Senator Approval Rating among home state voters - Sanders 1st, McConnell last

[IceSpear]

I donated to Grimes' campaign, but ended up voting for McConnell. Coal. Guns. Freedom. Hell yes.

You should really get an R-KY avatar

Yeah really. I don't necessarily mind Dixiecrats who are centrist or even conservative leaning, but what is the point if you're one of the ones who votes straight ticket Republican for everything from president to dog catcher? Or the ones that are right wing on basically every issue but just are too lazy to update their party registration? I mean, voting for Mitch McConnell as a Democrat? What possible excuse can there be for that? It would be like a Republican voting for Nancy Pelosi.

[IceSpear]

Yeah really. I don't necessarily mind Dixiecrats who are centrist or even conservative leaning, but what is the point if you're one of the ones who votes straight ticket Republican for everything from president to dog catcher? Or the ones that are right wing on basically every issue but just are too lazy to update their party registration? I mean, voting for Mitch McConnell as a Democrat? What possible excuse can there be for that? It would be like a Republican voting for Nancy Pelosi.

I voted straight ticket Democratic for the KY elections in 2015, including for Grimes. I intend to vote against Rand Paul in the Senate race this year.

I voted for McConnell because he was going to be Majority Leader, and his seniority allows him to bring home the bacon more effectively. McConnell's office has done a lot for people and businesses that are close to me. If the KY seat would have affected the balance of the Senate, I would have voted for Grimes, but it was clear to me that Landrieu, Pryor, etc. were going to lose, so I voted for a Republican, which is rare for me. Grimes tried to have her cake and eat it too regarding Obama, and I didn't feel she was ready for the Senate. It's one thing to distance yourself from Obama, but what she did was another thing altogether.

Fair enough.

On a side note, it's pretty interesting to hear someone basing their vote on bringing home the bacon. That used to be extremely common, but seems to be getting more and more rare these days.