Sen. McConnell Defends Electability of Controversial GOP Mid Term Candidates

[Clip starts McCONNELL Primary ░░░░░░░░ is just beginning and ░░░░░░░░ m pretty optimistic we ░░░░░░░░ going to have what ░░░░░░░░ would consider a fully ░░░░░░░░ nominee in every one ░░░░░░░░ those states SWAN Well ░░░░░░░░ gave me four names ░░░░░░░░ have a few names ░░░░░░░░ you And I want ░░░░░░░░ start with Eric Greitens ░░░░░░░░ candidate that polls indicate ░░░░░░░░ be your GOP nominee ░░░░░░░░ Missouri Greitens said quote ░░░░░░░░ want to tell you ░░░░░░░░ Karl Rove and Mitch ░░░░░░░░ hear me now you ░░░░░░░░ disgusting cowards and we ░░░░░░░░ coming for you We ░░░░░░░░ no longer going to ░░░░░░░░ you not just to ░░░░░░░░ me and my kids ░░░░░░░░ to destroy this country ░░░░░░░░ this the sort of ░░░░░░░░ that you are looking ░░░░░░░░ Leader McConnell McCONNELL Laughs ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ comment about that SWAN ░░░░░░░░ mean mind you this ░░░░░░░░ a man accused of ░░░░░░░░ a woman up blindfolding ░░░░░░░░ taking nude photographs of ░░░░░░░░ for the purposes of ░░░░░░░░ then coercing her into ░░░░░░░░ acts Do you think ░░░░░░░░ is electable McCONNELL I ░░░░░░░░ the voters in the ░░░░░░░░ primary will take all ░░░░░░░░ that into account SWAN ░░░░░░░░ s a lot to ░░░░░░░░ into account Let s ░░░░░░░░ about a candidate you ░░░░░░░░ talked about Herschel Walker ░░░░░░░░ leading GOP candidate in ░░░░░░░░ vital Senate race in ░░░░░░░░ You endorsed him yet ░░░░░░░░ ex wife says he ░░░░░░░░ a pistol at her ░░░░░░░░ and said I m ░░░░░░░░ to blow your f ░░░░░░░░ brains out and an ░░░░░░░░ girlfriend has accused him ░░░░░░░░ threatening her life Why ░░░░░░░░ he a suitable candidate ░░░░░░░░ Herschel Walker has addressed ░░░░░░░░ issue repeatedly over the ░░░░░░░░ ten years I think ░░░░░░░░ s SWAN It is ░░░░░░░░ heck of an issue ░░░░░░░░ Well he admitted he ░░░░░░░░ had some troubles in ░░░░░░░░ life He s been ░░░░░░░░ exemplary citizen in recent ░░░░░░░░ He is a hero ░░░░░░░░ Georgia Almost every candidate ░░░░░░░░ had troubled periods SWAN ░░░░░░░░ mean I don t ░░░░░░░░ that almost every candidate ░░░░░░░░ pointed McCONNELL Look I ░░░░░░░░ t want to argue ░░░░░░░░ it I think Walker ░░░░░░░░ completely electable He is ░░░░░░░░ ahead at the beginning ░░░░░░░░ this race and we ░░░░░░░░ fully behind him.”