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Bench. well im here to tell you tonight my fellow kentuckians, i am not an empty dress, i am not a rubberstamp and i am not a cheerleader. i am a strong kentucky woman who is an independent thinker, who when i am kentuckys next united states senator, the decisionize will make will be best for the people of the commonwealth of kentucky. not partisan interests. [ applause ] as kentucky, kentuckys next united states senator, ill answer to the people of this state. i wont answer to the president, no...

>> now mitch mcconnell wants to tell you who i am. and he has said -- he claims that kentucky will be lost if we trade in his seat for a woman kentucky woman who he believes will sit on the back bench. well with, im here to tell you tonight, my fellow kentuckyians. i am a not an empty dress, a rubber stamp or a cheerleader. im a strong kentucky woman whos an independent thinker and the decisions i make will be whats best for the people of the commonwealth of kentucky, not partisan interests. [ a...

Will speak for myself and no kentucky woman, mitch mcconnell, will sit on the back bench. we all know washington is broken, its not working for kentucky. and after 30 years, it is mitch mcconnell at the center of the gridlock, obstruction and extreme partisanship that we see. kentucky is tired of a senator who proudly calls himself the doctor of no, the guardian of gridlock. i am running because kentucky deserves better. we deserve a senator for the people of this state. [ applause ] this electi...

Kentucky. [ applause ] senator mcconnell, this race is between you and me. thats the name that appears on the ballot. and as you said -- as you said so many years ago -- it is my number one priority to make sure mitch mcconnell doesnt see another term. >> now, mitch mcconnell, he wants to tell you who i am and he said, he claims that kentucky will be lost if we trade in his seat for a kentucky woman who he believes will sit on the back bench.

>> i will answer to the people of the state and not answer to the president no matter who he or she might be. as proud kentucky woman, i will speak for myself and no kentucky woman, mr. mcconnell, will sit on the back bench. >> margie, speaking of the polling, this is a statistical dead heat, and this is a contest that everybody is watching. it is critical to take control of the senate, and what are you looking for now that mitch mcconnell won so handily last night? >> well, he is hailed as a he...

Believes will sit on the backbench. well, im here to tell you tonight my fellow kentuckians, im not an empty dress. im a rubber stamp and i am not a cheerleader. im a strong kentucky woman who is an independent thinker who when im kentuckys next united states senator, the decisions i make will be whats best for the people of the commonwealth of kentucky and not partisan interests. >> there you have it. lets talk more about this. a cnn political commentator and opinion columnist for "the new york...

>> its joe and mika. with us is a republican governor from kansas, governor sam brownback. >> you guys go back. third game, dont let me down. dont let me down. come on, you get the trophy, baby. its like ali holding up the trophy. dont let them take the belt away! >> classmate of joes. >> oh, good lord. >> he was a real bomb thrower on the back bench all night. >> oh, my lord. such a bomb thrower and what they all say, sam. >> he was. he was. >> i make all of you guys tired. i have to say this, ...

Swing votes in new jersey. cory booker is going to be an impatient man when hes in the u.s. senate. this is not somebody who will enjoy being in the back bench. its going to be interesting to watch. >> what else? >> move on. i want to show you speaking of rabble rouze erke rousers in th. ted cruz. the republican party really is divided in two camps. half identifies with the tea party, half identifies with the non-tea party, and you see

Cory booker is going to be an impatient man when hes in the u.s. senate. this is not somebody who will enjoy being in the back bench. its going to be interesting to watch. >> what else? >> move on. i want to show you speaking of rabble rouze erke rousers in th. ted cruz. the republican party really is divided in two camps. half identifies with the tea party, half identifies with the non-tea party, and you see

Will be voting somewhere this tuesday. harry reid will get one democratic senator. we know cory booker is going to win. he sort of limped along, steve lonegan. he even had sarah palin campaigning with him yesterday. swing votes in new jersey. cory booker is going to be an impatient man when hes in the u.s. senate. this is not somebody who will enjoy being in the back bench. its going to be interesting to watch. >> what else? >> move on. i want to show you speaking of rabble rousers in the senate...