Originally Posted by kane

He broke his promises while campagining. He said he would not accept any campaign money from any politician who voted for the bank bailout. After winning the primary he then went to DC where McConnell threw him a $1,000 per plate dinner to help him raise money. BTW McConnell voted for the bailout. He justified this switch in position by saying that his hardline stance was mostly for the primaries, but now that he had won the primary election he felt his message had gotten across.

Translation: It takes a lot of money to win a senatorial campaign and he was unable to raise it on his own so he changed his position and took the money.