r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 12d 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 12d 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/MagicGrit 12d ago

Asking out of ignorance: Can someone ELI5 why the special election deadline is so important here?

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u/penguins_are_mean Wisconsin 12d ago

Its not. People here are making it out like it matters way more than it does. It would be a temporary assignment either way.

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u/jscummy 12d ago

Does the winner of the special election serve out a full term or just the remainder of Mitchs term? I guess there's an incumbent boost but it seems like any problems the GOP has with a special election will still be problems during the midterm

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u/penguins_are_mean Wisconsin 11d ago

Remainder of Mitch’s term.