Meet Nate Morris' voters: The Republicans cheering his jabs at McConnell

Senate candidate Nate Morris hasn't been shy in his campaign criticism of retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell.

McConnell is a towering figure for the Kentucky GOP, and Morris' message has turned off some Republicans. But others say the state is "ready for a change" in Washington, D.C.

In an interview, McConnell declined to speak about Morris. But he defended his record and approval in the state.

Susan Nunnelley came to Nate Morris' town hall prepared.

On her head was a hat embroidered with five words: "Rid the stench of Mitch." And in her hand was a gift for the new father and Republican U.S. Senate candidate she currently expects to vote for next May: a onesie for his young son with a message nodding to his ads playing on TVs across Kentucky — "Not a McConnell boy."

"It just came to me a