The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 24, 2010 Sen. McConnell Urges GOP to Back Rand Paul ------------------------------------------ In Kentucky, Republican leaders gathered on Saturday for the first time since Tuesday’s primary. Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mc Connell of Kentucky urged all Republicans to back Rand Paul in the general election. Sen. Mitch Mc Connell: "The only way you make public policy in this country is to win general elections. And that’s why we’re here today, to send a clear and unmistakable message to every Republican in Kentucky that we’re going to elect Dr. Rand Paul to the United States Senate." .