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Situation. quite honestly i think if mitch mcconnell had stayed out of this race we would have ended up with mel brooks as the nominee and he would have won that easily. >> mel brooks the congressman from northern alabama who came in third in the primary. >> right. but i mean, also you have to remember that were it not for the tea party movement, we wouldn't have ted cruz and marcomarco rubio and some of these other senators. so while they want to think that mitch mcconnell has all the answers, that's not true. >> but if not for the tea party you wouldn't have the loss of sharon angle in nevad...