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If McConnell has died, will Kentucky actually appoint a real conservative?
JULY 7, 2026 | Jonty30

Posted on 07/06/2026 4:40:23 PM PDT by Jonty30

Im just wondering because, from the outside itvappears that Kentuckians view things from a local perspective and not the national perspective.


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1 posted on 07/06/2026 4:40:23 PM PDT by Jonty30
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To: Jonty30

He’s in Kentucky, which is one of the few states that require a special election to fill a seat. The governor doesn’t make the choice.


2 posted on 07/06/2026 4:42:17 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king
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To: Jonty30

They won’t pull the plug until his term is up.


3 posted on 07/06/2026 4:44:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Israel über alles.)
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To: Bob Wills is still the king

If the seat is open before August 3rd, there will be an election. Massie will run as an independant to spite Trump, split the vote, and elect a D.


4 posted on 07/06/2026 4:45:01 PM PDT by The Free Engineer
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To: Jonty30

I always find it interesting that KY routinely elected both Rand and McConnell for decades. They are two completely different men.


5 posted on 07/06/2026 4:52:06 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: The Free Engineer

The Republican candidate for the open seat. Republican Andy Barr has a commanding money lead in the race. His dem opponent, former state Representative Charles Booker • FEC S6KY00385; 29 Apr 26; Tot $508,684; Dsb $368,375 to Andy $9 million.

Massie is not going to run for a useless seat that he would hold for two months when the Senate is mostly not in session. He is a sitting member of congress until January 3, 2027


6 posted on 07/06/2026 4:52:53 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: Bob Wills is still the king

I read somewhere that the KY legislature picks 3 names and then the Governor appoints a temporary Senator from those 3 names until an election can be held.


7 posted on 07/06/2026 4:55:44 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

You read wrong information


8 posted on 07/06/2026 4:59:10 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: Jonty30

“Mitchie McConnell’s dead
No, no, no, no, he’s outside, looking in

Mitchie McConnell’s dead
No, no, no, no, he’s outside, looking in

Elaine will fly his astral plane
Takes you trips around the bay
Brings you back the same day
Mitchie McConnell... Mitchie McConnell...


9 posted on 07/06/2026 5:00:14 PM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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They will keep him “alive” so he can be part of blocking the SAVE America act.


10 posted on 07/06/2026 5:01:26 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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If McConnell is dead or dying, why did his wife flee to China and hasn’t come back?


11 posted on 07/06/2026 5:05:43 PM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: Steven Scharf

No, he read the right information. The rat gov has promised to appoint a democrat. So wha’ does it all mean? The courts will settle it and buy time for the rats. That’s the game.


12 posted on 07/06/2026 5:06:46 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Steven Scharf

Actually I just looked it up and from 2021 the Kentucky governor had to pick an interim replacement from 3 names submitted by the previous senator’s party.

They just changed the rules so that now there will be a special election held within 8 weeks of the announcement of the vacancy.


13 posted on 07/06/2026 5:07:11 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: blackdog

Occums Razor. She’s a ChiCom plant.


14 posted on 07/06/2026 5:27:16 PM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real..)
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To: Jonty30

I hope his replacement doesn’t have a Chinese wife.


15 posted on 07/06/2026 5:28:29 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Enoch Powell warned us about Rivers of Blood. Well, I sure hope they're coming. It's the only fix.)
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To: blackdog

That is the question of the day here.
Worst thought, she placed herself beyond thecabikity of thecUS to prosecute her.


16 posted on 07/06/2026 5:31:22 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Im so glad I bought bitcoin at $120,000. I wouldnt have have known how else to spend $58000)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

It’s not a “rule” it’s the Law.

Special Election. But the governor is a Democrat, so who knows


17 posted on 07/06/2026 5:32:12 PM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: Paul R.

Good one. I saw what you did there.


18 posted on 07/06/2026 5:44:49 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.)
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To: Jonty30

NO... It’s Kentucky, man.


19 posted on 07/06/2026 5:45:59 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Jonty30

Biden was brain dead for four years.


20 posted on 07/06/2026 5:51:25 PM PDT by bwest
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