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Don’t Blame McConnell
National Review ^ | September, 13, 2022 | The Editors

Posted on 11/14/2022 10:07:14 AM PST by conservative98

Election defeats naturally create circular firing squads, but the last few days have seen a more directed effort to put Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against a wall and shoot him at dawn.

The MAGA forces in the party, eager to deflect blame from Donald Trump for the failure to take the Senate, are pointing fingers at McConnell. Trump himself wrote on his Truth Social network, “It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault.” Meanwhile, there is agitation in the caucus to delay this week’s scheduled leadership vote in the hopes that some viable alternative to McConnell will emerge.

There are legitimate criticisms of McConnell, who retains the support of the lion’s share of his caucus, but most of the case against him is malicious and ill-conceived.

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Mitch McConnell, who won’t be the Senate leader forever, isn’t flawless. But Republicans could do worse, and if they were somehow to dump him in a stupid and chaotic coup, would.

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1 posted on 11/14/2022 10:07:14 AM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

This is why so many conservatives have abandoned NR. It’s a predictably pseudo-conservative publication. It’s a surrogate for McConnell. Has been for a long time.https://t.co/f0kxePnzpZ— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) November 14, 2022


2 posted on 11/14/2022 10:07:31 AM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

NR=BS.


3 posted on 11/14/2022 10:08:57 AM PST by gibsonguy ( )
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To: conservative98

The “Blame” goes to those coward into silence about vote fraud, refusing to examine the evidence.


4 posted on 11/14/2022 10:09:41 AM PST by G Larry ( "woke" means 'stupid enough to fall for the promotion of every human weakness into a virtue')
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To: conservative98
vMitch McConnell .... isn’t flawless. But Republicans could do worse

So stick with McConnell. Deepstate dip$4its

5 posted on 11/14/2022 10:10:58 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: conservative98
Deep State Rises


6 posted on 11/14/2022 10:11:44 AM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: conservative98

so b!tch is NOT in charge of dolling out campaign money and starved winnable races???


7 posted on 11/14/2022 10:12:13 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: conservative98

no! Wrong!

Mitch has been a problem for a long time! The election just highlighted how bad he is for this country.

No circular firing squad! We have been after him for a long time


8 posted on 11/14/2022 10:12:34 AM PST by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW) )
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To: conservative98

Reason why we haven’t supported National Review since disco was king.


9 posted on 11/14/2022 10:13:32 AM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: conservative98

Trump gave us relief from McConnell in 2016. Maybe it’s time again. One thing is for sure: When McConnell runs the show, our vote DOES NOT COUNT!!!!!!


10 posted on 11/14/2022 10:13:46 AM PST by RatRipper
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To: conservative98

Thanks for the advice NR, what else do you recommend? Sticking a fork in the electric socket? Calling the biggest dude at the a bar a dress wearing fairy? Believing a Democrat?


11 posted on 11/14/2022 10:15:05 AM PST by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good By Ellen)
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To: conservative98

Does everyone remember the special all-Never-Trumper issue?
All that hate and disdain for the man who did more than all the staffers and writers for National Review did in decades?
And won without them.


12 posted on 11/14/2022 10:15:15 AM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: conservative98

Election defeats?

Where we defeated ?!?

Or were we defrauded ?!?

Yet again.

Take a firm strong stand against the FRAUD or be replaced !


13 posted on 11/14/2022 10:15:17 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: conservative98

National Review is full of crap


14 posted on 11/14/2022 10:15:47 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: conservative98

The National Spew


15 posted on 11/14/2022 10:16:37 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: conservative98

“most of the case against him is malicious and ill-conceived. “

I think I’m going to be ill. Why would anyone believe anything coming from the Vichy National Review?


16 posted on 11/14/2022 10:16:46 AM PST by DaxtonBrown
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To: conservative98
National Review jumped the shark 20 years ago.
17 posted on 11/14/2022 10:16:55 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free... Galatians 5:1 )
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Says anti-Trumper NR. Go blow it out your asses!


18 posted on 11/14/2022 10:17:01 AM PST by Kaiser8408a (z)
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To: conservative98

NR; providing humorous entertainment that SNL doesn’t.


19 posted on 11/14/2022 10:17:25 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: conservative98

Why does McConnell only have 7% support among voters, National Review? Hmm.


20 posted on 11/14/2022 10:17:49 AM PST by McCarthysGhost (q)
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