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Republican Senators Silent on McConnell Support

By Kent Cooper
Posted August 2, 2013 at 5:24pm

Two Republican senators who had received financial support in their election campaigns from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were silent yesterday when given a chance to endorse McConnell for his 2014 re-election.

NBC News reported Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, were silent when asked whether they would endorse McConnell over his tea party opponent, Matt Bevin.

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