I took a minute to really think about this Mitch McConnell situation, and what it says about Republicans.

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59. Who is Desire Townsend?

Some completely unknown person tweeting something is not a "report". It's called rumor mongering. If it were true, reputable news organizations would report it. The fact that none have should have clued you in.

Besides, your original premise was ridiculous. Republicans gain NOTHING by keeping an incapacitated McConnell in the Senate. If he were truly brain dead Republicans would be racing to try to set up the special election. Otherwise, they will be down a Trump supporting vote. It's all but guaranteed a Republican would win a special election. But from this point forward until that position is filled, they only have 52 votes in the Senate, not 53. McConnell can not vote if he's not present. For example, now Democrats only need 3 Republicans to vote against confirming Blanche as AG to kill his nomination. With that position filled with a Republican, Democrats would need 4 votes.

BTW, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/mitch-mcconnell-health-senate-gop.html

Barrasso, the chamber’s majority whip, had a roughly 20-minute conversation with McConnell earlier Tuesday afternoon, spokeswoman Kate Noyes told CNBC in a statement.

Pretty amazing for a brain dead person to have a 20-minute conversation with another Senator, isn't it?