Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., may come across as soft-spoken, but don’t let that fool you: He’s got sharp elbows and a sharp staff, and when you come at him, you’d best not miss.

Alison Lundergan Grimes, McConnell’s Democratic challenger, released a video on Monday featuring the Democratic Senate candidate talking about her plans for Kentuckians, emphasizing that she is not like President Obama, an extraordinarily unpopular figure in the Bluegrass State. Late last month, a CNN poll found that Obama’s approval rating in Kentucky is only 29 percent.