Hmm- he asks himself (knowing full well the answer) can this happen?

[packman]

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. THIS is the reason "they" will do ANYTHING to stay in power.

They couldn't care less about the constituents...it's all about the Benjamin's.

[onecaliberal]

6. All day every day.

[SunnyATT]

12. I'm much more interested in learning how he managed to win re-election

with an 18% voter approval rating, traditional Democratic counties suddenly voted Republican, and it seems more votes were cast in some counties than there were registered voters! Lindsey Graham also squeaked by with a resounding win in what was supposed to be a close race in S.C. and Susan Collins won a close one in Maine. What do they all have in common? ES&S voting machines!! When tRump was shouting "look over here" at Dominion, we should have been watching at ES&S.

[Ferrets are Cool]

19. I have always thought it was "fishy" to say the least, but even people here

poo poo'd that idea.

[Make7]

2. His mother-in-law left the McConnell's millions from her estate when she passed away in 2007.

His wife made millions in the private sector during the Obama Administration.

Is this any different than Republicans asking how Nancy Pelosi can be so wealthy being on a U.S. Representative's salary for so long?

[Iggo]

3. .

[ancianita]

5. Not to some people. Remembering when both their homes were vandalized.

[Mr.Bill]

15. Pelosi's husband is a silicon valley

venture capitalist.

[TwilightZone]

18. It's no different.

Intentional ignorance isn't exclusive to the right, unfortunately.

[Catherine Vincent]

4. I don't think this is a republican thing

A few Dems are in the same category.

[mezame]

7. Pervasive

It's everywhere, not just in the political arena. Since 2010 Citizens United v. FEC, the floodgates opened. It works both ways; a person is also a corporation, an individual marketable brand. And quite profitable. It's all that greed is good bullshit. Congresscritters should have limits on vested finances to avoid these conflicts of interest. Otherwise the by the people for the people contract is meaningless at this level.

[NewHendoLib]

8. from Russia, with love???

[OMGWTF]

9. How does a guy with an 18% approval get reelected? ES&S vote-stealing machines!

[marieo1]

10. We all despise him

I wondered how McConnell got reelected, too...........he is crooked and so is his wife.

[DENVERPOPS]

17. I wondered about that same thing

It seems to me that McConnell, Snow and Graham were not doing that well in the polling and yet did really well in the election.
Someone, said they thought all of those three states were still using the hackable ES&S voting machines in their states.

Maybe the RepubliCONs screamed about the voting machines used down south as being corrupted to serve as a diversion to their voting machines in other states.

"If you can't dazzle voters with brilliance, baffle the voters with Bullshit".....as the old saying goes......

[JI7]

21. It's Kentucky.

[jaxexpat]

24. Also, thousands of weapon worshiping, choice hating constituents.

But mostly it's the fact that those constituents couldn't care less about the honesty of an election unless their side loses.

[Elessar Zappa]

26. No, it's because they

despise Democrats more than they dislike McConnell.

[FakeNoose]

11. Yeah he got rich, but his wife made a ton more $$

I think she was already worth millions, and her family's business in China is worth billions. I'm no expert on McConnell or Chao, but I've read this from several different sources.

They've got "fuck you" money up the wazoo.

[BobTheSubgenius]

28. Which, for them, is a great thing to have.

I don't know much about EC, but I know Moscow Mitch is neither adverse to, nor unskilled at conveying that sentiment to the entire population that isn't making him richer.

[PatrickforB]

13. Well...marrying Elaine Chao didn't hurt.

He is SUCH a disgusting man.

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Moscow Mitch needs to be investigated. As does Lenigrad Lindsey. Yes, there are more but gotta start

somewhere...

[Joinfortmill]

16. Nothing good.

[misanthrope]

20. That is pretty much a characteristic of the U.S. Senate

It's far from unique or new.

[bluescribbler]

22. I guess it helps

if you marry money.

[lagomorph777]

23. How much is that in Roubles?

[malthaussen]

25. Smart investing. :)

[Amaryllis]

27. A job for the Merrick Garland DOJ.