McConnell is so naturally likable his campaign had to
copy and paste a dog to demonstrate his warmth
It turns out buying "volunteer" enthusiasm is nothing new for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's reelection campaign: Even before reports surfaced that McConnell was offering all-expenses-paid travel and lodging for people to pose as enthusiastic locals on his most recent campaign bus tour, new FEC documents posted online by the Alison Lundergan Grimes campaign show his campaign was spending a ton of money to buy Mitch some love.
Specifically, the documents show, on September 19, September 22, and October 9, McConnell's campaign spent nearly $75,000 on airfare, food, and lodging for "volunteers" to show up at McConnell events. We won't know until the campaign is over just how much money McConnell had to spend to make it look like people like him, but this much is clear: It hasn't been cheap.
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