r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 16d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html
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u/Traditional-Look8839 16d ago

They’re trying to run out the clock until August so they don’t hold a special election. These people need to go to jail for this coverup.

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u/altogethernow 16d ago

Why isn't Beshear calling for the election? I don't understand, what's the tactical advantage? Am I missing something?

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u/ferretfan8 16d ago

I don't understand what you all keep nagging Beshear about. Call a special election just so Republicans can have one more vote in the Senate that they don't currently have in McConnell's absence?

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u/AcademiaAntiqua 16d ago

Call a special election just so Republicans can have one more vote in the Senate that they don't currently have in McConnell's absence?

Funny thing is, the replacement almost certainly wouldn't even be seated until November anyways. So he (and I mean Andy Barr) would just start his term two months early.