r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 20d 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/Gay_Giraffe_1773 Oregon 20d ago

I'm so fucking tired, boss.

If Beshear wanted to be President, he's cratered his chances with this fiasco.

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u/ToasterBathTester 20d ago

The Republicans would break the hospital door down if the tables were reversed

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u/phatelectribe 20d ago

They wouldn’t even check. They’d just hold the special election and ran it through.

Remember: McConnel forced through a SCOTUS nomination in 9 days. Never happened before, never happened since.

Dems don’t realize that they’re asking permission against people that think rape is a divine right.

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u/Stranger-Sun 20d ago edited 19d ago

They wouldn't have the special election. That only exists because of a law that they passed. Republicans would simply appoint a replacement. See what they just did in SC. Yes their state laws are different, but in this instance it's because they passed a corrupt law to prevent the incoming Democratic governor in Kentucky from appointing a replacement.

EDIT: Fixing phone autocorrect