavior to seem like you re out of control. do you think he seems like he is out of control? when you re attacking a person like another senator or a voter who is in the room didn t we see john mccain get nominated, almost nominated another time, and he is known for his temper? how did that happen? bill clinton has an amazing
republican star might have reason to reject that deal. the republican-based law and one way to build a national profile right now is to win the gop s ongoing, no i m the most anti-obama politician contest. the contest isn t going to last forever. governors have to answer to non-republican voters who don t want their state missing out on billions in federal dollars and those who don t want to pay for uninsured patients that end up in the emergency rooms when the federal government is offering to pick up the tab and to insured voters who pay a higher premiums to compensate the hospitals for paying for uninsured people who the feds are willing to pay for understand ed. if mitt romney loses the election and republicans lose their last chance to repeal obama care dst care, the governors can t afford to hold the line long. when they decide to flip-flop on the issue, they will have an easy argument with which to do it. it will be a way to stick it to