Elections Mitch McConnell stepping down from GOP leadership in November

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Not too surprising given the recent press conferences with him freezing up. Bigger question now is who replaces him.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/28/politics/mitch-mcconnell-stepping-down-leadership-senate-gop/index.html

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will step down as GOP leader in November, the Kentucky Republican announced on the Senate floor Wednesday, marking the end of an era on Capitol Hill and setting up a high-stakes race for his successor.

He will continue to serve in the US Senate but will allow “the next generation of leadership” to take the helm of the Senate Republican Conference.

McConnell, who turned 82 last week, said, “the end of my contributions are closer than I prefer.”

 

[PEB]

Well do you blame him with the sh#t head Republicans in Congress?

 

[Fedor>Cain]

Good, fuck em

 

[cottagecheesefan]

Breaking news, will fill in OP with more details. Not too surprising given the recent press conferences with him freezing up. Bigger question now is who replaces him.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/28/politics/mitch-mcconnell-stepping-down-leadership-senate-gop/index.html

I think Rick Scott will be the one to replace him.

Wow though. McCarthy and other top house reps gone or not running again. Ronna out at the RNC, and now Mitch.

Great news all around!

 

[Fedor>Cain]

I think Rick Scott will be the one to replace him.

Wow though. McCarthy and other top house reps gone or not running again. Ronna out at the RNC, and now Mitch.

Great news all around!

Lol...Rick Scott replacing the one intelligent Republican in a leadership position would be a wet dream for Dems.

Rick Scott pouring money into awful candidates against the turtle's wishes lost them the Senate during the "red wave"

Going to be super funny when Scott inevitably pushes his anti Social Security stuff and results in more lost elections for his goons

 

[Rational Poster]

Not surprising with his recent spat of public health issues.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Rest in Power.

 

[PEB]

I think Rick Scott will be the one to replace him.

Wow though. McCarthy and other top house reps gone or not running again. Ronna out at the RNC, and now Mitch.

Great news all around!

 

[Whippy McGee]

Republicans when they lose an establishment politician on their side.

Democrats when they lose an establishment politician on their side.

Good riddance to the corrupt scumbag. It's way past time.

 

[Thrawn33]

Well....
...bye

 

[Andy Capp]

 

[KnockoutsGalore]

Best news we've gotten all day.

 

[4daLuLZ]

I’m not Nate Diazed, motherfuckerss.

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Good.

 

[Andy Capp]

Not surprising with his recent spat of public health issues.

*spate




Likely just an autocorrect thing or something, I know, but Captain Pedantic was jonesing.

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Well do you blame him with the sh#t head Republicans in Congress?

It took one post for the lefties to start sucking McConnel's dick now lmao

He isn't doing it in protest dumbass. He's doing it because he's got Biden brain

 

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Lol...Rick Scott replacing the one intelligent Republican in a leadership position would be a wet dream for Dems.

Rick Scott pouring money into awful candidates against the turtle's wishes lost them the Senate during the "red wave"

Going to be super funny when Scott inevitably pushes his anti Social Security stuff and results in more lost elections for his goons

I think if you were to make a list of possible replacements, Rick has to be on it because of how much he wants the position. He will try to get it. Others it is more speculation. I think Thune might be another who tries, maybe Cornyn. Rubio or Hawley called for a new leader during the internal vote last term but didn’t outline who that should be so there could be something there as well.

 

[pv3Hpv3p]

Good to hear, there should be term limits anyways.

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

good

 

[Fedor>Cain]

Republicans when they lose an establishment politician on their side.

Democrats when they lose an establishment politician on their side.

Good riddance to the corrupt scumbag. It's way past time.

Mitch McConnell is probably the most effective Republican politician in the last 50 years lol. Dems hate him, I promise. Don't see a single liberal in this thread shedding any tears over the retirement of this POS.

I think if you were to make a list of possible replacements, Rick has to be on it because of how much he wants the position. He will try to get it. Others it is more speculation. I think Thune might be another who tries, maybe Cornyn. Rubio or Hawley called for a new leader during the internal vote last term but didn’t outline who that should be so there could be something there as well.

For the record, it will probably be Rick Scott if I had to bet and it's going to be hilarious.