Mitch McConnell preps for 2016 battle

Mitch McConnell spent years charting the Republican path back to power — and now he’s already plotting to make sure they don’t lose it.
The Kentucky Republican is quietly pushing his fellow Republican senators to beef up their political shops. He’s considering a new super PAC that could spend millions on Senate races. And he’s locking down operatives for another cycle who were key to GOP triumphs this month.
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The under-the-radar moves less than three weeks after the 2014 midterms and a month-and-a-half before...