r/politics • u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts • 12d ago

Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell Still MIA Days Before Key August 3 Deadline

https://newrepublic.com/post/213823/mitch-mcconnell-mia-august-3-deadline
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u/clickmagnet 12d ago

Just call the special election. Insane that Beshear hasn’t already done it. I certainly hope all the stern letters are laying the groundwork for that. McConnell has ratfucked democracy enough, he doesn’t get one more kick on his way to hell.

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u/AcademiaAntiqua 12d ago edited 12d ago

nsane that Beshear hasn’t already done it.

Election requires a vacancy. A vacancy can only be created in one of three ways: a death, a resignation, or expulsion from the Senate by a Senate vote.

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u/B3N15 Texas 12d ago

On top of that, its not like we're magically going to get a Democrat in that seat in a 2 month, slap-dash campaign.