McConnell wins election, poised to run Senate

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is poised to take over as majority leader of the next Senate after easily winning what was billed as a tough re-election race. Now his GOP will try to set the agenda in the final two years of Democrat Barack Obama’s presidency.

McConnell’s victory came early in a night of decisive Republican victories around the country, giving the GOP a majority in both chambers. McConnell, who easily won his sixth term after earlier predictions that he was in jeopardy, has not revealed his priorities, telling reporters in recent weeks that the time wasn’t right yet to announce Republican plans.

McConnell trounced Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, the 35-year-old Secretary of State, by 15 points in Tuesday’s election.

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