Posted on 10/19/2022 9:08:23 AM PDT by cotton1706
At the height of Democratic momentum over the summer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell forecasted a grim outlook for Republican chances to win control of the chamber amid a number of flailing candidate performances and Democratic legislative victories.
Things have shifted dramatically in the two months since McConnell's prediction. Candidates once seen as threats to GOP victory—Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, even incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson in Wisconsin—are now legitimate contenders in next month's elections. And in a likely tight Senate campaign this cycle, McConnell has taken nothing for granted, boosting even fringe candidates like conspiracy-touting Republican Don Bolduc in a favorable race for Democrats in New Hampshire.
But McConnell's win-at-all-costs mantra could come back to haunt him—particularly as the party has begun embracing a more anti-establishment brand of candidate in this year's Senate elections.
Despite Republican leadership spending an estimated $23 million in New Hampshire this cycle, Bolduc said in a Wednesday interview with Politico he would refuse to support McConnell's re-appointment as Senate majority leader, a comment that came mere days after it was revealed in campaign finance reports that McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund had injected nearly $5 million into Bolduc's campaign.
"I have said no to that question, and I'm not backing off," Bolduc responded when asked whether he would agree to support McConnell as leader.
Though he didn't commit to an alternative choice for his party's leadership pending the election's outcome, Bolduc's comments come at a time some top Republicans have already begun positioning themselves for greater influence.
Some have raised the possibility of Florida Senator Rick Scott angling for party leadership after his eyebrow-raising decision to release his own midterm agenda for the party in February, while lower members of the totem pole have begun discussing their own futures following the retirement of
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But it should be!
Never underestimate the gopE to step in 💩. Just sayin’. Who would have thought a basement and ice cream shop campaign would landed us where we are now?
The GOP is what it is. Gutless Old Party.
The turtle needs to just go away...
Your time is over..
Also fine with a 235-200 House with Kevin no longer leading!
Now we know his job is safe if newsweak says otherwise
Its a strategy. You may not agree with it, but its just a strategy.
In my opinion, he should widen his scope, but we will see.
Good for the GOP for dumping money into New England. I am hopeful we will have some wins by sane people up there.
He took 6 million out of Arizona to give to Murkowski, a blue ribbon RINO. He wants people who do what he tells them to.
If not McConnell, then who? I don’t like him much but who would be majority leader in his place?
I think the Turtle’s going to retire. He’s been waiting for Kentucky to have a new governor.
“If not McConnell, then who? I don’t like him much but who would be majority leader in his place?”
Rick Scott of Florida or John Kennedy of Louisiana.
McConnell would prefer Thune.
There’re slim pickings because McConnell has prevented anybody from getting into HIS senate that he didn’t like.
“I think the Turtle’s going to retire. He’s been waiting for Kentucky to have a new governor.”
Yeah, since he helped remove the last one since that guy DARED to run against him for Senate in 2014 and then Trump helped him get elected governor in 2015.
Governor Behear was elected in 2019 so the earlies he will be gone is late year 2023.
That’s some good weed those liars are smoking. Everybody is a fringe candidate, not a good communist like they prefer.
“He took 6 million out of Arizona to give to Murkowski, a blue ribbon RINO. He wants people who do what he tells them to.”
Yup.
Now’s the time...but who?
“I don’t like him much but who would be majority leader in his place?”
Good point.
We need someone more corrupt and owned by special interests to be the majority leader—hard to find one!
Oh wait, there is the Lindsey creature....blackmailed by even more lobbyists than the turtle.
(Hint: Pick a senator randomly out of a hat—we would be much better off...)
Repeal the 17th Amendment!
Anyone would be better than McConnell.
Ping
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