Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday sharply criticized a Democratic super PAC working against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), saying its tweets about the race of McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, are inappropriate.
From Carl: Shame on KY group for repugnant attack on Sen. McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao. No place for that in America.
— Senator Carl Levin (@SenCarlLevin) February 27, 2013
The group’s Twitter account suggested in a tweet this month that Chao’s Chinese heritage led McConnell to favor outsourcing to China. It also tweeted old rumors that McConnell is gay.
Levin is the first big-name Democrat to publicly denounce the group — something Republicans called for after the story broke Tuesday.
Update 4:54 p.m.: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) has joined Levin in denouncing the group:
As someone who has suffered thru mean hateful unfair attacks on my spouse I condemn the attacks against @mitchmcconnell ‘s spouse. Ugly.
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) February 27, 2013
