A national conservative organization is endorsing the Tea Party challenger in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race.
FreedomWorks says it will invest as much as $500,000 to help Matt Bevin defeat Senator Mitch McConnell in this year’s Republican primary. FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe wasquoted by the Courier-Journalas saying his group believes Bevin is “an exceptional candidate” who has support from grassroots conservative activists across the commonwealth.
FreedomWorks champions candidates who say they want smaller government, and has earned a reputation for not being afraid to challenge established GOP lawmakers.
Bevin, a Louisville businessman and Tea Party activist, has attacked McConnell as a Washington insider who has betrayed conservatives by repeatedly voting to increase the debt ceiling.
McConnell has said he is confident he will win the GOP primary, and has a huge fundraising advantage over Bevin.
