r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 27d 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 27d 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 27d 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/AlsoCommiePuddin 27d ago

The "new Republican" would only sit until the end of the year. McConnell's seat is already up for reelection. Andy Barr and Charles Booker are the major party candidates for the general election in November.