West Virginia's WVNS TV, whose broadcast market extends into Eastern Kentucky, catches up with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and asks him about his campaign's tactic of reimbursing supporters to show up and generate enthusiasm at events:
McCONNELL: Uh, I'm not sure what to say about that, ma'am. That's a Josh Holmes [McConnell's campaign manager] question, it strikes me.
But while McConnell refused to answer the question about whether or not his campaign is paying people to support him at campaign events, he was eager to talk about the enthusiastic crowds showing up at his events:
REPORTER: What the Grimes campaign is saying is that you're paying supporters to come to events.
McCONNELL: We've got a lot of enthusiastic supporters. You've seen them at every stop. And I'm happy to have them.
Well, yeah. We know people are showing up and cheering, Mitch. And it's great that you're happy to have them. The question, however, is about why you need to pay them. And given the fact that you are still in jeopardy despite having served 30 years in the Senate, the reason is obvious: People in Kentucky just don't like Mitch McConnell very much.
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