McConnell relishes role as 2020 debate villain
By Jordain Carney - 06/27/19 06:17 PM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reveling in being the antagonist of the 2020 Democratic debates.
Though not on the White House ticket, the GOP leader loomed large as the other primary target for presidential candidates and the debate moderators, who brought up McConnell by name a combined 12 times Wednesday evening.
Several candidates took shots at the Senate GOP leader, who is up for reelection next year, during the first debate. With four senators — and former Vice President Joe Biden, who worked with McConnell for decades in the Senate — taking the stage Thursday night, McConnell is likely to revive his role as villain.
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