Paul: New GOP Class Will 'Challenge' McConnell
Politico reports:
Rand Paul, the Republican Senate nominee in Kentucky, says that if he’s elected he would not be an automatic vote for the state’s senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who did not back him in the primary but supports him now.
“We will challenge him from day to day, but there will be many areas in which we agree,” Paul said during an appearance Tuesday on CNN’s “American Morning.”
“Most Republicans think we’re spending too much, the deficit’s too high. But sometimes when we’ve gotten in power, we’ve gone along and not really stayed the course,” he added. “I will be one who will say to Republicans in my party, ‘We do need to stay the course and go ahead and balance our budget.’”
McConnell endorsed Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson in the GOP primary. But in an interview with POLITICO on Monday, the Senate minority leader predicted a Paul victory and said he looked forward to working with the tea party favorite in the Senate.
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