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Hortensis

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9. McConnell is enormously powerful, and those who know him

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 23, 2020, 11:21 AM

Jun 2020

believe the only thing that has ever really mattered to him is protecting and growing his own power for its own sake, not to advance an ideology. And his penultimate goal had always been the position he has now. Probably a sociopath.

McConnell has been China's man in congress since Tianmen and Russia's more recently. Of course their biggest efforts will be to defeat Democrats in November, but are they limiting to just the usual funding to keep McConnell in power?

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This bad for a Primary, think what the Nov 3rd election day will be like Bengus81 Jun 2020 #2

McConnell is enormously powerful, and those who know him Hortensis Jun 2020 #9

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This is all per the rethuglican state AG? Bayard Jun 2020 #11

Amazing. Until recently (Democratic governor), voting by mail Hortensis Jun 2020 #13

Who benefits more from this? Booker or McGrath? Kaleva Jun 2020 #12

just wickedness bdamomma Jun 2020 #14

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