McConnell warns he's willing to intervene in 2022 GOP primaries

[Judi Lynn]

BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 06/14/21 09:25 AM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned on Monday that he and his allies are willing to step into Republican Senate primaries to try to prevent a candidate they view as unelectable in November 2022 from advancing.

McConnell, during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, was asked if he and the Senate Leadership Fund, an outside group closely aligned with the Kentucky Republican, would be willing to intervene in 2022 Republican primaries.

"If necessary," McConnell told Hewitt about their willingness to get involved in Republican primaries.

"There's no question that in order to win ... you have to appeal to the general election audience," McConnell added. "I'll be keeping an eye on that. Hopefully we won't have to intervene, but if we do, we will."

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[MiniMe]

1. How unamerican just to stay in power

[Murphyb849]

2. He really believes he is President and pride goeth before a fall

[Walleye]

3. We are citizens, not "the audience"

[Blue Owl]

4. Fuck McConnell

That fucking piece of shit can go straight to hell

[PortTack]

5. Oh... are you worried yet?? Gotta luv it..turtle faces off with frump and further splits the gqp!!

Please proceed

[Phoenix61]

6. Yes, they should please proceed. nt

[nakocal]

7. McConnell plans to use the money he gets from Russia

to subvert American elections.

[ShazamIam]

8. I'll translate that to, McConnell wants good actors who lie convincingly, we know McConnell supports

the extremists, and is one himself. Not a democratic republican cell in his body, never has been.

[Bristlecone]

9. 1st thing, no shame. 2nd, willing to be bought. 3rd, no reflection in the mirror

[Firestorm49]

10. Silly me. I thought that it was the will of the people to elect public officials.

[Lonestarblue]

11. McConnell is afraid that Trumpists will win primaries but be too crazy to win the general election.

Trump will be backing the lunatics who suck up to him and agree that he is still president. McConnell only cares about the Senate races so he can become Majority Leader again, and since Senate races can’t be gerrymandered the crazies in Trump world might lose statewide races when they start spouting nutso conspiracy theories. It will be interesting to see, with the McConnell money going to the facile liars who seem normal to the Trump money going to those like Marjorie Greene or Louie Gohmert representing the low-IQ wing of the party.

[lagomorph777]

12. Must have full Qredentials.