The race for former GOP Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnell's seat continues to be a battle as declared candidates debate who has closer ties to the outgoing senator.Congressman Andy Barr, former gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron and businessman Nate Morris, who are all currently running for his soon-vacant seat, have not held back when it comes to accusing each other of whos closer to the longtime senator.Cameron, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump in his Kentucky governors race defeat to Democrat Andy Beshear in 2023, served as legal counsel to McConnell from 2015 to 2017. President Trump noted in aTruth Social post that "Daniel Cameron lost because he couldnt alleviate the stench of Mitch McConnell."GOV. BESHEAR WEIGHING 2028 DEMOCRATIC BID FOR PRESIDENCYHowever, the former gubernatorial candidate zeroed in on Nate Morriss ties to McConnell in a statement to Fox News Digital."Nate Morris has an authenticity problem," Cameron told Fox. "He got his start in politics working for McConnell.""Now, he pretends there is some virtue in taking cheap shots at an 83-year-old man," Cameron added. "Nates not brave, hes an opportunist. That explains why he thought it was a good idea to build a company that was opposed to the America First Agenda in every way, from hiring Obama strategist David Plouffe to sit on his board to pushing radical DEI policies and supporting BLM."Morris served as an intern during his sophomore year of college in McConnells office in 2000 and has publicly donated to the former leader's senate committee, per public filings, on several occasions. One donation included a personal maximum of $2,600 in 2014."Im proud to be the only candidate in this race fighting for President Trumps agenda, not Mitch McConnells," Morris told Fox News Digital.KENTUCKY OUTSIDER'S CAMPAIGN VOW TO 'CLEAN UP' WASHINGTON, DC GOES VIRALConor McGuinness, a spokesperson for Morris, honed in on both Barr and Cameron in a statement to Fox."Just last year Andy Barr went on TV to proclaim Mitch McConnell was his mentor and said he wouldnt oppose McConnell for as long as he is in office," McGuiness said. "Daniel Camerons last Twitter post [on a previously run account] is a glowing tribute to his friend and mentor Mitch McConnell. Kentuckians know that Andy Barr and Daniel Cameron are fully-owned subsidiaries of Mitch McConnell and that Nate Morris is the only candidate Kentuckians can trust to bring an end to McConnell Inc."As for Barr, his initial senate campaign fundraiser featured a number of McConnells previous donors as seen in an event flyer obtained by Fox News Digital, including GOP National Committeeman John McCarthy. McCarthy is a state lobbyist for the former senate leader anddescribes himself as an "avid fundraiser and advisor to US Senator Mitch McConnell."GAINES, REP. BARR TEAM UP FOR WOMENS SPORTS BILL: NOT A 'SOUTH PARK' SKIT ANYMORE"Kentucky needs a Senator whos been in the fightnot learning on the job or jumping on the bandwagon late," Barr told Fox News Digital."Im the only candidate whos actually helped deliver the America First agenda and stood with President Trump when it mattered most. We need a proven conservative who gets results, not a phony trying to ride MAGA coattails to the Senate," Barr added.McConnells reputation in the Bluegrass State is not what it used to be, despite his more than 40 years serving as one of two US senators from Kentucky. The former senate leader scored just a2% "very favorable" rating in June 2024.He scoreda 6% approval rating in December 2023.McConnells reputation faced heavy criticism from Republicans aftercondemning President Donald Trump as "practically and morally responsible for provoking the events" that occurred on January 6th, as well as voting against Trumpcabinet appointees Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Secretary of Labor.Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and Sen. McConnells office but did not receive responses.