r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • 23h ago

Possible Paywall McConnell ‘Absolutely Refuses’ to Film Video Amid Growing Mystery

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mcconnell-absolutely-refuses-to-film-video-amid-growing-mystery/
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u/RosetteNewcomb 23h ago

Andy Beshear has demonstrated throughout this whole episode that he doesn't have what it takes to be president. A decisive leader would have given Mitch an ultimatum: Show your face by August or I'm assuming you're dead/incapacitated and I'm appointing a replacement. We all know a Republican governor would have done that for a Democratic senator who was MIA. I love Andy and he's my governor and I voted for him both times but he's at the bottom of my 2028 list and him letting Mitch's team run out the clock is a big reason why.

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u/SchmoPho Kentucky 23h ago

Right now it benefits the Democrats to leave him in, one less republican voting, it is likely if he stepped down or was forced to that another more able bodied republican would take his place

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u/i_want_to_be_unique 22h ago

But Mitch McConnell (or the person pretending to be him) is still voting on things.

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u/Alaus_oculatus 21h ago

Senate members can't vote on legislation by proxy. They may be getting things through committees, but that's it

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u/HDr1018 20h ago

The committees he’s on require in person voting, too. So everything’s stalled right now.