to be, there s great relationships in the senate. our problem in the senate is leadership of the senate, not members of the senate. unpopular senate minority leader mitch mcconnell up for re-election in 2014. according to a poll, only 17% will vote for mitch mcconnell, no matter who runs against him. 34% will vote against mcconnell, no matter who runs against him, and 44% will wait to see who his opponent is. if mcconnell survives a republican primary challenge, his general election opponent will likely be, we hope, actress and activist ashley judd. we, of course, being the political media who would love to see a movie star run for anything. according to former kentucky political reporter howard fineman, ashley judd has told advisers she will announce her candidacy in early may.
the senate is not nearly as dysfunctional as it is made out to be, there s great relationships in the senate. our problem in the senate is leadership of the senate, not members of the senate. unpopular senate minority leader mitch mcconnell up for re-election in 2014. according to a poll, only 17% will vote for mitch mcconnell, no matter who runs against him. 34% will vote against mcconnell, no matter who runs against him, and 44% will wait to see who his opponent is. if mcconnell survives a republican primary challenge, his general election opponent will likely be, we hope, actress and activist ashley judd. we, of course, being the political media who would love to see a movie star run for anything. according to former kentucky political reporter howard fineman, ashley judd has told