Posted on 07/07/2026 12:54:53 PM PDT by DFG
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As rumors continued to swirl throughout the nation's capital regarding his status, Senator Mitch McConnell's staff assured the public that his death would not prevent him from finishing his term.
News broke last week that the longtime Kentucky senator had been hospitalized after being found unresponsive in his Washington, D.C., home. Despite the uncertainty about his well-being, however, McConnell's staff said he would be more than fit to serve the remainder of his term even if he were dead.
"No one would know the difference," one McConnell staffer said. "Whether he's alive or not, the next several months would be just the same. We can assure the American people that, even if Senator McConnell should be confirmed dead in the coming weeks, they can expect the same level of focus and attention he has exhibited for the last several years."
Republicans remained confident that whether McConnell was alive or dead, they could count on the same insight they had received from him throughout his latest term in office. "He's always steady and consistent," one GOP senator said under the condition of anonymity. "Alive, dead, it's all the same to us. Honestly, I thought he'd been dead since 2022. Have you seen him?"
When a request was made for McConnell to comment on the reports, his office responded with silence, which was consistent with other responses from the senator in recent years.
At publishing time, McConnell's staff announced that he had changed his mind on retiring and would run for re-election, dead or alive.
Is he still dead?
Don’t get stung....
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a running bet.
Pining for the fjords?
Almost stung by the Bee
Too funny
“Mitch is far younger than his years and “running circles around aides” behind the scenes. . .”
When will he swim in the Potomac?
Can’t get the widow on the set unless you bring her back from China.
I’m sure he’ll vote in elections, too. /s
It would be funnier if it weren’t true.
Mitch has been selectively, “unresponsive,” throughout his senate career.
Auto joe auto mitch where’s the diff, what difference does it make?
Doubles did it and got by, china joe china mitch what’s the hitch.
We should rename him: Lich McConnell
The Undead Senator
6 Politicians Who Got Elected Despite Being Dead
Not even death could keep these officials off the ballot.
By
Colin Patrick
|
Sep 4, 2024
Their ghosts didn’t actually campaign.
During the 2018 midterm elections, a man named Dennis Hof—a Nevada reality TV star, brothel owner, and author of the book titled The Art of the Pimp—ran for the Nevada state legislature and handily won a seat representing the 36th Assembly District. There was just one problem: Hof was dead. He passed away just three weeks before the election.
While Hof’s situation was rare, it was not unprecedented. Here are a handful of other examples of people for whom death could not stand in the way of electoral victory.
Anthony DeLuca // Pennsylvania
Mel Carnahan // Missouri
Carl Geary // Tennessee
Harry Stonebraker // Missouri
Patsy Mink // Hawaii
Jenny Oropeza // California
https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/government-politics/4-dead-politicians-who-still-got-elected
When did his wife flee to China?
“When did his wife flee to China?”
3 days after he was hospitalized. I think most wives would be by their husband’s side. Planned trip? Could’ve been postponed
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