Found him in his DC home unconscious on June 14 and nothing has been released about his condition since the incident was first reported.

Odd nothing has come out to say he's ok. Little Andy has to replace him with a R if anything happens he has to resign..

Don't wish anything ill willed on him, but the Weekends with Mitch memes are going gang busters on X....

https://x.com/GizmoMemes/status/2072670100612948022

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Little Andy has to replace him with a R if anything happens he has to resign..

My understanding is that Beshear cannot just “replace” him. He has to call for a special election. The people, not the governor, decide. The seat would more than likely stay red, but still, it’s no guarantee.

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Little Andy has to replace him with a R if anything happens he has to resign..

My understanding is that Beshear cannot just “replace” him. He has to call for a special election. The people, not the governor, decide. The seat would more than likely stay red, but still, it’s no guarantee.

True that was changed by the Republican legislature last year, most think it was to keep Beshear from being able to make any appointment to the seat he'd like.

Things are confused in the reporting on McConnell. Is he or isn’t he; even the PTBs are uncertain.

https://www.wlky.com/article/9...us-hospital/71804389

As we are 4 months away from the General Election, would leaving the seat vacant pending a winner in November happen ?

As an old saying goes, “And the politics are the ‘damnedest’ in Kentucky.”

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As we are 4 months away from the General Election, would leaving the seat vacant pending a winner in November happen ?

For all intents and purposes, the seat is vacant now.
McConnell last voted in the Senate on June 11.
The election is in November... there will not be a special election.

Andy Barr, who is the Republican nominee for McConnell's seat, echoed that sentiment saying, "Kentucky is praying for a speedy recovery for Senator McConnell. We are grateful for his service to the Commonwealth. I look forward to continuing to work alongside Senator McConnell and President Trump to deliver for Kentucky."

Go Andy!

Speaking as a senior and lifelong Republican, Mitchell was past his prime long ago. He is in a league with Biden, Pelosi, and countless other members of Congress and the federal judiciary, who should have retired at least a decade ago. Term and age limits for both branches of the federal government!

The dude’s a barnacle only exceeded in comical tenacity by Bader-Ginsberg.

Can any of our friends in KY let us know if the (R) has a strong chance to win in November ?

The voted for nepo baby Beshear so lord knows the electorate is capable of anything.

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The dude’s a barnacle only exceeded in comical tenacity by Bader-Ginsberg.

And Feinstein from a few years back.

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the electorate is capable of anything.

And indeed the electorate is ultimately responsible for why 80+ YO career politicians remain in office for decades.

But when someone calls for term limits, my first thought is, “You’re saying that you get to determine whom I may vote for to be my representative? What gives you that right just because you don’t like someone that someone else voted for?”

I admit I’m not certain about the issue; there are already requirements for Federal office holders in the Constitution, but how old was McConnell and how long had he been in office the last time the people of his state decided they wanted to keep him as their representative?

I agree there are a lot of things about our way of government that could be better, but that seems to be a fundamental question.

(I would be more inclined to have term and/or age limits for people like judges because they’re selected only once and they have so much power. Keep in mind though, we first think about term limits for the ones we don’t like, not the ones we do.)

Does it really matter? He’s been functionally useless for at least 20 years.

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And indeed the electorate is ultimately responsible for why 80+ YO career politicians remain in office for decades.

But when someone calls for term limits, my first thought is, “You’re saying that you get to determine whom I may vote for to be my representative? What gives you that right just because you don’t like someone that someone else voted for?”

Theoretically, they can be voted out. But fundraising advantages give incumbents a huge advantage.

I think Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer are both examples, from opposite sides of the aisle, of why we need term limits. They amass power and use it for their own purposes, not necessarily for the good of the country.
I would be fine with anything from 12 years to 24 years.... but 18 years would be my choice.
That's three 6 year terms.

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Can any of our friends in KY let us know if the (R) has a strong chance to win in November ?

The voted for nepo baby Beshear so lord knows the electorate is capable of anything.

I’d say that it’ll be a strong vote for Andy Barr as his opponent (Charles Booker) just barely squeaked through in the Democrat primary in May. The last time a Dem won a US Senate seat in Kentucky was in 1992 with Wendell Ford.

Booker ran against Rand Paul in 2022 and lost 60% to 38%. Booker has support only in Louisville/Jefferson Co and Lexington/Fayette Co, with a smattering throughout the rest of the Commonwealth. There’s an “unspoken element” at work here too, even though no one will mention it.

Beshear is too busy running for President in 2028 to help Booker. Beshear initially won the Governorship only through the “help” of the Teachers’ Unions. He won re-election because of a lackluster Republican (Cameron, a McConnell pick) ran in 2023.

Kentucky is a red state.

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But fundraising advantages give incumbents a huge advantage.

Which is another thing that makes me crazy.

I fully realize it’s a totally naïve question, but whatever happened to the concept of voting for people based on their ideology and capabilities rather than how many teevee ads they can buy? Even in the pre-Internet days it was easy enough to learn what matters about a candidate and to completely ignore the ads and signs.
And if it’s an inescapable fact of life, why does no one else at least mention the notion once in awhile and pretend that it matters‽

Cripes. Now I’ve gotten myself in a state. I need to take my trash to the dump or something and breathe the wildfire smoke while being thankful I am as old as I am.

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whatever happened to the concept of voting for people based on their ideology and capabilities rather than how many teevee ads they can buy? Even in the pre-Internet days it was easy enough to learn what matters about a candidate and to completely ignore the ads and signs.

Most people are uninformed and don't pay much attention to voting records... so the teevee ads are effective.
Being a good citizen is a time commitment.

Ideally, yes the electorate would be able to look beyond a nice haircut or tv ads promising giveaways. But time has proven that the electorate cannot be trusted. Or, maybe to be put a different way, time has proven that longevity in office results in a form of corruption whereby the incumbent buys off the election.

Making a life-long career out of being in Congress is antithetical to the original concept of representative government.

We seem to be ok with term limits for Presidents, so why not Congress?

I think it's more about voting for people based on their idolatry and culpabilities.

What's in it for me?

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The dude’s a barnacle only exceeded in comical tenacity by Bader-Ginsberg.

And Feinstein from a few years back.

Can’t pry these turds out of office with an excavator……

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We seem to be ok with term limits for Presidents, so why not Congress?

They are not going to legislate themselves out of a job.