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It is safe to call the Kentucky primary race between Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and challenger Matt Bevin a nasty contest.

The latest offensive from McConnell says his Tea Party-backed opponent isn't just misleading the public about his past, but argues Bevin may have committed a criminal act in the process that could be grounds for imprisonment.

From the outset McConnell's ruthless campaign told voters Bevin, a Louisville businessman and investor, was an "East Coast con man" whom they couldn't trust.

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"This latest revelation is disqualifying. It goes beyond character problems and into criminal concerns," says one McConnell campaign aide.

The so-called "annihilation" strategy comes at a ripe moment in the Republican primary. Bevin's national exposure is growing with an endorsement from the Senate Conservatives Fund along with appearances on the shows of conservative commentators such as Glenn Beck and Lou Dobbs.

The Kentucky GOP primary is also on the radar of top conservative activists including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Anemic fundraising numbers means Bevin hasn't been up with a TV ad message in weeks to take advantage of the brewing GOP civil war.

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But it had appeared McConnell would not have to worry about such a challenge in his own backyard, and he had successfully quashed his GOP insurgency with vocal support from fellow U.S Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., two Tea Party favorites who advised against a primary challenge.

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Waiting to see how far Bevns 7 digit check goes