Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) won a resounding victory over Kentucky secretary of state Alison Lundergan Grimes, setting him up to take over as majority leader if the rest of the midterms go as expected.

With 20 percent of the votes counted, McConnell leads his Democratic opponent 56 to 41 percent.

“This is a chance to begin to save this country,” McConnell said as he rallied voters Monday night.

How Republicans go about doing that will depend on a few things, including how many seats they take tonight and how President Obama responds to the expected midterm defeats.

“The main goal is to see whether we can make progress for the country,” McConnell also said. “But obviously, the president is the only person who can sign something into law. So whether we can make much progress the next few years depends on him.”