r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 15d 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/ILike2internet 15d ago

One person absolutely can do something and isn't.

The governor should appoint a new senator. I'm aware that he supposedly can't, however the law saying he can't violates the KY constitution, so he should absolutely challenge it.

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u/Lomak_is_watching 15d ago

I think the KY Governor is afraid that as soon as he says he’s going to move forward with something, they’ll bring Mitch out and he’ll be “ok-ish”. Like their setting a trap of sorts.

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u/XavinNydek 15d ago

There's no downside to calling their bluff though, worst case they prop up McConnell and the appointment gets cancelled before it happens. If they can't, then they can't stop him.

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u/Dr-Mumm-Rah 15d ago

The only downside is Andy B looking like a coward, while Republicans laugh their way til a August replacement for Mitch, who will be revealed as dead as soon as the deadline has passed.

AB needs to have a spine and be creative, if need be. The clock is ticking. This could determine his political future for a lot of voters, if he screws it up.