“After Republican primaries produced that horror show of candidates in two consecutive elections, probably costing the party control of the Senate, GOP leaders vowed that 2014 must be different,” Politico reports.
“But as Barack Obama learned the hard way, promising change is one thing, producing it is another. And while the GOP has clearly made headway this year curbing intraparty, resource-draining firefights that yield outside-the-mainstream nominees, it’s less apparent that the progress will be enough to net the six seats it takes to make Mitch McConnell majority leader.”
