Cochran Dismisses Tea Party

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) told WLOX he wasn’t trying to embrace the Tea Party even though he has a primary challenger in Chris McDaniel (R) who associates himself with the movement.

Said Cochram: “The Tea Party is something I don’t really know a lot about. It’s a free country. We have open opportunities for people to participate in the election process.”

McDaniel responded: “It’s a shame because the Tea Party is a mass movement of people that really care about this country.”