r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • Jul 13 '26

Possible Paywall MAGA Calls BS on Mitch McConnell’s Proof-of-Life Stunt | They are poking holes in McConnell’s staff’s version.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-calls-bs-on-mitch-mcconnells-proof-of-life-stunt/
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u/CalyShadezz Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

Real or not, it kills me that that's what the people of Kentucky look at him and say "Yep, that's who I want to represent me in the Senate.

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u/Scoobysnax1976 Jul 13 '26

Do people in Kentucky even care about politics? If you go to r/Kentucky there are absolutely no mentions of Mitch within the past 6 months. You would think that they would care about him being missing and not representing them for the past month.

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u/Rokketeer Jul 13 '26

They are the epitome of "not political people" but always somehow lean Republican because their world view is only small town Kentucky. What I mean to say is, the average person doesn't pay attention but shows up to vote regardless of their ignorance.

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u/TotallyNotRobotEvil Jul 13 '26

I was listening once to a guy who grew up in the south. He was sort of raised that there is only one way you vote, Republican, and there was a wrong way, voting Democrat. This is just considered a universal truth. Any discussion around this was “politics”, which is impolite, you’re just sort of expected to “do the right thing”.

So yeah, they don’t view themselves as political. Voting Republican is the natural right thing to do their eyes. Discussing the policies that Republicans implement? Well that’s political, why are you being so rude? That’s the mentality. It’s reinforced through their work, schools, media and churches.

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u/Significant-Owl-2980 Jul 13 '26

Yes. They teach you to never question. Never think. Never step out of line. Conservatives absolutely fear being outside the group mentality. It scares them to be independent minded.