 In 2014, Handel described herself as an "unwavering conservative fighter" rather than a "go along to get along" Republican.In the campaign for the 2014 Senate seat, she said that she would be a Senator in the mold of Ted Cruz, and called on Mitch McConnell to resign from the Republican leadership of the Senate.In 2014, "Politico" described her as "a Palin-style conservative".