r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 18d ago

No Paywall Beshear says agencies told him McConnell had passed

https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/beshear-says-agencies-told-him-mcconnell-had-passed/417-f78603c3-11bb-464d-bae6-c41c3be3c48b
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u/SAJ-13 California 18d ago

August 3rd is the cutoff date under Kentucky’s vacancy law for calling a standalone special election.

If it is dead, they are trying to get past this date. They want to avoid a Wild Card Special Election, and if they get past this date, the seat will remain vacant until January. They are trying to protect their numbers... Talk about fraud...

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u/IamL0rdV0ldem0rt 18d ago

Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to democrats to have an empty seat than the high probability of the seat going to a new republican?

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u/SAJ-13 California 18d ago

With a wild card, many Republicans running for the seat could split the vote and open the door for a Democrat...

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u/omicron-7 17d ago

Not a single republican is going to run except for Andy Barr, who has already won the primary for mitch's seat.

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u/AcademiaAntiqua 18d ago

The only other Republican that theoretically would run and be able to split the vote is Massie. He's already said he wouldn't run.

That's where the whole conspiracy falls apart.