Mitch McConnell rarely blunders, but when he does, he goes big

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is the ultimate D.C. survivor. Few senators have even obtained much less retained power like McConnell. He achieved power by being laser-focused on his political base and whatever on his agenda is accomplishable. But McConnell made the biggest strategic error of his career by letting Trump skate on the second impeachment — and he’s paying the price now.

McConnell wins because he knows who his constituents are: Kentucky voters and the Republican Senate caucus. He’s not popular nationally, but McConnell does not need votes in places like New York or California. In Kentucky, McConnell is just popular enough to keep winning, being re-elected six times. As for the Senate caucus, there is no indication that his support has been meaningfully eroded.

Stuck with Trump, McConnell mostly won, playing a patient, passive-aggressive game. He got all the judges he wanted, moved forward the legislation he approved and torpedoed his political enemies — notably Steve Moore, allowing Trump to submit Moore’s appointment to the Federal Reserve, then watching the humiliation on the way out.

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By keeping Trump’s political future alive, McConnell damaged his credibility by failing to punish Trump for sinking the Republican Senate candidates in the 2020 Georgia run-off, left Trump alive to cause more election mischief, and leaves Trump as the leading — and weakest — GOP candidate for president.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell-rarely-blunders-but-when-he-does-he-goes-big/ar-AA133DxT

[GreenWave]

1. Win Senate. Add more states (4)

Probably at least 7 dems in that. Eventuallythey will get their reps. But go to 13 districts 13 justices. Do NOT placate! Moscow did not give a rat's ass about replacing justices with moderates. Then donor transparency in elections. Reaffirm Roe vs. Wade.

[House of Roberts]

3. How about we go to 15 circuits and 15 justices?

Then you reconfigure the circuit borders and also the districts within each to marginalize the Trump appointees.

Of course, we have to overperform in the House races to make this possible, as well as increase the Senate majority.

IIRC, in 2018 we were told that 2022 would be the best election to retake the Senate, due to the number of Rs up for reelection.

[Irish_Dem]

2. McConnell got everything he wanted. And is now helping to bring down Trump.

Behind the scenes.

[Cha]

4. Yeah, POS mitch lost the Senate

Majority Leadership & Hopefully he'll keep Losing it bc the Treasonous Psycho is still on the Loose. with his Big Ugly Fascist MOUTH

mitch also showed he didn't mind that DT incited a Domestic Terrorist Mob to attack our Capitol whose mission was to assassinate pence & Majority Leader Pelosi.

[Stuart G]

5. K and R...Thanks for posting..