Matt Bevin

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FILE - This Feb. 7, 2014 file photo shows Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Matt Bevin speaking in Fisherville, Ky. Bevin spoke at a rally in Kentucky meant to build support for legal cockfighting. The tea party-backed challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the event was billed as a states’ rights rally. Bevin told WHAS-AM in Louisville that he doesn’t condone cockfighting, but says he supports the rights of people to gather to talk about issues. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

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Strategists say Louisville businessman Matt Bevin has failed to gain traction in his race against Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, despite launching a series of attack ads against the Senate Majority Leader. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Matt Bevin, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to a gathering at the Spencer County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Fisherville, Ky. Bevin is running against Mitch McConnell R-Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin speaks at a meet and greet, Tuesday Jan. 14, 2014 in Henderson, Ky. The Louisville businessman is running against Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky's GOP primary next May. (AP Photo/The Gleaner, Mike Lawrence)

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Tom Barbour of New Haven, Ky., carries a sign in support of Matt Bevin during the Fancy Farm picnic in Kentucky in August. Mr. Bevin, a businessman, praised Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, as the new face of the conservative movement and blasted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who wrote the final debt deal with his Democratic counterpart Majority Leader Harry Reid. (Associated Press)