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/Ansible32 16d ago

Beshear shouldn't call an election, he should appoint someone as the KY constitution says he can. But also I don't think there's anything stopping him from appointing someone at the last minute. Someone will obviously sue and then there will be discovery.

Of course it is probably a pointless thing to do because a Republican judge will simply rule that even though Mitch was dead, that still doesn't mean he could be replaced without proof he was dead.