I dunno... McConnell loved the 2008 an 2012 prez candidates, moderates like him... and they lost badly.
(Mediaite) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has had it with a cottage industry of conservatives in political media and the grassroots which has singled out him and other Republican officeholders for primary challenges. In an interview with The Washington Examiner, McConnell urged Republicans to “stand up to” conservatives who insist that McConnell’s brand of governing is tantamount to acquiescence to Democratic priorities.
“There were people who were basically afraid of (conservatives), frankly,” McConnell told the Washington Examiner in a lengthy interview. “It’s time for people to stand up to this sort of thing.”
