Posted on 12/14/2021 6:16:19 PM PST by RandFan
Mitch McConnell is facing a frontal assault from emboldened pro-Trump Republicans eager to unseat him as the Senate’s GOP leader.
Why it matters: The Kentuckian has long been viewed as the most powerful Republican in Congress, a figure many in the party have feared turning into an enemy. His endurance has allowed him to reshape the Supreme Court and dictate much of the national political agenda for over a decade.
Taking on McConnell risks not only triggering his wrath in the Capitol but making candidate-critics vulnerable to targeting by his ample supply of campaign cash.
The challengers have been emboldened as Donald Trump has lambasted McConnell — giving them both political and financial cover.
"What is wrong with this Broken Old Crow?" the former president said in a statement tweeted by his spokesperson on Sunday. "He's hurting the Republican Senators and the Republican Party. When will they vote him out of Leadership?"
Between the lines: Kelly Tshibaka, a primary challenger to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), said Monday that “when I defeat Murkowski and become Alaska’s next U.S. senator, I will not support Mitch McConnell as leader.
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Ditch Mitch. Vote him out. Needs half the conference to do it...
Should be a litmus test for any GOP Senate Candidate - Will support McConnell as the GOP Senate Leader? Yes or No?
McConnell is the personification of all that is wrong with the GOP. He’s an Enemy of We The People.
We need to elect new blood in DC to extricate these weasels.
Not just Mitch, but ALL of Mitch’s bitches.
Grahamnesty, Murkowsky, Hoeven, Rubio, Tillis, Burr, Lankford, Cornyn, Hyde-Smith, Collins, Sasse, Shelby, Ernst, Blunt, McConnell, Wicker, Portman, Toomey, Rounds, Thune, Daines, Crapo, Cramer, Boozman, Scott, Scott, Cassidy, Capito, Fischer, Moran, Lee, Risch, Sullivan, Barasso and Romney are all Bush League Republicans.
Mitch just killed the Filibuster and now the Dems will triple the national debt
Blank check. Unreal.
“...the former president said in a statement tweeted by his spokesperson...”
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Who dat?
He’s just another UniParty hack doing what UniParty hacks do.
He’s beholden to the Chinese...just ask his wife.
Without a doubt, he needs to be gone....now.
Lord God willing, let it be so.
He’s a poster boy for term limits.
This is shaping up to be the Roy Moore fiasco all over again. I’m not McConnell’s biggest fan, but who are these people going to support for Senate leader? Is there a Republican senator out there who has announced a challenge to McConnell’s leadership post? If not, then who is Tshibaka going to support — Chuck Schumer??
Name names. I have not read of ONE sitting GOP Senator being unhappy with China Mitch. He is going to be majority leader in the Senate should the GOP take control in 2022 because the GOP Senate cloakroom wants a weak leader that allows mavericks to roam. McConnell fits that bill to a T.
Repeal of the 17th Amendment would be nice as well.
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