june 3rd, republican primary in mississip mississippi, betweened that cochran. the tea party has a lot riding on this contest. they need a big win after the losses this past tuesday, of course, they ve become quite the opera right now, some of us just as junkies can t get enough of the race and the race has gotten nasty attracting attention about questions were raised about whether the mcdaniel campaign had any involvement or prior knowledge of a supporter or blogger who was arrested of taking video of cochran s bed-ridden, dementiaed wife. with it becoming more nasty and personal, what happens if mcdaniel wins? how does the republican party get behind him as they jump down his throat on this one? mississippi s gop establishment has gone after mcdaniel hard. the committee has, of course,
supported the incumbent and contributed the maximum allowed to support the cochran campaign and what does the party do if mcdaniel is their candidate especially after this incident and with the fact that the democrats have a semi-credible candidate waiting in the wings. with travis childers any the gop established their way in getting the candidates they won. mcdaniel winning could up end that applecart in a way that maybe we have been paying attention to. it s a soap opera in mississippi, but it has long-term consequences for november. we ll be on the story. that s it for this edition of the daily rundown. coming up next is my friend chris jansing and she ll be talking to one of the five appointed to the committee on benghazi. i m meteorologist bill
if he was able to post a decent number, that will cause the outside groups to take a look at it. whether it s a club for growth or others who are not interested in picking up the candidate and they have to show lovability on their own. another point that is important is the calendar and how these take place. they will start with john corn in. and mitch mcconnell anded that cochran. if there is success from the outside groups at the beginning, that could snowball into the others or work in the opposite direction. vehicle quickly, it s a very special race. the cheneys versus enzi. this has nothing to do with ideology. this one is one that is not like the other. that was just the point i was going to make. i think it was cheney wanted to create this as she is the true conservative. mike enzi is among the most conservative members.
least 12 republicans do plan to vote against hagel. his confirmation, even though is he a republican himself. only two have said they would vote for him at this point. and they are mike joehand of nebraska anded that cochran of mississippi. many are predicting hagel will be confirmed. i think for a cabinet office, 51 votes is generally considered the right standard for the senate to set and at that level, i think he makes it but i don t think he makes it with a lot of room to spare. senator blunt is among those planning to vote against hagel citing too many inconsistencies, harris? harris: you know, stif with that margin that he mentioned the 51 votes you wouldn t need very many republicans to vote in favor, nevertheless. thank you very much. okay. in alabama, prayers for a little boy held hostage and for the bus driver tonight. first, the 5-year-old child being held inside an underground bunker for a sixth day. police still keeping in constant communication with the man susp