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No Word on Democratic Opponent for McConnell

No Word on Democratic Opponent for McConnell
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By AP
Aug. 20, 2012 | SHELBYVILLE, KY
By AP Aug. 20, 2012 | 03:13 PM | SHELBYVILLE, KY
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he expects to be "the biggest target in the country" for Democrats in his bid for re-election in 2014, though no challenger has stepped forward yet.

McConnell told reporters Monday that he's confident Democrats will field a good candidate and that he's preparing accordingly.

Kentucky's senior senator had banked more than $6 million by the end of June for his re-election campaign, which is still more than two years away.

The early start in fundraising sends a not-so-subtle message to potential Democratic challengers that McConnell is bent on winning a sixth term. He spent $20 million on his last election and won by 6 percentage points to become the longest serving U.S. senator in Kentucky history.


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