GOP Insiders: The Race To Replace McConnell Will Be ‘Rigged’

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GOP Insiders: The Race To Replace McConnell Will Be ‘Rigged’

Henry Rodgers
Chief National Correspondent
September 11, 2023 8:45 PM ET

There’s a growing sense among Capitol Hill insiders that, should there be a process to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the effort will be “rigged” against populist or outsider candidates.

During a July press conference on Capitol Hill, McConnell appeared to freeze up and had to be ushered away by other Senate Republicans. Later in August, McConnell froze up again during a press conference in Kentucky. McConnell has since been cleared by the Capitol’s attending physician, Dr. Brian Monahan, who ruled out a stroke, seizure disorder, or signs of Parkinson’s disease.

The senator, who took office in 1985, has said he will continue to serve as minority leader and will also serve out the rest of his Senate term.

The Daily Caller spoke with a number of Senate staffers, current and former, about a possible McConnell replacement. The Caller granted anonymity to allow discussion on a sensitive topic.

“It’s almost impossible for an outsider to win leadership races these days with how much money is controlled by the party leaders on all sides, but the issue is particularly acute with McConnell in the Senate. He’s basically the most — at least to the base — the most unimpressive leader that we’ve had in previous decades. However, he is the longest-serving Republican leader or any party leader in the Senate, based primarily on the fact that he controls about a half a billion dollars every cycle in campaign funds,” a former Senate aide told the Caller.

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“It’s almost impossible for an outsider to win leadership races these days with how much money is controlled by the party leaders on all sides, but the issue is particularly acute with McConnell in the Senate. He’s basically the most — at least to the base — the most unimpressive leader that we’ve had in previous decades. However, he is the longest-serving Republican leader or any party leader in the Senate, based primarily on the fact that he controls about a half a billion dollars every cycle in campaign funds,” a former Senate aide told the Caller.

As I have been shouting from the rooftops for ages!

[Free Vulcan]

And ourselves be damned. Republicans keep electing these numbnuts, and those elected keep electing numbnuts like Mitch as Majority Leader.

At this point too many Republican voters are just slightly smarter sheep than the Rats.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Don't Senators vote to elect who'll lead their Senate Caucus?

How'd McConnel become GOP Senate Majority/Minority Leader?  Wasn't there a vote.

Isn't that how this damn country is supposed to work?  Our elected officials make public votes so they can be held accountable by We, The People.

When the time comes, hold a vote.  Now is the time to start kissing your fellow GOP Senators' fannies.

 

All these damn Ivy League educated lawyers wouldn't know how to pick a school yard dodgeball team.

[Bigun]

Don't Senators vote to elect who'll lead their Senate Caucus?

How'd McConnel become GOP Senate Majority/Minority Leader?  Wasn't there a vote.

Isn't that how this damn country is supposed to work?  Our elected officials make public votes so they can be held accountable by We, The People.

When the time comes, hold a vote.  Now is the time to start kissing your fellow GOP Senators' fannies.

 

All these damn Ivy League educated lawyers wouldn't know how to pick a school yard dodgeball team.

Yes! There was a vote behind closed doors. Each house of the legislature makes it's own rules and NOTHING in them requires that leadership votes be public. The guy that controls the purse strings gets the votes.

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   Cornyn reminds me so much of LBJ protege Connelly.  Who fought so hard to change the venue in Dallas, against SS protestations, that fateful Nov morning when our own GOV Intelligence agencies assassinated JFK directly bringing him down Elm street (the shooting gallery).  Another fight he fought hard and lost, was replacing Sen. Briscoe in the front seat of the Lead Limo where he received his ultimate prize~Lead.